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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One of the most frustrating things about being a voice talent today is that you rarely, if ever, get feedback on your auditions. Sure, maybe you'll get a "like" on one of the voice casting sites but that doesn't help when you don't book the job. The truth is there is...

Before Clark Gable was known as "The King of Hollywood" he spent years rigorously training his voice. His naturally high-pitched voice was lowered with better posture, body control, and breathing. Eventually, he developed the famous baritone that uttered one of...

Recently 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...

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...