First lesson you learn while narrating non-fiction:You may tend to become an instant expert on whatever topic you're immersed in while recording. Sooo annoying, I know. But we can't help it! There are 4 more lessons too !

There are a lot of surprises for aspiring voice talents who cross my path either as a student via Edge Studio, or just at, say, a party. You know, the ones with “such a nice voice” who need to read Dave Courvoisier’s book ( or any of the other amazing resources I blogged about a […]

When you hear an ad on the radio, do you change the station, or do you listen and evaluate? Believable or fake? Interesting use of technique? The talent’s voice quality, emotional choice, use or pitch? Unusual accent or character? If you listen actively, and – even better – if you then imitate what you heard […]

You must invest in your voice over business to keep it alive, to help it grow, to help you grow - as artist, businessperson, a skilled talent in all the forms that this ever-changing business requires. Voice Over Virtual is a great investment.

Running a voice-over business is not for sissies. Nor is it for dreamers who don't take steps toward the dream. We know we can't just rest on our laurels...but at times, we do need to enjoy the fruits of our labors.

I truly am happy for your success. Really. But, sometimes, the old green-eyed monster rears up, and its name is Voice-Over Envy. The antidote? Abundance Mentality.

Take a look at your last ten voice-over jobs – or, if you are just starting out, think about another business venture you had that was successful, or even your solid friendships. You may find that the “secret” to that success is as simple as ASF: Ask Show Up Follow Up Sales experts talk frequently […]

Are your voice over clients always "right"? This much I do know. The client has the right to ask you to voice the project any way they want. It is their baby, their vision. And then? Trust leads to more teamwork.

My first billboard for NBC! What a pleasure to be directed and produced by the fabulous Bill Rock, who has been one of the voices of NBC for years and is one of the voice-over greats. I pinned his studio on Pinterest on my "Great Places to Record Audio" Board.

Voice acting, creative journeys, and how insatiable curiosity and love of communication add to your value as a voice talent and more! Interview with Best Ever You Network. - also got around to my book Ben Behind His Voices!

Hide your radio background to be a Voice Talent! It ain't necessarily so! Seven things we learn from years in radio that actually make us better voice talents.

Voice Acting: everything we do (for work or otherwise) goes into our personalities, and can be used to interpret copy through the filter that is, well, us.

Weird. That's all I can say. Sure, we voice talents are getting increasingly used to wearing many hats: director, producer, editor, voiceover artist, and sometimes grammarian (if the script needs a little, um, help) - not to mention blogger, marketing guru, social media student.

When I teach "Investigate Voice-Over" classes for Edge Studio - either in the CT or NYC studio, on a telecall/webinar, in Continuing Education sessions or at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting - I usually begin by asking students what brought them to the class.

Here's an eye-opening article from PC World that provides a reality check re social media. Right now I'm working facebook, twitter, and the voiceover boards, since my first session today isn't until 2 pm. Yep, 80% of the VO business is spent marketing (well, that's one statistic I heard) - so how much of it do we want to do online? And how effective it is, really?

Increasingly, my voiceover work is done from home - and so many others in this business (and others, I know) are finding the same trend affecting them. Very cool to send files to India (what's the time difference again?), but also so nice to work in my own back yard - which in this case includes Connecticut, New York and partsof Massachusetts.

To quote Tom Daniels, a fellow VO talent and friend (at least on facebook!), If you have your equipment together (which today can be a laptop with free editing/recording software, a good USB Mic and a quiet area to record), you are just nanoseconds away from any location worldwide! The rest is passion, talent and marketing skills.