Voiceover Demos = Success? – The GKN Weekly Update 6/16/15
To be a great voice talent, you need a great demo. Or do you? Last week I was talking to my dear friends Brian and Rosi Amador (BTW if...
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Jun 9, 20153 min read
Voicovers and International Clients – The GKN Weekly Update 6/9/15
I love my international voiceover clients. So far this year I’ve had the pleasure of working with clients in Austria, Canada, Italy,...
Jun 2, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and the Audio Publishers Association Conference – The GKN Weekly Update 6/2/15
I love narrating audio books. I narrate audio books as part of a balanced breakfast professionally and for the love of it personally. My...
May 26, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Conferences – The GKN Weekly Update 5/26/15
I love voiceover conferences. They’re just plain fun. Especially the one I’m hitting this week: APAC! Why? Many, many reasons. I love the...
May 19, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Cold Calling – GKN Weekly Update 5/19/15
I hate cold-calling. I just hate it. As a voice talent, I feel like such a nudge when I call just to remind them I’m alive. I started a...
May 12, 20153 min read
Voiceovers And Etiquette – The GKN Weekly Update 5/12/15
Hello and Happy Eat What You Want Day, Bike To Work Day, and of course Happy Mother’s Day! Lately, it seems like every day is Eat What...
Apr 21, 20153 min read
Voiceovers And Surrounding Yourself With The Right People – The GKN Weekly Update 4/21/15
Hello and Happy Talk Like Shakepeare Day! In honor of this holiday, below is my favorite sonnet. And NO, I don’t have anyone in...
Apr 14, 20152 min read
Voiceovers And Trusting Your Voice – The GKN Weekly Update 4/14/15
Hello and Happy Scrabble Day and That Sucks Day! I’ve been playing Scrabble on Facebook for years. I take a turn a day with each of my...
Apr 7, 20153 min read
Voiceovers And My 3 Favorite Cloud-Based Tools – The GKN Weekly Update 4/7/15
Hello and Happy New Beer’s Eve and No Housework Day. I think those holidays go hand in hand, don’t you…? NEWS AND NOTES! On Wednesday,...
Mar 31, 20152 min read
I Came, I Saw, I Faffed – The GKN Weekly Update 3/31/15
Hello and Happy Crayola Crayon Day and Atheist Day. I don’t celebrate Atheist Day because I don’t believe in it. Get it? I’m a passionate...
Mar 8, 20152 min read
3 Reasons to go FaffCamping – The GKN Weekly Update 3/10/15
Hello and Happy Napping Day and No Smoking Day! Don’t you think every day should be Napping Day…? NEWS AND NOTES! A big thank you to all...
Feb 9, 20153 min read
10 Questions I’m Asked About My Voiceover Career – The GKN Weekly Update 2/10/15
Hello and Happy Make a Friend Day and Read in the Bathtub Day! When was the last time you made a new friend, or read in the bathtub for...
Feb 3, 20152 min read
The Art and Science of Voiceover Networking Events, Part 2 – The GKN Weekly Update 2/3/15
Last week we talked about why, as voiceover talents, we fail at networking events. Now lets talk about how we can succeed at them. That’s...
Jan 27, 20152 min read
The Art and Science of Networking Events, Part 1 – The GKN Weekly Update 1/27/15
Hello and Happy Opposite Day and Peanut Brittle Day! BTW I hate peanut brittle and nobody should ever buy me any and send it to my home....
Jan 20, 20153 min read
Building Good Habits For 2015, Part 2 – The GKN Weekly Update 1/20/15
Hello and Happy Tin Can Day and Winnie the Pooh Day! And of course, Happy Martin Luther King Day. Does anyone remember the name of the...
Jan 12, 20152 min read
Building Good Habits For 2015, Part 1 – The GKN Weekly Update 1/13/15
Hello and Happy Pharmacist Day and Skeptics Day! Hmm, I’m not sure about that second one… NEWS AND NOTES! My next Edge Studio Business...
Jan 6, 20152 min read
Top 5 Top 5 Lists of 2014! – The GKN Weekly Update 1/6/14
Hello and Happy Bird Day, Peculiar People Day, and of course Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe & fun New Year celebration. Like...
Dec 23, 20142 min read
Are You a Player, a Watcher, or a Hater? – The GKN Weekly Update 12/23/14
Hello and Happy Visit The Zoo Day! There’s another holiday coming up, too, but the name escapes me. Something about jingles…. Over the...
Dec 16, 20143 min read
Quitting Or Getting Fired: Which Is Better? – The GKN Weekly Update 12/16/14
Hello and Happy International Migrants Day and Dalek Day! Would Daleks be considered immigrants? I like anniversaries. That’s why you see...
Dec 8, 20142 min read
A Truly Wonderful Gathering – The GKN Weekly Update 12/9/14
Hello and Happy Ugly Christmas Sweater Day and Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day! I don’t even need to come up with a joke for those…...
Dec 2, 20144 min read
You Will Hate This Blog – The GKN Weekly Update 12/2/14
Okay, okay, okay, I said I wouldn’t write a blog this week. And I didn’t. Sort of. I’m this week’s guest blogger for Stage 32. Enjoy! You...
Nov 25, 20142 min read
What Is Your “Money” Voice? – The GKN Weekly Update 11/25/14
Hello and Happy Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day! Do you have a unique talent? I can burp the alphabet. Does that count? NEWS AND NOTES!...
Nov 18, 20144 min read
Voiceover Class Warfare – The GKN Weekly Update 11/18/14
Hello and Happy World Hello Day and Happy Unfriend Day! I do enjoy a good Un-friending, don’t you? Now that I think about it, this blog...
Nov 11, 20143 min read
The Success Trifecta – The GKN Weekly Update 11/11/14
Hello and Happy World Kindness Day and Guinness World Record Day! When I was a kid one of my favorite books was a paperback Guinness Book...
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