At the Christmas Party at my condo last night I was chatting with a neighbor who recently retired. She said she loved her job, but she was able to retire at the same income she made when she was working . Problem is, she’s miserable. She complains of being lonely and having nothing to do…
Have you ever tried to speak and felt like your lips were stuck together –like you’ve been sucking on a piece of corduroy? This, my friend, is dry mouth, and while it may be annoying in your day to day life, it can be a killer for your voice over career. Lip smacks, pops, clicks…
Hope you had a terrific Thanksgiving! I was at a pot-luck dinner in the Catskill Mountains of NY state with live music, kids, people of all ages-heaven! Today I thought we’d take a break from all the Black Friday madness to talk about the health of your voice– it is the season of sneezes after…
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 no way to really…
As you grow your voice over business, one thing you can count on is that you will rarely, if ever work without a script (also known as copy). But scripts can be frustrating little buggers. Sometimes they are formatted weirdly or the punctuation doesn’t make sense. There can be words you don’t know how to…