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Before any strenuous physical activity, you no doubt will stretch and warm up to make sure that you are ready and to help prevent injuries. As it turns out, this also should be true before you perform voice over work! This week we go through some warmup exercises to help get you ready to read... View Article

According to research, January 19 is the day that most people are likely to quit their New Year’s resolutions. It has even been dubbed “Quitter’s Day.” Today we check in on our resolutions as voice actors to help make sure we don’t fall victim to this ignominious event.

If you’ve ever called Voice Coaches, you have no doubt talked with Laura. Whether it’s scheduling professional voice over and studio clients or assisting our coaching clients , Laura has garnered more “Thank You” mail and email than anyone on our team.  We sat down with Laura on Voice Coaches Radio this week to find... View Article

Josh gives you a behind the scenes tour of his personal home studio, including the equipment and sound treatment used to convert a small closet into a serviceable voice over recording nook.

Happy New Year to all of our listeners from Voice Coaches Radio! Let’s make sure we take full advantage of a new year and a new chance to better ourselves and our careers!  Though 2020 presented enormous challenges, the voice over field has continued to grow.  Let’s all make 2021 the best it can be!

With the holidays upon us, Josh decided to get festive and put a voice over spin on the classic Christmas carol, the 12 Days of Christmas; the 12 things in voice over that are so important to me…

Voice over producer David Bourgeois joins the program again to talk about one of the most common questions we get at Voice Coaches: what is the most effective way to market myself now that I have my demo?

Josh is joined by Voice Coaches President and Creative Director, David Bourgeois, to introduce our new website.  The new web site launched this week and features numerous resources including complimentary ebooks, a frequently asked questions section, and more.

We continue our conversation with Dan Zavadil and discuss what he looks for in a demo, from the perspective of the person editing it.

In this episode, Josh introduces Dan Zavadil. Dan handles the editing and sound designing of the demo at Voice Coaches.

Voice Coaches producer Josh discusses a golden rules of voice over work. Casting professionals make decisions based on what they hear versus your actual age.

Team member Josh discusses the importance of a good attitude to voice over industry success. Building career longevity is all about attitude!

Voice Coaches producer Josh warns listeners to check their DAW’s compatibility with new OS versions before updating. Josh is currently without Pro Tools on his home recording setup because of this mistake!

In a recap episode of Voice Coaches Radio, team members Mike and Warren discuss the importance of keeping voice over industry contacts and marketing information organized.

Voice Coaches producer Josh reflects on quarantine and discusses the importance of self-care and maintaining mental and physical health.

In the first recorded-from-home episode during the Covid-19 quarantine, Josh considers the effects of staying at home all the time. You can still record voice over from home!

In a recap episode, Mike and Warren from our team reflect on the importance of perseverance to success (both in the voice over industry and in life more generally) through a series of touching anecdotes.

Josh opens up the Voice Coaches Radio archives and finds an episode in which team members Mike and Warren interview voice over and film industry professionals Stephen and Rider.

Josh digs through the archives to find an episode where Mike and Warren from the Voice Coaches team interview voice over and industry professionals D.B. and Dave.

In a recap episode, team members Mike and Warren interview actress and voice over industry professional Dayci about her career success in the voice over industry.

On this throwback episode of Voice Coaches Radio, team members Tom and Warren outline some voice over-oriented New Year’s resolutions.

Voice Coaches team members Tom and Warren discuss techniques for dealing with fear as a voice actor and recording industry professional.

Voice Coaches producer Josh digs through the archives to find an episode in which team members Tom and Warren answer questions about paperwork and union membership for professional voice actors.

Hosts Warren and Mike discuss techniques for dealing with sickness and cold-like symptoms as a voice professional in this throwback episode of Voice Coaches Radio.

After seeing a news segment about a husband-and-wife audiobook powercouple, team member Josh discusses the growing demand for audiobook narrators in the voice over publications industry.