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I saw a posting on Facebook recently that quoted several casting directors on why they love self-taped auditions. Three reasons stuck out. One stuck…

If you've looked at the VOHeroes Pro curriculum, you'll see that there is one complete course on Creating Your Own Content (and a whole bunch of other…

I wanted to share with you one last networking tip that wasn't in the MOO blog post I've been dissecting over the last few videos. And it's how to co…

I just got back from the SAG-AFTRA union hall here in LA, where I attended a meeting of the Audiobook Narrator's Steering Committee, which I adore ser…

One last networking tip from the printer of all things business, MOO, for you, and I saved a great one for last. Networking is a practice, a pursuit,…

I have another of MOO's networking tips for you, and this one's a common one. Ever leave an event, thinking, "Wow. What a waste of time that was." H…

More of those MOO tips they wrote about recently to help people who hate networking to network. After the introduction, and the name-remembering, wha…

MOO.com, where I get my business cards and other printed material, created a post about "networking for people who hate networking" and it was just fi…

As you may know, I love MOO cards. I've been using them, and MOO stickers, and MOO postcards for years. And they do what I do: they publish little go…

I just watched Ta-Nehisi Coates, the African-American writer, take questions after speaking at an event, and he frequently said that he doesn’t know…

Those TED talks. They are, more often than not, downright inspirational. I watched on recently that had a "how to make things better" point that, all…

I heard Dan O'Day pretty much perfectly express a concept I've been interested in for my radio-veteran VO clients. It describes how to mindfully shed…

When you walk into a studio or audition space to do your best, did you ever notice that the people casting often don't look very happy? Or they look …

When I find myself on the precipice of a decision, that moment before I have to take the leap, I will ask myself two questions that quickly clear thin…

Sometimes, the best lessons in life come from competition. Whether it's in business, academics or...sports. I found something the play-by-play guys …

I often hear represented on-camera and voice over talent talk about their agents and managers in less than flattering ways. A phrase I'll often hear …

I got a question during the final day of my Getting Started in Voice Over course last week that comes up every so often, and I plop in the category of…

I had a chance to teach the Getting Started in Voice Over class, live, here in LA at The Groundlings, the home of many SNL stars and a legendary impro…

I am always amused when someone attributes something brilliant to a famous person, and it turns out that the quote has a far more common provenance. …

You spent the last 5 days with me in my studio, watching a special live-to-tape version of my Getting Started in Voice Over class. Let's recap: 1. F…