The Great Voice Podcast

From Attorney to Professional Voice Actor, Plus Susan Berkley shares her surprising ‘back story’ and the inside scoop on how she founded and built The Great Voice Company (Part 1) In this episode of The Great Voice Podcast, we bring you another inspiring story from one of our students,  Joey Masiuk (Ma-SOOK), an attorney who recently sold his law firm and is now beginning his  second act as a voic...

It’s everywhere now. It seems you can’t escape it. And you have to ask yourself: Is AI the end of Voiceover as we know it?  On this special bonus episode of the The Great Voice Podcast, Great Voice Coach Joe Smith sits down to interview Susan for a straight talk about AI and her predictions about what it will mean to our voice over future.    Chapters 00:00 AI in Voiceover- an overview of where we...

Part One: Meet Josh Nelson, from Manhattan, Kansas, was a youth pastor for 20 years and has recently switched to working with adults and helping develop communities. He also does public address announcements at local high school and college sports. Josh works with Susan on an Audiobook script and Susan provides guidance on how to develop a voice for the narrator by building a character around the...

Part One: Meet Michael Przekop (PREZ-kop), a Great Voice student with a background in legal consulting, marketing, and even a producer and director in San Francisco hiring voice talent. Michael talks about his own transition into voiceover. He then reads a commercial script and Susan highlights the importance of understanding the target audience and delivering a relatable and energetic performance...

Part One:   Meet Beth Golden, a seasoned voiceover student. She discusses her move from Colorado to South Carolina and her experience as a life coach. Beth explains how she got into voiceover after her sister introduced her to it. She talks about the classes she has taken and the importance of marketing in voiceover. Listen as Susan Berkley provides works with Beth on a corporate voiceover script....

Part One: Meet Karen McCroan, a full-time teacher of 30 years looking to pivot to voiceover work. Karen discusses the challenges of teaching and her wish to retire and focus on voiceover full-time. Listen as Susan coaches Karen through a car commercial script. They explore different techniques, such as using hand gestures and visualizing a specific person, to enhance the performance. Karen’s final...

Part One: Meet Dennis Kelly, a Great Voice student diving into the world of voiceover. Dennis talks about his cool background in radio, TV, theater and journalism as well as his shift into voiceover. He also talks about how he decided that The Great Voice Company was for him. Listen in as Dennis learns the "mumble in" technique to bring an e-learning script to life and how to slow down the pace fo...

"The book was very informative and it helped me get to the point where I truly figured out that this is what I wanted to do at some point," says Earnest Pouncy, Great Voice Student. Earnest opens up about his inspiring journey into the world of voiceover and shares his experiences with our coaching program. He talks about what drew him to voiceover work and how our program has helped him grow.  Ge...