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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…

If you find yourself looking at audiobook auditions of a particular genre, like fiction, or non-fiction, and saying, "Nah...that's not for me." I won…

They've done it again. I don't know how long it will last, but AudioTechnica has lowered the price on the AT-2020 USB Plus (the microphone I use and…

Here's a quick turnaround replay of an in-depth Q&A session held a few hours ago, live on FB, YT and LI, with Jim Johnson and Dan O'Day of The Accents…

I recently needed help. I'm usually the one offering help to others, but this time...I needed help myself. And I'll be honest - I had to fight the ur…

I've observed people quickly search for an answer to a problem, find some information, and because time is (almost always) of the essence... ...jump …

Are you addicted to making changes to your tried and true processes? Are you constantly tinkering, adjusting and toying with stuff? Or do you only ch…

As a Macintosh user, I know exactly what software to use to back up my data and keep myself safe: Time Machine. It's built in to MacOS, and is awesome…

The word "ridiculous" comes to mind here. The mic I use and recommend is, currently, unbelievably discounted. With no changes in quality, materials o…

Are you an artist that has decided that money should never enter into your decision making process? Are you worried that you'll become a "shill" for …

I'd like to help you break a habit I see come voice talent doing when recording auditions (and even work): immediately beginning their voice work, as …

We've just opened registration for the new 2023 ACX Master Class, and because so much has changed for voice talent in the audiobook narration world an…

Next week, Dan O'Day and I will be opening registration for the brand-spankin'-new edition of the ACX Master Class. In fact, we're running (as this p…

How many times have you approached decisions around the choices you make when doing auditions as "Sure, I can do that!" …when you clearly are not th…

I had a few questions as to what was up with the episode count, and it all boils down to me taking my own advice. I spent a long time in broadcasting…

Although I've tried very hard to take away the fear of starting something new, I've paid little attention to celebrating when we actually accomplish w…

In a recent episode of the podcast, I talked about keeping price and value straight, and supporting your price points by pointing out the value of wha…

What runs through your mind when you hit that SEND button for the audition you just created? High hopes, excitement, anticipation, maybe a sense of sa…

The digital age has made the links we voice in commercials, documentaries, audiobooks, IVR and so many other categories of work even more important th…

It takes a lot of time and effort to get our tools, like Audacity, dialed in so that we can use them efficiently in our work, and so that we can rely …