The New England Audiobook Narrator Retreat is back! Audio book narrator extraordinaire and all-around mensch Johnny Heller is once again...

In “Things You Never, Ever, Thought Would Happen” news, nine talent agencies have joined forces to create the VO Agent Alliance. BTW if...

Now that I’ve had more time to think about the Voices Dot Com acquisition of Voicebank, I’m starting to wonder about the long-term...

Voices Dot Com has acquired Voicebank. How does this affect you as a voice talent? How does this affect the voiceover industry? For those...

You know what your problem is? You. You heard me right. In 5+ years as the VO Strategist I’ve learned that if an aspiring voice talent...

A few years ago I posted a blog about audio book narration prep with some tips about working with authors. In years since I’ve learned a...

I recently narrated the fascinating audio book The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict by Jeff and Staney...

Prioritizing is a pain in the ass. I do love it, though. It’s like a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces fit together differently every time....

Five years ago this month, I decided to become the VO Strategist. What a crazy ride it’s been! My brain works funny. I often see the...

I love stand-up comedy. I’ve loved it ever since I saw George Carlin in “Carlin at Carnegie” on HBO when I was a kid. He was a genius not...

Being an effective audiobook narrator is tough. The intricacies of preparation, technical production, genre mastery, performance, and...

I recently narrated Breaking Through Gridlock by Jason Jay and Gabriel Grant. This was an interesting one! Breaking Through Gridlock...

I went to a Postmodern Jukebox concert over the weekend, or what I like to call a “talent clinic”. Holy crap, they were amazing! If...

You heard me correctly: FaffCon 9 is coming!!! Here’s everything you need to know. I know it’s correct because I’m lifting it straight...

Last week my friend Michelle Falzon curated an article on Facebook about the plight of voiceover freelancers. You can read it here....

April 24th, 2017 marks my 20th anniversary as an e-learning narrator. Sounds like a weird thing to celebrate, right? Maybe so, but it was...

In last week’s blog, I mentioned being effective as a voice talent and it got me thinking: what do voice talents need to be & do to be...

I don’t do cartoons much. Well, not until Madballs came along. Yes, Madballs! The gross-out toys that were big in the 80’s are making a...

Staying in touch with clients is a pain in the ass. It has to be done, though. Like most of you, I try to come up with ways that are...

My friend Liana is a professional matchmaker. She works for a great company called Tawkify and she often posts fantastic articles about...

Last week I went to the opera. It was amazing. We saw Rusalka at The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Rusalka is basically “The...

Last week I was on LinkedIn and I sent an invitation to a potential client. The invite was accepted. A few days later I got this form...

Is it just me, or have rates for voiceovers been dropping even faster lately? I’ve noticed it in particular from a distressing source:...

Audio book #54, done! Nat Greene’s “Stop Guessing” is a great problem-solving guide. I even took notes while I was narrating! It goes on...