A happy dance, a fist pump, a loud “whoo-hoo!”…you’ve booked a great voice over job! Now what? How do you make sure your clients are 100% thrilled with your work and keep coming back for more? One of the ways to have a great voice over business is to have checklists,...

I'll admit it. I'm a tea junkie. I love the hardcore Japanese stuff -none of Oprah's icky sweet Teavana Chai for me. A few years into this career I learned the hard way that certain teas and voice over don't mix. Black tea? The tannic acid in a good strong 'cuppa will...

You're listening back to one of your voice over recordings and wait…what's that hissing sound? Yikes! It's coming from your mouth! A hissing S, or sibilance, is a common problem and it can really mess up an otherwise great sounding read. Both men and women can suffer...

Positive affirmations won't do it. An extra dose of self-esteem won't do it. Even having a string of bookings under your belt won't always help. A crisis of confidence behind the mic can strike at any time. It can be as mild as a few butterflies in your stomach or as...

Read the testimonials on our website at greatvoice.com and you'll see 5 star reviews from people who have done consultations with our talent advisor and were surprised and even shocked by his honest yet supportive feedback. Unlike some companies, we will never lie to...

Booking your first voice over job feels a little bit like winning the lottery. Okay, maybe not the BIG lottery but certainly a scratch-off game. It goes like this. One day you'll get an email or a call that you booked the job and then you'll do a fist pump and a happy...

There's a modelling agency aptly named "Parts" which represents body models: hands, feet, legs. Hands should be flawless with smooth skin, evenly shaped nails and if you're a guy-- minimum hair. Feet can be just about any size but bunions and foot blemishes are an...

Here's what my life in voice over looked like today: 1. A re-record of a line in a script where, despite our best efforts, I mispronounced the name of the client company. (Hey, it happens.) 2. Two explainer video voice overs for a paint company. For some unknown...

They joke that in LA everyone is a hyphen. Uber driver hyphen actor. Waiter hyphen actor. Task Rabbit hyphen actor. They call it the gig economy-that side hustle people do while waiting to be discovered so they can live the life of their dreams. Back in the day I did...

Ever since I signed up with Spotify I've been a dancin'fool. New music, old music -the funkier the better. So I took a trip down O'Jay's lane with their hits "Backstabbers," "Love Train," and "For The Love Of Money." That song was the famous theme song for Trump's The...