VO coaching is always a hot topic in the business. But near the end of this past year folks started talking about ads promoting some sort of VO coaching program that was claiming that you could earn $100K by doing 10 minutes of VO work. (after buying the program of course.) Full disclosure, I did …
It’s officially the beginning of 2025. And everyone is making resolutions and setting goals again. Yeah, No. I believe that most people usually have the best of intentions with their yearly goals and resolutions. Unfortunately, the things people come up with are often too broad and ambitious and scary. In fact, statistics show that most …
Some general thoughts about Voiceover in 2024. I did this sort of post in 2022 and figured that an update is in order. So here are my current thoughts about Voiceover in mid 2024. Please keep in mind that these are all my opinions, and yours may be different. (I am not an expert, nor …
Some general thoughts about Voiceover in 2022. I’ve been getting more questions recently from folks new to the industry or thinking about getting into the business. So instead of sending out the same mail over and over, I’m just putting my thoughts about Voiceover in 2022 here. Please keep in mind that these are all …
I’ve written about “authenticity” on social media. And I contend that what we see on social media is not actually a true reflection of a person’s authenticity. Social media is designed to be curated (See: social media filters) and I don’t think its really reflective of who people really are. That is why I try …
I ran across a round-table discussion with several dramatic actors on YouTube the other day. The general discussion was pretty interesting. And then one of the comments that was made by one of the actors really struck a chord with me. Richard Madden said “I was never more confident than when I had no success, …
Welcome to 2022*. A new year. Another trip around the sun. Studies show that most people lose their resolve by mid-February. Really? Mid-February is the best that most people can do? Absolutely. Making resolutions sucks all the joy and passion out of the process of learning and growing. Now I’ve long held the opinion that …
How many times do you think about doing something, or starting something new, or even finishing something you already started and then you just lock it away and it never sees the light of day? Why is that? At its most basic level, I think we are afraid. We are afraid of failure. Or we …
Fair warning: This one may ruffle some feathers here and there. And while I can claim that’s not the intent, I know its going to happen. So to those folks that may get ruffled. I simply ask that before you pull out your flamethrower to burn me to a crisp. You take a step back …
I mentioned in a previous post that I considered myself a collector of skills. And that prompted quite a bit of discussion and private messages and emails about how I managed to acquire random skills and how I was able to manage to keep learning stuff. There seemed to be a good number of folks …