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LATEST ARTICLES ( 45 )

• “The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship”: The Intimacy of Narrating Memoirs

  

  If you become an audiobook narrator, prepare yourself to have some sort of relationship with the author – especially if it’s a memoir. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2018 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Five Things You Learn While Narrating Non-Fiction Audiobooks

  

  Look out! Instant Expert Unleashed! I just got booked (thanks, Tantor media!) to narrate another non-fiction book, and my family needs to know its topic – so... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2017 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• The 3 F-words That Sabotage Your VO Productivity: Fear, Freezing and Facebook

  

  …or why I probably won’t be wishing you happy birthday on Facebook anymore (unless you are family). Apologies in advance. I love you anyway. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Fall In Love With the Work

  

  Some days in the voiceover business are a real ego boost.  You get nominated for an Audie Award. A friend from high school calls to say he “heard your voice on... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2016 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Are There Too Many Voice Talents?

  

  Reality check, with a question: Do you find it more difficult than you’d thought it would be to get, and keep getting, work as a voice talent in 2015? I’m not... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Getting Your “VOJO” Back: Breaking Though When Inertia Hits

  

  Hi, my name is Randye and I’ve lost my VOJO. Whew! That feels good – to admit it and move ahead. (If you haven’t had your caffeine yet this morning and can’t... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Voice Actor’s “Down Time” – Ha!

  

  In a recent discussion among members and executive board members of the international pro voice actors’ organization WOVO (World Voices), we were sharing the... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• VoiceOver Copy: Your High School Play, on Speed

  

  There are a lot of surprises for aspiring voice talents who cross my path either as a student via Edge Studio, or just at, say, a party. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Voice Talents: Go Outside and Play! (and Faffcamp)

  

  Voice Talents spend way too much time indoors. In fact, on certain days (neighbors mowing lawns, airplanes zooming by) we kind of curse the outdoors. Noisy! Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Parade Magazine – and the Myth of Easy Voiceover Money

  

  So….in page 8 of last week’s Parade magazine, I revealed my almost-6-figure income for all to see: Parade This was my 15 seconds of fame for the spring…. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Voiceovers… and The Lure of “Normal”

  

  When I was 17 years old, I made a vow that I would never work a Monday-Friday 9-to-5 job. It made sense at the time. I’d just finished ten weeks doing just... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Memories…The Way We (Voice Talents) Were

  

  Listen, oh newbies, and you shall hear of the way things were for the (…um…) voiceketeer… (ooh! reserving that domain name right now! Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Best Laid Plans…are Still a Good Idea

  

  OK, I will admit it. Here it is, January 23rd, with just about a week left in the month, and my monthly VO goals and plans are far from complete (as you can... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• You Are VO-Unique: How To Stand Out and Get Hired

  

  Want to begin or expand your career in Voice Overs? You will hear this question, I guarantee it: “But there is so much competition. Why even bother?” Yep. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Fascination: A Voice Talent Necessity

  

  When you hear an ad on the radio, do you change the station, or do you listen and evaluate? Believable or fake? Interesting use of technique? The talent’s... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Your Voice Over Business: Why Keep Investing?

  

  (Short answer: Because it pays off!) Is Your VO business a “dead shark”? “Alvy Singer”, in the movie Annie Hall, says: A relationship, I think, is like a... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Full-Time Eclectic Voice Talent: Many Eggs, Several Baskets

  

  When I created my Voice-Over website with the amazing folks at Artist Upgrade, we wrestled with the age-old question (well, for voice talents, anyway): “Just”... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• “All I Need is an Voice-Over Agent” – What??

  

  Maybe that used to be the way, in the “olden days” of voice-over, which now means, maybe, a few months ago. Things are changing fast, and will continue to. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Fruits Vs. Laurels:The Balanced VO Life

  

  resting on our laurels? Running a small business is not for sissies. Nor is it for dreamers who don’t take steps toward the dream. Yeah, yeah. We know that. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Voice-Over Envy: Stop the Madness!

  

  Sometimes I just gotta stay away from Facebook these days.  There is a documented phenomenon (I know it’s true, ’cause I read about it in Psychology... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT