Embrace Your Delusions

Listen to the AudioTeaser of: Embrace Your Delusions Without delusions of grandeur I would not have … … Started a book, let alone finish it … Jumped head first to become a professional voice over talent … Or created Chapter & Voice, a cutting edge new business for writers Nope, delusions of grandeur can be our best friend. Our delusions of greatness help motivate us to chase after our...

Sounding Professional

In the business world, keeping things professional really matters. Too often, the place where being professional really matters is neglected—your “voice.” There is a whole world of audio marketing in which it’s important to look—and sound—professional. Making sure your “voice” is well represented means making sure you’re professional not just in the way you speak, but in what...

Secure a Voice Talent and Save Money!

Creating an eLearning program takes planning. A lot of planning. Development teams have hours of pre-productions ahead of them. They must determine the scope of their project, establish their target audience, and settle on a budget before one line of code is written or scripts are printed. E-Learning Demo Each of these project elements are clamoring for attention and it’s easy to delay one...

Peppy vs Agressive

Peppy. Friendly. Conversational.  These are the most requested styles of voice over that I receive. No one wants to be shouted at during a commercial. There is a time and place for the hard sell — but most clients would rather have a happy, personable voice explaining their products as opposed to an aggressive one telling them what to do. ** Fun and Happy** When hiring a voice talent,...

A Smattering of Voice Over Spots

The best part of being a voice talent is, well, voicing projects!   From snappy to serious to seriously snappy here are a smattering of spots for your listening pleasure.. ABANDON SHIP… (character) I FEEL SMARTER ALREADY (eLearning) Mmmmm…BAKED GOODS (commercial) FM or AM? (radio Imaging) Need a customized demo? Just ask! Have Voice…will send it...

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,...

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!