Speechless: Real Life in VO.

Behind-the-Scenes: A Day in the Life of Voice Over Talent - Kim and Natasha each share a day BTS while they record and do their voice over thing! EPISODE SPONSORS & AFFILIATE LINKS: VOICEOVERVIEW: https://globalvoiceacademy.com/gvaa-rate-guide-2/ POZOTRON: https://studio.pozotron.com/register/ Resources mentioned in this episode: GVAA Rate Guide https://globalvoiceacademy.com/gvaa-rate-guide-2...

The Mid-Atlantic Voiceover Conference (MAVO) Founder, Val Kelly! She's a one woman wonder who made it happen for the Mid-Atlantic! Pronounced: MAY-voh OR MAH-voh (Kim prefers MAY-voh -Natasha prefers MAH-Voh!). Val Kelly specializes in animation as a talent herself. Val started her voice-over career in 1999 after being told her whole life how "cute" her voice is and that she should do something wi...

A drive-thru Interview with the founders of V.O. North conference in Toronto! We have the honor of meeting Tanya and Dervla, two dynamite women in the voiceover industry and the founders of V.O. NORTH, Canada’s only voiceover conference! Join us as we learn some background info about VO North, their strategic choice for speakers, and their plans for the future!! Signup for our show takeaways, reso...

Speechless Superfan and savvy business owner, Tracy Lindley, shares some secret sauce on how she gets cast... all. the. time. Tips on casting for VO and how she uses her LinkedIn prowess to find work. After landing an internship at a nearby cable station, a producer asked her to read the script for a commercial and she suddenly discovered her passion for voice-over! That was over 15 years ago, and...

Cheers! VOcation Conference Co-founder and Prolific Voice Actor, Carin Gilfry pops champagne .... and we get the scoop on VOCATION 2022. This week we get giddy as we speak with Carin Gilfry about all things VOcation conference: a conference dedicated to the business side of voiceover. Carin Gilfry is an experienced voice actor who voiced thousands of commercials, instructional videos, IVR systems,...

This week we explore why having an awesome voice isn’t enough for a voiceover career. Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit? Learn what else you need to round out your vocation! Signup for our show takeaways, resources, and drink recipes before episodes air here: https://www.speechlessvo.com Join us: https://www.speechlessvo.com/ Email us: SpeechlessVO@gmail.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: S...

Voiceover Casting: Barbara Hennessy, Senior VP of Production at Tribe Pictures. A Tribe we want to be a part of! About Tribe: Tribe is a video production company specializing in business storytelling for corporations, organizations and academic institutions. Based in Chatham, NJ but their work takes them across the US and around the world. Barbara Hennessy, Senior VP of Production: With over 25 ye...

Meet Steve “VO Shazam” Pogatch, Pandora’s Senior Manager of Voiceover Operations. He’s been responsible for recruiting, auditioning and curating new talent for the Pandora VO Roster, as well as managing the Pandora Voice Over Roster. Super-cool and super-humble, Steve gives us the 411 on voice actor do’s and don’ts and all things casting for voice over! Resources mentioned in this episode: https:/...

Time to LEVEL UP. Bringing your best to your online auditions. Tune in this week as we discuss some tips to keep your auditions fresh and competitive in the online casting world. How have online casting auditions changed? Is there a difference between online casting auditions and agent auditions? Resources mentioned in this episode: Aperol pronunciation https://www.google.com/search?q=apero pronun...

How to show up like a professional when being coached for voiceover – aka “What not to do in a private voice-over lesson!” Bring your best self when coaching with your heroes! Tune in this week as we share our sometimes cringey but always relatable (and helpful) experiences in our own coaching sessions. You can learn how to bring your best self too! We talk about what we are most afraid of when be...

Secrets of our VO Sound Booths - aka “Ladies in a Fancy Booth”. Come take a private tour of our VO booths! From the utter ridiculous to the very necessary, we show you what equipment we use (that you may or may not need!). Signup for our show takeaways, resources, and drink recipes before episodes air here: https://www.speechlessvo.com/ Resources mentioned in this episode: Jim Edgar https://justas...

There's Enough Voiceover Work for Everyone - aka “(If you are ready to be hired) ...there's enough voiceover work for everyone... (who do the work).” There's a ton of work - just have to find it yourself! We talk about how to be hire-able, and how to reach out to find that work. Signup for our show takeaways, resources, and drink recipes before episodes air here: https://www.speechlessvo.com/ Reso...

Andy Roth...the Casting Director / Creative Pro who inadvertently came up with our webinar branding! Find out how that happened and all about him as a coach. With a teaching resume that boasts three of the Hollywood Reporter’s top rated college acting programs, Andy has served as a faculty member at New York University’s Tisch School and is a regular guest artist / speaker at many highly regarded...

Tish Hicks, Actor, Coach, and Voiceover Master Sensei at the VO Dojo, a Premier VO School in L.A., joined us for our 31st episode! Tish has been telling stories in all genres of voiceover (commercials, animation, video games, tv narration, promo, audiobooks et al) for 25+ years including being the voice of many high-profile and long-running campaigns like Subaru and Citibank. The V.O Dojo has a fu...

Coach, Talent AND Casting Director, David Rosenthal A man of MANY hats and a great heart! David is the owner of GVAA (Global Voice Acting Academy) -a VO resource and school. David is also a regular voice over talent for 35 years with over a thousand voiceover credits to his name, including over 70 video and interactive games. He has 20 years of teaching and coaching experience and has helped many...

Marc Cashman, the original VO Talent on “both sides of the glass”. This humble voiceover talent and coach has been in the business for over 44 years! Voted one of the “Best Voices of the Year” by AudioFile Magazine three times - and an Audie winner - Marc is a veteran voice actor with studio experience in Radio, TV and Internet commercials, foreign film dubbing, animated series, video games, and o...

This trailblazer has got us scraping our jaws off the floor. Meet this talented VO Teacher! She has been an L.A. voice talent for decades. The First female guest host for Casey Kasem's American Top 40!   One of the first females to voice network promos, and the first Los Angeles-based talent to join Atlas Talent L.A. as they hit the ground running. Keri shares her illustrious journey in radio...

Meet Jodi Gottlieb, a Los Angeles coach. With a lifetime in the entertainment industry this rockstar VO Promo Coach, has got us “fan-girling”. Invited to guest direct at several VO workshops, she was urged to teach privately and produce demos. Jodi has been teaching VO for over twenty years and specializes in promo, commercial and trailer reads. Signup for our show takeaways, resources, and drink...

This week we get to introduce you to an amazing woman and VO coach of our dreams. The amazing Ms. Mary Lynn Wissner of Voices Voicecasting! A VO coach and a woman after our own heart!  For over 25 years, she has been hearing and casting the perfect voices for thousands of TV, radio, animation, film, games, virtual reality, industrials, podcasts, documentaries, toys, e-Learning, IVR, audiobook...

Get to know the Prolific Actor, VO, Standup Comedian, Writer, Director, Producer, VO Coach and guy with a heart of Gold, Bill Holmes, the VO Doc. For over 35 years, Bill Holmes has been working in film, television, theatre, comedy, and advertising. He has solidified himself as one of the top demo producers in the nation and an acting coach of the highest regard. Signup for our show takeaways, reso...

This week we introduce you to Prolific Talent and In-Show/Documentary Narration Coach, Thom Pinto! You've heard him on the History Channel, Discovery Channel, the Weather Channel, CBS, and a multitude of commercials including AT&T and Audi. He is a trusted coach to hundreds of working voice actors in Los Angeles, San Francisco and across the country. Resources mentioned in this episode: Thom P...

Want to increase your income by setting achievable goals in 2022? We can get you started by sharing some quick tips on how to break down your goals into achievable, bite-sized steps. Signup for our show takeaways, resources, and drink recipes before episodes air here: https://www.speechlessvo.com/ Join us: https://www.speechlessvo.com/ Email us: SpeechlessVO@gmail.com Subscribe to our YouTube chan...

What to do when you’re not feeling it. This week, we discuss ways to manage and navigate your clients when you are under the weather! Signup for our show takeaways, resources, and drink recipes before episodes air here: https://www.speechlessvo.com/ Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.lisaecaldwell.com/ @lisayourkitchenconfidant Urban Moonshine https://www.urbanmoonshine.com/products/...

In this episode, we help you prep for your voiceover goals! What do you want to accomplish for the short-term and long-term?  What do you need to improve on or cut back on? Let’s talk about setting realistic goals. Resources mentioned in this episode: Agent Nights https://www. TheVOPros.com Acting and Voice Studios https://www.actingandvoicestudios.com/ VO Weekly Workout https://www.voweeklyw...

Year-end roundup of our best tips! “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” -the “best of” episode! Tune in as we deliver an entire season of our best VO business tips in 8 minutes or less. Resources mentioned in this episode: Moringa Hot Chocolate https://www.cocoringa.com Signup for our show takeaways, resources, and drink recipes before episodes air here: https://www.speechlessvo.com/ Join us: https://www....