19 June 2010

Recently, the talented voice actor Paul Strikwerda asked a question on the highly active discussion board of the LinkedIn Working Voice Actor group about using an e-reader in his recording booth. I decided to re-purpose my answers to Paul’s question into this post. My iMac computer is outside of my WhisperRoom recording booth. I have […]

11 June 2010

VOICE2010, the international conference for voiceover talent held in Los Angeles, has ended, and the participants have gone home. I appreciated reading blog updates from other voice talent all the more since I wasn’t there. My travel budget this spring was spent instead on a trip with Drew to Hawaii. However, I was reminded of […]

28 May 2010

Success leaves clues. Yesterday, I analyzed Barry Manilow as a brand to offer clues to voice talent about marketing your personal brand to your clients. He has defined his core product, offers consistent results, and embraces constant improvement. Today, I realized I forgot the last and most defining C in the branding process. As you […]

27 May 2010

Barry Manilow. Paris. Both are iconic brands that exude love and romance. Can you sum up your voice-over brand in a few short words? Since 1993, I’ve traveled to over a dozen cities from London to Las Vegas just to see Barry Manilow in concert. I’ve seen him perform 51 times, including his newest show […]

9 April 2010

An amazing trend is emerging in my voice-over career. For the second time in 2 weeks, I’ve had the immense pleasure of meeting some fellow voice talents. In fact, both occasions occurred on a Monday evening dinner at an Italian restaurant. See? Amazing! First, Drew and I met our friend Dave Courvoisier during our trip […]

26 March 2010

The catchy TV ads for Las Vegas tourism caution you: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. A banner at the airport reminds you of that slogan as you head to your departure gate. What happens in any place I travel stays there…..UNTIL I get home. When Drew and I travel, we never post anything […]

17 March 2010

In the last few days, I have enjoyed reading my friend Dave Courvoisier’s excellent 3-part series of blog articles about setting rates. When I saw the comments about not leaving money on the table when negotiating the price of a voice-over job, I remembered some unrelated advice given to me by my hair stylist. You […]

13 February 2010

Bonjour! You may think the movie Julie and Julia is only about Julia Child, Julie Powell, Paris, and cooking. While those are reasons enough to watch this excellent and highly enjoyable movie, you may be surprised to learn that the movie also contains 5 lessons that will benefit voiceover artists: 1) Neither Julia Child nor Julie […]

19 January 2010

14 January 2010