Pay Attention To Your Storytelling, Not Removing Your Breaths
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I often get email asking me for advice on how to delete all the breaths from VO work.
I understand how it's possible that someone would t…
“What do you mean, you’re a ‘process guy’?”
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In another video, I mention what a challenge it is for me to be open to riffing and improv and playing, and how I have to work at leaving …
Everyone’s A Customer, Not Just Your Customers
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There's a school of thought I follow that says that everyone's a customer, not just the people that buy your product or service. I think I…
The Trick Charlie Munger Uses To Make Better Decisions
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With all the things we have to distract us in the world, how can we be better at simply making judgements, and thinking about how to solve…
The Curse Of Knowledge
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Ever talk with someone knowledgeable on a subject, and they simply left you in the dust with jargon that they knew, but you didn't? Or hav…
10,000 Hours To Become Good At Something? Not Really.
You may have heard that it takes 10,000 hours to become really, really good at something...a world class expert at a particular skill. You might even …
The Two Things Most Talent Try to Accomplish Way Too Soon
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I'm often approached by talent new to voice over and on-camera acting, and they've already decided what they need for success. They try to…
Playing and Planning
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As artists we're usually pretty good at playing rather than planning, but sometimes we lose sight of the benefits of being able to adjust,…
Go Wake Up Your Luck
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A friend of mine shared with me a Persian proverb some 30 years ago, and I've never forgotten it: "Go wake up your luck." And I've rarely …
Whiteboards In The Hallways
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There's a lot to be said for terrific preparation, a highly productive team, a detailed plan, the precise execution of that plan, and stru…
Don’t Confuse Price With Value
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I had someone write me recently, telling me that for four years she was trying to find a coupon to get a discount on my classes. There was…
Let’s Welcome To The Stage…Failure!
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Short and sweet today...I want to talk about the fear of failure. And so, let's.
And not just the fear of failure itself, and the emotion…
The Perils of Live Performance And Why Jeremy Kappell Should Not Have Been Fired
Hey there. I'm sad. And a bit upset.
You may have seen that, during a live newscast last Friday, Rochester weatherman Jeremy Kappell, of NBC affiliat…
Coaching vs Consulting vs Facilitating
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I got a comment on one of my other videos from Paula Leinweber, who's just created a VO meetup group and wanted to know how to be a great …
“Show Me The Secret, Daddy!”
Hey, there! Thinking about our constant and sometimes frustrating quest for more and more success, I came across a quote from Georgia O’Keefe that might…
Watch Out – The Rules Are Going To Change
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like for all your dreams to come true?
One thing is certain: the rules are going to change, and y…
The False Nobility Of The Struggle
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I’ve seen a lot of people come to LA, where I live and work, or go to other production center markets, and thrive. And I’ve seen some …
How To Be A World Class Complainer
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I’d love to help you get your problems solved. And one way to really be good at that is to become really good at complaining.
Here are …
Taking Advantage Of The Wisdom Of The Tribe
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I often get emails from clients, students and others, asking questions of me privately. And I always respond the same way:
“This is a g…
Five Ways To Have A Crappy Coffee Date With Me
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I love coffee dates.
I offer to have coffee dates with almost everyone I come in contact with. Most are great. But the rare few can be c…