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Oct 20, 20203 min read
Voice Acting And Courage – The Not Silent Blog 10/20/20
I often think about what it means to have courage as a voice actor. Specifically, the courage to start your voiceover journey. Here’s...


Sep 15, 20203 min read
Voice Acting And Diagnostics – The Not Silent Blog 9/15/20
Do you ever run diagnostics on your voiceover business? A few times a year I lead a workshop called “Cost/Benefit Analysis”. We talk...


Sep 1, 20202 min read
Voicovers And Politics, Part 2 – The Not Silent Blog 9/1/20
The voiceover industry is not immune to politics, as we discussed in a blog from a few weeks ago. Something happened recently that many...


Aug 25, 20203 min read
Voice Acting and Humility – The Not Silent Blog 8/25/20
The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility is out! A few weeks ago I blogged about the power of dignity in reference to this book. Today...


Aug 18, 20202 min read
Voice Acting And Speculation – The Not Silent Blog 8/18/20
Speculation is running rampant about the recently announced changes to the SAG-AFTRA Health and Pension plans. There are a lot of very...


Aug 4, 20202 min read
Voice Acting and the Transactional Relationship – The Not Silent Blog 8/4/20
Over the years I’ve heard the term “transactional relationship” but wasn’t exactly sure what it meant. It hit home last week while I was...


Jul 21, 20203 min read
Voice Acting And Complaining – The Not Silent Blog 7/21/20
Complaining is something we all do from time to time. Some more than others… Why do humans seem to enjoy complaining so much? Some are...


Jun 23, 20202 min read
Voiceovers And Quotes – The Not Silent Blog 6/23/20
I love quotes. Like, I really love them. I’ve put a Quote of the Week in every blog entry since its inception in 2008. I find it...


Jun 16, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And Feedback – The Not Silent Blog 6/16/20
I’m proud to announce the release of the seventieth audio book I’ve narrated: Leveraging the Impact of 360-Degree Feedback, Second...


Jun 9, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Politics – The Not Silent Blog 6/9/20
Politics has always been a tricky thing, and few times in our country’s history has it been more difficult (and dangerous) to navigate...


Jun 2, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And New York – The Not Silent Blog 6/2/20
I love New York. It’s cliche but it’s true. Not because of the hustle or the “city that never sleeps” stuff. I love the food, the...


May 19, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Failure – The Not Silent Blog 5/19/20
In the film ‘Apollo 13’ Ed Harris said, “Failure is not an option”. I’m pretty sure he didn’t have voiceovers in mind. Failure is...


May 5, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Strategy Rules – The Not Silent Blog 5/5/20
Strategy Rules releases today! This was yet another fascinating audio book I had the pleasure of narrating. Strategy Rules is a series of...


Apr 21, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And Adapting – The Not Silent Blog 04/21/20
Over the past few weeks, it’s been really interesting to see how the voiceover industry is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic. Many...


Apr 14, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And Being Prepared, Part 2 – The Not Silent Blog 4/14/20
A few years ago, I wrote a blog entry about being prepared so things like a blown tire or a crashing computer don’t make a bad situation...


Mar 24, 20204 min read
Voiceovers and Working From Home – The Not Silent Blog 03/24/20
Many of you are working from home for the first time and it can be a difficult transition. As someone who has been working from home for...


Mar 17, 20204 min read
Voiceovers and Getting Sick – The Not Silent Blog 3/17/20
I’m sick. No, not THAT kind of sick that’s turned our collective lives upside down. When we landed in Hawaii last week I got clobbered...


Feb 18, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Goodwill – The Not Silent Blog 2/18/20
Goodwill saved my ass last week. Last week was one of those weeks that new voice talent hope for and veteran voice talent have come to...


Jan 21, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – 01/21/20
I recently watched Season 3 of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘ and it did not disappoint. If you’ve seen the show, you may know where this...


Jan 7, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And 2020 Goals – The Not Silent Blog 01/07/20
Have you set your 2020 goals yet? Well, it is 2020 now so you may wanna get on that. Shockingly, I have already set my 2020 goals. I’ll...


Dec 10, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And 2020 – The Not Silent Blog 12/10/19
2020 is almost here! Are you ready for it? To plan for 2020, let’s look back at 2019. Did you achieve all the goals you set for the year?...


Nov 19, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Choices – The Not Silent Blog 11/19/19
Here’s an unexpected exercise in making choices… Last week, I woke up in the middle of the night and scribbled this down: For the life of...


Nov 12, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Hope Noah – The Not Silent Blog 11/12/19
25 years ago last week I had my first voiceover lesson with Hope Noah. On November 4th, 1994 I went for a voiceover diagnostic with Hope...


Oct 1, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Vocal Health – The Not Silent Blog 10/1/19
Vocal health is critical for all voice talents. Here’s why I bring it up… Last week a voice talent posted on social media about a lost...
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