Voice Acting And Practice – The Not Silent Blog 9/22/20
Practice does NOT make perfect. Hear me out… Many new voice actors think just having talent is enough to succeed. False. Many new voice...
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Jul 28, 20203 min read
Voice Over And ADR – The Not Silent Blog 7/28/20
ADR is fun! I did an ADR session last week in Manhattan. While I can’t talk about the project itself (at least not yet) I can talk about...
Jan 28, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Political Spots – The Not Silent Blog 1/28/20
It’s 2020 (an election year) and I think it’s safe to say that the demand for political spots will increase. By that I mean there will be...
Dec 3, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And App Narration – The Not Silent Blog 12/03/19
App narration is one of the many voiceover genres I’ve had the pleasure of participating in. I’m in the middle of narrating my second app...
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...
Aug 27, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And eLearning – The Not Silent Blog 8/27/19
I’m an eLearning narrator. I’ve always called myself a voice talent but when it comes right down to it, I’m an eLearning narrator. Or is...
Jun 18, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Auditions – The Not Silent Blog 6/18/19
Auditions. Perhaps single most obsessed-over part of the voiceover industry by new talent. How you think about auditions reveals some...
Jun 11, 20193 min read
Voiceovers and The Four Elements of Thinking – The Not Silent Blog 6/11/19
I had the pleasure of narrating “The Four Elements of Thinking” for my friend Ben Cheung. When he announced the release of the print...
May 14, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Narration Technique – The Not Silent Blog 5/14/19
Voiceover narration technique is not something I talk about often. Since the thrust of my contribution to the voiceover industry is...
May 7, 20194 min read
Voiceovers and Education – The Not Silent Blog 5/7/19
Education, specifically the current American educational system, has really done a number on us voice talent. Think about the 20th...
Apr 30, 20193 min read
Voiceovers, Narcissists, and Sociopaths – The Not Silent Blog 4/30/19
I had the pleasure of narrating the fascinating book, “Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths and How We Can Stop” by Bill Eddy. Here’s...
Aug 21, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And Slating Auditions – The Not Silent Blog 08/21/18
Last week I was talking to my friend Carin Gilfry about slating auditions. The topic arose because respected coach Paul Liberti talked...
Aug 14, 20185 min read
Voiceovers And Coaches – The Not Silent Blog 8/14/18
I recently encountered not one, not two, but three weird situations which involved both the perception and the reality of voiceover...
Jul 31, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Good Storytelling – The Not Silent Blog 7/31/18
Here’s a lesson in good storytelling… Over the weekend I went to the screening of the new short film “Killian“, starring one of my...
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Audio Book Preparation – The Not Silent Blog 7/10/18
As a narrator, audio book preparation can be a fun, sometimes daunting, and often fulfilling challenge. Here’s an example… Right now I’m...
May 29, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Genre Focus – The Not Silent Blog 5/29/18
A big challenge for many voice talents of all experience levels is genre focus. How do you pick a voiceover genre to focus on? How do you...
Apr 3, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Too Many Voiceover Coaches – The Not Silent Blog 4/3/18
We’ve been hearing the rhetoric for years that there are a bunch of predatory voiceover coaches and demo producers out there (which is...
Mar 20, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Reading Commercial Copy – The Not Silent Blog 3/20/18
Reading commercial copy is one of the most basic skills in the voiceover industry. What a better way to hone said skills than at the...
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Voiceovers and The Innovation Code – The Not Silent Blog 7/18/17
I recently narrated the fascinating audio book The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict by Jeff and Staney...
Jun 27, 20174 min read
5 Years As The VO Strategist Taught Me 3 Things – The Not Silent Blog 6/27/17
Five years ago this month, I decided to become the VO Strategist. What a crazy ride it’s been! My brain works funny. I often see the...
Jun 20, 20173 min read
Voiceovers And Standup Comedy – The Not Silent Blog 6/20/17
I love stand-up comedy. I’ve loved it ever since I saw George Carlin in “Carlin at Carnegie” on HBO when I was a kid. He was a genius not...
May 23, 20172 min read
Voiceovers and Breaking Through Gridlock – The Not Silent Blog 5/23/17
I recently narrated Breaking Through Gridlock by Jason Jay and Gabriel Grant. This was an interesting one! Breaking Through Gridlock...
May 16, 20172 min read
Voiceovers And Talent – The Not Silent Blog 5/16/17
I went to a Postmodern Jukebox concert over the weekend, or what I like to call a “talent clinic”. Holy crap, they were amazing! If...
Apr 18, 20173 min read
20 Years of E-Learning Narration Taught Me 3 Things – The Not Silent Blog 4/18/17
April 24th, 2017 marks my 20th anniversary as an e-learning narrator. Sounds like a weird thing to celebrate, right? Maybe so, but it was...
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