I didn’t think it would ever happen to me. I’ve always taken great care of my voice. I don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t yell. I drink lots of water and I eat vegetarian. Yet a few months ago I started to get hoarse. Not so bad that I couldn’t teach or do my voice over…
Last weekend I went to Birdland, a top NY jazz club, to watch a show by a friend of mine, the singer Alexis Cole. (www.alexiscole.com) She and her trio knocked it out of the park and as she sang and scatted her heart out, I was struck by how hard musicians work to perfect their…
They say owning a boat is like owning a hole in the water into which you pour your money. Kinda’ reminds me of voice over websites which can be like a hole in cyber space into which you pour your hard earned cash not to mention your precious time. Expensive designers, pricey search engine optimization…
Once I was the unfortunate victim of identity theft. The creeps opened a bunch of AT&T mobile accounts in my name and then had the unmitigated gall to not pay the bill. I discovered the problem when the automated collection calls started coming… in my voice. Yes, I was the automated voice of the AT&T…
Most of your voice over sessions will go smoothly. Your clients will be pleasant, friendly and easy to deal with. But every once in a while you’ll get a cranky client, someone who’s extremely picky and hard to please. The client sounds impatient and cold. You do take after take and you just can’t seem…