This week’s Inside Voice Over video training blog is…well…a little unusual. That’s because I’m going to deliver some straight talk about who should never attempt a voice over career and you might be surprised because it’s not what you think. Oh sure. There are some people who have problems with being understood but even that…
Some people wrack their brains trying to figure this out. They spend a ton of money on high-priced branding packages, professionally designed logos, mousepads, coffee cups and other gimmicks to try to grab attention. But does it work? Is it really worth the money? I must admit that my take on branding is a little…
They say success leaves tracks. That’s why I love reading biographies of luminaries in business and the arts. (I highly recommend the biography of Dale Carnegie- “Self-help Messiah”) Rock guitarists spend hours learning the famous licks of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. And artists visit the great museums of the world to sketch the great…
When you book a voice over job most of the time you’ll be recording from home. But every now and then you’ll be called to an outside studio, a professional facility with an audio engineer. All you have to do is show up, take direction and talk. It’s heaven! But there are a few things…
Once I went down to Madison Avenue to audition for a candy bar voice over. There were several women auditioning but there was no script and no mic. The casting director stood us in a line and asked us to say “Oooo!” “Ahhh ” –separately and in unison Then they shuffled the line and had…