I'll admit it. I got sucked in. It started slow, and built over time. It affected my productivity, my sleep, my health. That's the bad news. The g…

A few years ago, Facebook did something that changed how you got notified via email when someone posted something, replied to something, added a comme…

My buddy Tim Friedlander always seems to be figuring out how to do one thing: making life easier for voice talent. He figured out how to give you a w…

I'm sure that wherever you grew up, there were various names of local points of interest that had very local names. And you know the right way to say…

In a recent episode, during my drive to make us all more awesome performers, I forgot a key element in a baby's daily life. The management regrets th…

For as supportive a community that we as actors and voice talent often have in person, online communities can be filled with trolls. They are arrogan…

How many times have you heard the phrase "Just take a few little baby steps at a time, and you'll be fine."? I have a question: have you ever actuall…

Like clockwork, I can count on questions from my students and clients about whether or not they should upgrade to a new version of their computer's op…

I usually run all of my private VO coaching calls on Zoom with both of our cameras turned off. That way, I can save bandwidth to get clearer audio. B…

What does it feel like to you when I ask about how you approach casting people...as people? Are you able to look at them as anything other than your …

I was reading a post on Facebook the other day, where a voice talent was really puzzled why she wasn't continuously successful at VO. She had a couple…

When doing pickups, your final product has to sound completely natural, as if that's how you recorded it in the first place. And sometimes, breaths c…

If you're paying any attention to social media, you see the word "agency" being batted about, and it might be confusing as you see it: "She exerted h…

We're in the midst of a series of free lessons right now, teaching people how to zero in on the best information around to help them add audiobooks to…

In a recent group Zoom session with other actors, one of them dropped a bit of knowledge she'd learned from a college professor, a behavioral psycholo…

I've often shared my definition of success: do more of what works, and less of what doesn't. But there are a couple of things that are hidden in that…

When making any purchase, it's easy (and common) to ignore the value of something, especially when the price is a bit alarming...in either direction (…

I was given a great gift the other day: clear confirmation that I'm a genius. No, really. And from a legendary sports writer! Sports Illustrated's A…

I often get the questions "What sound recording and editing software do you use? And why?" Here's my answer: Audacity. For sure. And I'll tell you w…