FREE Voice Over Tips & Insights – From a 25+ year Pro
The Two Conversations Happening Every Time You're Behind the Mic
Pete Drucker said it best: "The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said." As voice actors, communication is literally our job description. But here's what most people miss — every time you step behind the mic, there are actually TWO conversations happening at once. Most voice actors only know about one of them.
Get In the Zone: How Voice Actors Find Their Creative Flow State
"Get in the Zone!" — AutoZone (I sincerely apologize for the jingle now living in your head. Sort of.) Have you ever been performing and completely lost track of time? Forgot to eat? Didn't hear anyone talking to you? That's not an accident — that's your creative flow state. And for voice actors, learning to access it on demand changes everything.
Voice Acting Is NOT About Your Voice.
This is the first thing I say to every single person who starts working with me. Not "let's warm up your voice" or "let's talk about microphones." This: Voice acting is NOT about your voice. The room always goes quiet. Then I explain — and everything changes.
There's No Hesitation in Animation: How to Commit Fully to Voice Acting Characters
Jim Rohn said it best: "Indecision is the greatest thief of opportunity." Nowhere in voice acting is that more true than animation. If you're tiptoeing up to the mic, crossing your fingers, and hoping something good comes out — I need you to stop. Here's what committing to animated characters actually looks and feels like.
How Voice Actors Find Their Unique Voice
I was sitting in a commercial workshop recently — yes, I still take workshops. Perpetual student over here, always learning, always growing — when an agent dropped a single line of advice that stopped the whole room: "Be a little bit different. Then just more of the same." Let's talk about what that actually means for your voice acting career.
Stop Just Talking: What Voice Acting Actually Is (And Why It's So Much More)
Here's something a lot of people get wrong about voice acting: it has nothing to do with having a "good voice." The mic doesn't care about your voice. It cares about your TRUTH. After 25+ years behind the mic, here's what I know separates the voice actors who book from the ones who just... talk.
Why Nearly Half of Voice Actor Auditions Get Cut Before Anyone Hits Play
In a recent casting I ran, 202 voice actors submitted auditions. 98 of them were eliminated before anyone hit play. That's 48.5% — cut instantly, not for their performance, but for one completely avoidable mistake. Sound harsh? It is. But it's also fixable. Here's what's actually happening on the casting side of the table.