Why Voice Actors Love Explainer Videos
Discover why explainers are a voice over favorite: fun, lucrative, and a unique storytelling challenge.
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- Jun 12
- 1 min
Ask Me Anything With Carolina Ravassa REPLAY
Missed the AMA with Carolina Ravassa? Catch up here and learn about how she became a voice actor and star of Overwatch!
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Voiceover Genres: Are they even real?
Voiceover genres: are they real or just a myth? Discover the essentials of storytelling, voiceover training, and genre training...
- Jul 19, 2023
- 2 min
I Love Explainer Video Narration
I love narrating Explainer Videos! How did I get started? What have I learned...?
- Jul 5, 2023
- 2 min
I Love eLearning Narration
Have you ever found something that you just can't get enough of? For me, that thing is narrating eLearning voiceover projects!
- Mar 1, 2023
- 3 min
Why I Love Working from Home
I've been working-from-home for over 17 years. But am I truly an expert? Read on for my tips & tricks so you can decide for yourself...
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Improve Your Work-from-Home Flow
Gillian is back! And we are discussing home studio set ups & the items that make our workflow a dream...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
What I Learned Teaching Voiceover To Children
I had the pleasure of being a guest artist at OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy. What did I learn from working with kids...?
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
Theater Training vs Voiceover Training
Lately I've been thinking about my theater training vs. my voiceover training. Did they complement each other? Contradict each other?
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
Coverage Tips
What does "coverage" mean in the voiceover industry? When should you and shouldn't you provide coverage? If so, how?
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
3 Tips for Giving a Great Audition
Auditions are a big part of many voice actors' business model, but most don't know how to do it effectively. What do I mean by that...?
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
Talent vs. Skill
As a voice actor, how important is talent? How important is skill? Is one more important than the other?
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
What Kind of Voiceover Coach Do You Need?
Different voiceover coaches have different styles. What kind of voiceover coach do you need to help you realize your potential?
- Sep 21, 2021
- 3 min
3 eLearning Narration Tips
eLearning narration, requires you to flex a specific set of muscles quickly and effectively. With that in mind, here are three tips...
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
Parsing
Parsing is what I call an "ism". Most of the time it's a bad habit but it's also one of many narration tools at your disposal...
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
Shakespeare, Part 2
Last week, my wife and I went to see the Shakespeare in the Park production of 'Merry Wives'. We've never been and it was amazing!
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
The New VO Strategist Blog!
Welcome to the new VO Strategist Blog! Well, it's not exactly new. The content is exactly the same now it's parked at VOStrategist.com/blog.
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Voice Acting and Webinars – The Not Silent Blog 3/30/21
There are a lot of voiceover-related webinars out there. Heck, I’m leading eight of them in April alone! It may look like five webinars...
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Voice Acting and the Explainer – The Not Silent Blog 2/23/21
I’ve been narrating Explainer Videos since 2006 and blogging since 2008. I can’t believe that in all that time I’ve never blogged about...
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Voiceovers and the Lead-In – The Not Silent Blog 01/26/21
What’s a lead-in? In the context of voiceover auditions, a lead-in is when you improvise some lines related to the spot just before you...
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
Voice Acting And Shakespeare – The Not Silent Blog 12/01/20
I love Shakespeare. It’s a little-known fact that before I became a voice actor, my plan was to be a Shakespearean actor. I even went to...
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Voice Acting and Connecting – The Not Silent Blog 11/03/20
Connecting with your copy is critical to being an effective voice actor. Here’s a lesson in NOT connecting… About thirteen years ago, I...
- Sep 22, 2020
- 3 min
Voice Acting And Practice – The Not Silent Blog 9/22/20
Practice does NOT make perfect. Hear me out… Many new voice actors think just having talent is enough to succeed. False. Many new voice...
- Jul 28, 2020
- 3 min
Voice Over And ADR – The Not Silent Blog 7/28/20
ADR is fun! I did an ADR session last week in Manhattan. While I can’t talk about the project itself (at least not yet) I can talk about...
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