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Voiceovers and Doing Accents – GKN Weekly Update 6/30/15
I love doing accents. Before I was a voice talent, I used to do accents all the time. It was fun playing around with them growing up. And...
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and why we suck at LinkedIn – The GKN Weekly Update 6/23/15
I love LinkedIn. But it was not meant for voice talents. Well, not exactly. It seems like it’s meant for people who are either looking to...
Jun 23, 20152 min read
Voiceover Demos = Success? – The GKN Weekly Update 6/16/15
To be a great voice talent, you need a great demo. Or do you? Last week I was talking to my dear friends Brian and Rosi Amador (BTW if...
Jun 16, 20153 min read
Voicovers and International Clients – The GKN Weekly Update 6/9/15
I love my international voiceover clients. So far this year I’ve had the pleasure of working with clients in Austria, Canada, Italy,...
Jun 9, 20153 min read
Voiceovers and the Audio Publishers Association Conference – The GKN Weekly Update 6/2/15
I love narrating audio books. I narrate audio books as part of a balanced breakfast professionally and for the love of it personally. My...
Jun 2, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Conferences – The GKN Weekly Update 5/26/15
I love voiceover conferences. They’re just plain fun. Especially the one I’m hitting this week: APAC! Why? Many, many reasons. I love the...
May 26, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Cold Calling – GKN Weekly Update 5/19/15
I hate cold-calling. I just hate it. As a voice talent, I feel like such a nudge when I call just to remind them I’m alive. I started a...
May 19, 20152 min read
Voiceovers And Etiquette – The GKN Weekly Update 5/12/15
Hello and Happy Eat What You Want Day, Bike To Work Day, and of course Happy Mother’s Day! Lately, it seems like every day is Eat What...
May 12, 20153 min read
Voiceovers and Farming- The GKN Weekly Update 5/5/15
Hello and Happy Star Wars Day and No Socks Day! I’ve been a huge Star Wars fan since I was a kid so I’m super-stoked for The Force...
May 5, 20152 min read
Voiceovers And Comic Books – The GKN Weekly Update 4/28/15
Hello and Happy Batman Day and Free Comic Book Day! Pretty geek-tastic, right? NEWS AND NOTES! Speaking of Free Comic Book Day, our comic...
Apr 27, 20152 min read
Voiceovers And Surrounding Yourself With The Right People – The GKN Weekly Update 4/21/15
Hello and Happy Talk Like Shakepeare Day! In honor of this holiday, below is my favorite sonnet. And NO, I don’t have anyone in...
Apr 21, 20153 min read
Voiceovers And Trusting Your Voice – The GKN Weekly Update 4/14/15
Hello and Happy Scrabble Day and That Sucks Day! I’ve been playing Scrabble on Facebook for years. I take a turn a day with each of my...
Apr 14, 20152 min read
I Came, I Saw, I Faffed – The GKN Weekly Update 3/31/15
Hello and Happy Crayola Crayon Day and Atheist Day. I don’t celebrate Atheist Day because I don’t believe in it. Get it? I’m a passionate...
Mar 31, 20152 min read
Are You a Loving Voice Talent? – The GKN Weekly Update 2/24/15
Hello and Happy Inconvenience Yourself Day and Post-Oscar Day! Did you stay up way too late on a Sunday night to watch yet another...
Feb 24, 20152 min read
I’m a Lucky Audio Book Narrator – The GKN Weekly Update 2/17/15
I’m a lucky Audio Book narrator. I narrate audio books and I love it. Aside from being a part of the amazing voiceover community,...
Feb 17, 20152 min read
10 Questions I’m Asked About My Voiceover Career – The GKN Weekly Update 2/10/15
Hello and Happy Make a Friend Day and Read in the Bathtub Day! When was the last time you made a new friend, or read in the bathtub for...
Feb 9, 20153 min read
The Art and Science of Voiceover Networking Events, Part 2 – The GKN Weekly Update 2/3/15
Last week we talked about why, as voiceover talents, we fail at networking events. Now lets talk about how we can succeed at them. That’s...
Feb 3, 20152 min read
The Art and Science of Networking Events, Part 1 – The GKN Weekly Update 1/27/15
Hello and Happy Opposite Day and Peanut Brittle Day! BTW I hate peanut brittle and nobody should ever buy me any and send it to my home....
Jan 27, 20152 min read
Building Good Habits For 2015, Part 2 – The GKN Weekly Update 1/20/15
Hello and Happy Tin Can Day and Winnie the Pooh Day! And of course, Happy Martin Luther King Day. Does anyone remember the name of the...
Jan 20, 20153 min read
Building Good Habits For 2015, Part 1 – The GKN Weekly Update 1/13/15
Hello and Happy Pharmacist Day and Skeptics Day! Hmm, I’m not sure about that second one… NEWS AND NOTES! My next Edge Studio Business...
Jan 12, 20152 min read
Top 5 Top 5 Lists of 2014! – The GKN Weekly Update 1/6/14
Hello and Happy Bird Day, Peculiar People Day, and of course Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe & fun New Year celebration. Like...
Jan 6, 20152 min read
Are You a Player, a Watcher, or a Hater? – The GKN Weekly Update 12/23/14
Hello and Happy Visit The Zoo Day! There’s another holiday coming up, too, but the name escapes me. Something about jingles…. Over the...
Dec 23, 20142 min read
Quitting Or Getting Fired: Which Is Better? – The GKN Weekly Update 12/16/14
Hello and Happy International Migrants Day and Dalek Day! Would Daleks be considered immigrants? I like anniversaries. That’s why you see...
Dec 16, 20143 min read
A Truly Wonderful Gathering – The GKN Weekly Update 12/9/14
Hello and Happy Ugly Christmas Sweater Day and Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day! I don’t even need to come up with a joke for those…...
Dec 8, 20142 min read
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