Solving problems for yourself or others likely require asking questions. In some cases, those questions are straightforward, and the answers you get …

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The strike against the TV/Theatrical/Streaming contracts and the members of the AMPTP continues, now months in for both writers and actors. Writers a…

It might have been a book I narrated. Or it might not. I'm not sayin' one way or the other. But a listener brought up a nonetheless interesting op…

I apologize in advance for this episode. Not really, but kinda. I just got off a very difficult Zoom Q&A session, with hundreds of people in attenda…

There's a gift waiting for you in this podcast episode. I'm going to show you what is waiting for you when you make a definitive choice, and help cas…

I have to admit that there are times when I stop what I'm doing, especially when they are repetitive or mundane, and ask myself an important question:…

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Every so often, like a bolt of lightning, our perceptions about ourselves become crystal clear. That happened to me just a few days ago. Thanks to C…

As we sit in a moment of uncertainty. or fear, or disappointment, we might think that this is where it always will be. That this failure or challenge…

Actors and voice talent sometimes look to casting to help us clarify what they want from us. And because they often don't have that clarity, they mak…

Sometimes, when we finally acquire a skill, there may be a moment of uncertainty that we've actually, really, truly gained that expertise. All of a s…

It was October of 1989 when America Online's existence was first promoted in the MacWorld and MacUser magazines that hit the stands (and my mailbox in…

The complaints about on-camera self-tapes have got to stop. Like, now. Yes, it's different than it used to be. But to rail against it is a super hug…

One of the ways you can help people hire you is to show them how to work with you, and you can do that with a document or web page that shows them exa…

This past week or two, I've heard some really amazing numbers regarding two numbers - and actors and VO talent complaining about both. We only have o…

After a bit of back and forth, SAG-AFTRA has successfully negotiated a new payment format for IVR work for actors and voice talent. And I am so happy…

We often are fearful that if we don't give our casting partners an awesome option (or a number of awesome options) in our auditions, we won't give the…

If there was ever a guy who didn't look the part, it's Rick Rubin. He's the first to admit he's no performer. And when someone who knows he's no perf…

It can a moment of pause and tense self-reflection, and often, one of uncertainty: raising your rates. Let's take a look at how to have that conversa…