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I coach voice over talent in a number of areas, including the traditional performance coaching for VO artists. And I love the transformations that occur during coaching sessions (I call them private workouts).

When I work out with someone, I can either do it live, in-person in my Los Angeles studio, or I can do it live and in-person, but over Zoom, the audio and video conferencing system.

And lately, I’ve suggested far more often that my clients and I hold our sessions via Zoom, even if they live within driving distance – for one very important reason. Continue Reading →

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Some data recently emerged about book sales, and the news wasn’t good.

CNBC is reporting that ebooks, hardbacks and paperbacks dropped over $20 billion in sales last year.

But audiobooks?

That’s a completely different story – and great news if you are, or want to be, an audiobook narrator. Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

I’ve gotten a flurry of emails over the last two weeks or so, asking for suggestions on what VO talent (like you!) might like as gifts this holiday season.

Aside from a microphone or recording and editing software (which they/you probably already have), here are some things I use every day in my practice that will come in very handy for that VO talent you know, or maybe as a gift for yourself. You’ve worked hard this year! Here you go… Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

I had the opportunity to be on a phone conference with Gabby Nistico. She’s a former radio air personality, current radio imaging queen, bitchy voice talent (her words), VO casting director and HBIC over at vocareer.com. She’s come up with an awfully clever thing to do with that lack of demos in your Voice123 and Voices portfolio.

I mean, really clever. Read on. Continue Reading →

Given the number of challenges, speed bumps, issues, head-scratching and general questions posted below the VO Booking Blueprint videos this past week, I was thrilled when two of my most respected friends in VO asked me to do a live Q&A with each them – both on the same day, today – answering whatever questions you have about voice over.

In the morning, at 9 am PT, Tim Paige (you’ve heard him on countless shows as the promo announcer, tons of commercials, and now, audiobooks) is hosting a free live webinar, and I’ll be his guest – but you have to register (you can’t just show up). Register at https://thevoiceoftimpaige.com/training.

And then in the afternoon at 1 pm Pacific, Dan O’Day (I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of him as well) is going Live on Facebook, with me as his guest. Visit https://facebook.com/danoday to see the show – no registration needed.

Both of them will be interviewing me, taking your questions, and I’ll be doing my best to give you the straight skinny on what’s currently working in the world of VO. You can ask about auditioning, equipment, P2P sites, audiobooks, commercials, IVR, animation and video games, running your VO business…anything you want.

Hope this helps, and I hope to connect with you later today!

David

Hey there!

You must know by now how proud I am of my students and clients.

And there’s one student of mine who I’m particularly proud of, not because she’s now the voice of Lexus luxury automobiles on TV, but for another very important reason. Continue Reading →

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There’s one area of our work as performers that we almost never talk about…

…but we think about it, and do a lot of worrying about it. A lot. It’s not polite, potentially embarrassing, and no one really is in a position to be proud of it.

What is it? Continue Reading →