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We live and work in a world of art, and self-expression, and artistic choices. We also live and work in a world of writers, producers, directors, and…

Some decisions are easier than others. If you have several options, that may or may not be an easier decision that when you have just two options. An…

We "feed" ourselves in many different ways...certainly our bodies with food, our souls with social connection and many times, our brains with knowledg…

In everyone's pursuit of excellence, the training we receive is initially handled as a series of discrete steps. Do this, then that, before you do thi…

In a recent episode, we talked about patience. About allowing a partner to speak. About listening "louder." And I got some requests for suggestions o…

Tom Peters is one of my mentors. (He likely doesn't know or care about this fact, but it's true nonetheless.) His lessons on how to run your busines…

One of my OG VO2GoGo Pros has some words for you if you're trying to figure out how to succeed as a performer: "Notice what doors are open, and then …

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…