I once shook hands with the famous boxer George Forman and have a picture in my office to prove it. He was as cute and nice as he was in those commercials for the Forman Grill. Over 100 million of those grills were sold and George was paid $138 million for the right...

Garrison Keillor (former host of NPR's Prairie Home Companion) wasn't happy. He stepped out of my voice booth and gave me a look that could curdle milk. The year was 1996 and a producer friend of mine had booked him for a session at my brand new studio on Houston...

It's hard for me to wrap my head around this but as the telephone voice of Citibank, millions of people hear my voice every month. I guess you could say I am one of the most listened to voices in America. Nobody sets out to become a famous telephone voice, at least I...

Wanna'know the one thing that will kill any voice over performance? In fact, if you do this I can almost guarantee agents and producers listening to your performance will turn up their nose in disgust and hit delete. The evil of which I speak is the dreaded announcer...

Ah, commercials. When my boyfriend hits the mute button I grab the remote and crank up the volume. Annoying, I know. But it's my bread and butter. He'll get over it. As a voice over artist, you'll (hopefully) be doing a lot of commercial auditions and when you book...

We all get hoarse from time to time. Maybe you had a cold or yelled too much at a sporting event. It happens. (By the way, please see your Doctor if hoarseness or sore throat persists.) But there's another surprising (and often invisible) cause for hoarseness that can...

There are lots of moving parts to recording voiceovers from home and it can feel a little overwhelming to the newcomer. But hang in there because this week I've got some great tips and tricks to make home recording easy for you, 10 in all. Tip #5 will help you...

One of the most common complaints guys have about the sound of their voice is that it's not as deep as they would like it to be. And some women complain about this too. They feel their voice lacks authority and they sound too young and childlike Whether your voice is...

Ever wondered what it would be like to be a narrator on The History Channel, Animal Planet or National Geographic? Or how about the voice on an instructional video? These types of voiceovers are known as long form because they're…well, long. The scripts can be tens or...

The #1 questions people ask this time of year is: how do I keep my voice healthy during cold and flu season? What do I do if I have a recording session and I get a cold? I'll answer the last question first. Rather than submitting sub-standard work where your voice is...