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You would think that most voiceover coaches were practicing what they teach. It seems like a no-brainer, right? However, you would be...

We all got our inspiration from somewhere. When I was a kid, my dad took me to several Minnesota Twins games at the old Metropolitan...

You're never too old to start a voiceover business. I get calls all the time from talents younger than I am, thinking they're too old to...

Auditioning is a part of everyday life in being a voice actor but you don't need to put all your energy into auditioning on P2P sites or...

Whether it's a commercial, narration or character demo, I take pride in ensuring that every clip on a demo gives the talent the best...

Whether it's a commercial or narration project, I always try to pull a personal experience out of my performance. This should be...

Ah tax time! Everyone's favorite time of the year, right? When my wife and I visit our CPA at tax time, I hear Tubular Bells from "The...

Remember the movie, Say Anything with John Cusack? Yeah, this dates me a bit, but it was a great movie back in the '80s. Lloyd's buddies...

Success in the voiceover business doesn't always mean immediately finding your actual niche. This can take a couple of years to establish...

Do you think a four-star restaurant chef panicked over the new McDonald’s value menu? Can you picture them in the kitchen sweating...

Suppose this is your mindset. If it is, you're better off buying lottery tickets. Starting a voiceover business isn't a quick cash grab....

Absolutely not! Ignore the delusive dreck in blogs and VO books about "industry standards" and how you need to use Pro Tools to be...

So, you've had plenty of coaching, you have your scripts, and your demo session is lurking on the calendar. It's easy to feel a little...

Occasionally, new talents avoid voiceover coaching because they don’t think they need it. Unfortunately, thanks to misleading VO books,...

In this era of social media and the Internet, it's easy to fall into a rabbit hole of misinformation. So, let's dispel some of the most...

Christine Killian knocked it out of the park during her voiceover demo session at Winterland Studios in Minneapolis. One of the UVT...

Whether it is Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin, I occasionally see talents posting links to their demos in comment threads when it doesn't...

When you prepare for a voiceover job or audition, it's essential to pay attention to the instruction on the copy. If this is a...

Contrary to what you may read online regarding how to get into voiceovers, the commitment part can feel like climbing a mountain with a...

Character voices are a big part of the voiceover world, and many talents want to explore this genre to see if it’s something they could...