The VOHeroes Podcast

Hey there, hero! There’s a lot of dreaming going on in our community. We simply have to be dreamers to decide to be creative artists. And we also have to be doers. And that moment when you decide you can’t ignore your dreams any longer and have to put in the work to achieve them…can stop us dead in our tracks. It’s a big leap to move from the possibility of something nebulous and fancy to something planned and concrete. And…you could fail miserably at the execution. I’m offering a pathway or ...

Hey there, hero! I’ve noticed that some people have forgotten, or have never learned, the most useful words you can use when you are getting feedback from those who might give you work. Without judging the quality of the feedback, without deciding whether to use their feedback or not, just say “thank you.” I’ve seen some younger (and older) creative types, when getting feedback, perceive any criticism as an attack. They then launch into an explanation of their choices, or contradicting the lo...

Hey there, hero! As we work toward a better performance career and face challenges to our progress, even the littlest things can make us feel frustrated. And it’s important to remember that, as challenges go, these speed bumps in our journey need to be kept in perspective. There are people outside the industry who would give up an awful lot to face the problems we face. Keeping that in perspective might make your approach to problems a little less stressful and raise the gratitude level a bit...

Hey there, hero! Public Service Announcements. PSAs. One of my favorite voice over art forms. They come along all too rarely, and when they do, I cherish them. I had a wonderful opportunity recently to coach a voice talent on a PSA, and we spent some of the time during the session talking about what a powerful opportunity they had to change viewers’ minds about the subject of the PSA (racism). And it was a journey for the client, because they had sold themselves (and the script) a bit short, ...

Hey there, hero! If you could talk to your career crush, the one person that you’d trade places with in their artistic journey, would you ask them what the one thing is that made the difference for them? I’d like to propose that there is a better question to ask, and a better answer to hear, because it’s very rare that one thing someone does makes all the difference. I think the better question to ask revolves around how things worked together in their life to make their journey special. Do y...