Hello VO! – Lisa Foster

Part 1 – Do want to do your own podcast? This episode for YOU – yes YOU, the podcast you want to do starts right here! Lisa talks to her friend and podcast expert Dave Tavres to guide you on the first steps about the technical parts of launching your podcast and getting the platform… Read More »Podcasting Basics Part 1

Lisa sits down with her friend and colleague Cathi Colas to talk about Audiobook narration. Cathi is an accomplished, successful and talented audiobook voice over narrator and has dozens and dozens of completed works to her credit and you can find her at cathicolas.com. Audiobooks is one the MOST popular specialty areas of voice overs… Read More »Telling Stories: Audiobook Narration

Episode 13: Self doubt isn’t the deal breaker you think it is. Lisa is joined by her special guest and her own personal business coach, Jeff Sooey. You’ll be surprised by some of the tips and insights Jeff Sooey shares on how to move forward with your dreams, goals and getting into the right state… Read More »Dealing With Uncertainty

In this special episode, award winning animation voice actor and voice coach Michael Yurchak joins Lisa to talk about the specialty area of voice overs known as animation, or character acting. Michael is a voice actor known for voicing Tobi, Obito Uchiha, and Jet the Hawk among others. Join them in discovering what you need to know about… Read More »You Think That’s Funny?

Episode #10 – Getting started in voice overs? SO many questions – GOOD questions about the voice over industry! Lisa tackles some of the most common questions beginning voice over talents have about this business.

Episode #9 – Healthy skepticism can be valuable, but , BUT, a lot of the time, skepticism can be very damaging to our dreams and sometimes that skeptic is US. Be willing to be WRONG about your assumptions and work on getting information and facts about the voice over industry, not opinions. What’s important is… Read More »Failing Will NOT Kill Us

Episode #8. In this episode, Lisa talks about getting voice over coaching. VO COACHES ARE NOT PERFECT! We are all human and Lisa shares a story about her own mistake and when she missed the mark with a student and did not say things or coach them the absolute perfect way. And every student has… Read More »Nobody’s Perfect-Nobody

Episode #5 Wanna show people WHAT you can do? Well, you actually wanna have casting directors HEAR what you can do! That’s where voice over demos come in. GOOD demos get you noticed, bad demos waste everyone’s time. What’s the difference between a demo and an audition? How many demos should you have? Find out… Read More »Ya Need A Demo Ya Know!

Episode # 4 – YOUR instrument in voice overs is…your VOICE! One of the questions I get asked the most is, how do we keep our voice in good health? Learn ways to make sure you keep your voice in optimal condition so you can do killer voice work and maintain a marketable sound. Remember,… Read More »Keep That Voice of Yours Healthy!

A professional voice over mic isn’t the very FIRST thing you need, but you WILL need it eventually. And you need more than a microphone for your home studio recording setup. The good news? A broadcast-quality voice over home recording studio is affordable and pretty non-scary to set up!

In this episode, I talk about the 4 elements you MUST have to become a professional voice over talent, and these are not negotiable. But the good news is, there are only 4! And the very first thing you’ll need? Hint: it’s NOT a microphone (but, we’ll get to that later – promise!)

In this episode, I talk about how to get started in voice overs, and the first thing we need to cover is your “product”. What is your product? Hey, it’s your voice! And listen, having a “good” voice is great, but it’s not enough. Join me on this journey to starting your voice over career… Read More »Do You Have a Good Voice?