Since there are only a precious few weeks left in 2018, setting your 2019 goals should be on the brain and we’ll talk about that in just...

In the voiceover world, the subject of the usage fee has come up quite a bit lately. What is a usage fee? A usage fee is when you get...

What is the value of a voice talent? Last week I was at a recording session with some really nice, younger voice talents. I’m talking...

In the week since the wonderful Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference, two words have been swimming around in my head: realism and holism....

Over the weekend I spoke at the Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference in Hernon, Virginia. 100 aspiring voice talents from all over the...

Here’s an exercise in the art of letter closing… So I’m on Facebook (as I am too often) and an interesting conversation popped up on the...

There are a lot of bad demos out there. Whose fault is it? I bring this up because a few weeks ago, an aspiring voice talent posted his...

Here’s an example of effective branding in action… Last night, I and my much-better half went to see her brother Doug’s band Portland...

As a voiceover business, your inner monologue is critical to your success. It effects how you think, train, make money, spend money, and...

I am often asked, “When will my voiceover business become profitable? When will my career turn the corner? How long will it take for me...

We are living in a post-Voicebank world. Can you believe it’s been over a year since Voicebank was bought out and dissolved? Click here...

As freelancers, voice talent have to deal with a lot of things to run their business. One of many is handling different forms of payment....

Last week a student of mine asked me about Pay to Play sites in general and Fiverr in particular. Here’s what he had to say… Hi Tom.  My...

Last week I was talking to my friend Carin Gilfry about slating auditions. The topic arose because respected coach Paul Liberti talked...

I recently encountered not one, not two, but three weird situations which involved both the perception and the reality of voiceover...

Here is a fantastic way to help you with timing your script… As a voice seeker, you have many, many challenges to contend with. Budgets,...

I had the privilege of narrating yet another fantastic audio book, “Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust”...

Noted voice actor and coach J. Michael Collins is suing the pay-to-play casting site Voices Dot Com. You can read the Voice Over Xtra...

As a narrator, audio book preparation can be a fun, sometimes daunting, and often fulfilling challenge. Here’s an example… Right now I’m...

Last week the VO Agent Alliance hosted an online Town Hall meeting. The attendance was capped at 500 and there wasn’t an empty virtual...

For the past year or so I’ve noticed that when people pose voiceover related questions on a Facebook group or other forum, I’ve already...

As always a fabulous, informative, inspiring time was had by all at The Johnny Heller 4th Annual Splendiferous Narrator Workshop. A full...

A big challenge for many voice talents of all experience levels is genre focus. How do you pick a voiceover genre to focus on? How do you...

What do you do when you have a good idea? By “good idea” I mean an idea for a story that you would like to turn into something. For...