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...

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,...

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,...

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...

I am currently mentoring a group of voice over beginners. They're great folks-- positive, enthusiastic and I love them to pieces. But most of them are making a big (and potentially expensive) mistake. What is it? They are doing the wrong things first. Like loading up...

I can't remember the last time I ate at McDonald's. Yes, I am a foodie. A food snob. And frankly, I'd rather starve than bite into a Big Mac. I have a collection of fine imported olive oils, a bottle of pomegranate molasses in my cupboard, artisan breads for my...

If you're of a certain age, I'm sure you remember how cool it was to receive a postcard from a friend or family member visiting a far-off land. Pictures of beautiful scenery, bikini babes, giant lobsters with goofy captions , a circled dot on a distant mountain top...

Do you know your voice over niche? A niche is a market within a market. For example, audio books and video games are niche markets. So are commercials and e-learning. Marketing to a niche is a good thing because it helps you narrow down the field of voice over...

Some years ago I was called into a production company for a voice over audition. When I asked for the script they said it wasn't ready yet. They were just looking for the voice of a Mom and were auditioning for voice quality. The producer looked around, pulled a book...