So You Want to Be a Voice Talent

Have you ever heard… Wow…you have a great voice! You should do commercials. With all your crazy voices you could be on the Cartoon Network. Are you on the radio? That’s how many people get started, but it takes more than just a good voice to get work as a voice talent.  It takes hours of practice, killer reading skills, and the ability to accept feedback with grace. One of the easiest...

Soothing Voice You Say….

A little Mantra is good for the soul — and the...

A Little Self-Promotion…

…never hurt anyone.  Here’s my latest VO for a commercial. ...

Mic Time

Read. Record. Feedback. That is how one becomes a better voice talent. Practice. Practice. Practice. Teaming up with Don Ross, Award winning audio engineer, we are offering voice over workshops. Intro Classes where you learn the basic skills of what it means to be a voice talent.   Next class: Saturday July 17th, 9am – 1pm Intermediate Classes where all you do is read and record copy,...

Channeling Your Inner Sales Person

Before my hyphenated life, voice talent-writer-actor-speaker, I had one solid title; Sales Girl. As a sales flunkie, I sold T-shirts, greeting cards, candles and wired ribbon from Japan at the wholesales. I moved up the ladder to selling uniforms to public safety and fire departments.  After more then fifteen years as Sales Girl, I quit and became a voice talent and writer.  I thought I’d...

This is My Day Job!

Being a Voice Talent IS my day job!  Writing & being a cheerleader for writers is also my day job! HIRE ME! As a Voice Talent: Demos My friend KC said it best:  I work for myself, so I work half days. I just have to decide which 12 hours those will be!

It’s All In the Delivery…

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again..I LOVE doing Voice Over!  I want to do more!  Here are more samples to listen to… Commercial Demo On Hold Demo Narration Demo…smooth….. You want goofy voices…I have a few that live in my head. Take a...

When you LOVE your Work…

A friend asked me the other day, “What do you do for fun?” Fun? It took me back a little because I honestly didn’t know right off the bat. Then…WHAM! It hit me. I have fun when I work.  When I get behind that microphone or get into the groove of writing, there is nothing more fun to me.  The fun is doing the job.  The work is getting the job.  I’m always looking...