Voiceovers And The Mental Health Day – The Not Silent Blog 7/16/19
The Mental Health Day. A vastly underrated and often derided term. I haven’t discussed this topic via this here blog in almost seven...
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Jul 1, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And The 21st Century – The Not Silent Blog 7/2/19
Living in the 21st Century is hard, especially for us voice talent. How hard exactly? A few years ago I had the privilege of writing an...
Jun 25, 20192 min read
Voiceovers And Direct Marketing – The Not Silent Blog 6/25/19
What exactly is Direct Marketing? Here are some definitions I found on the Interwebs: The business of selling products or services...
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...
Jun 4, 20195 min read
The Johnny Heller 5th Annual Splendiferous Narrator Workshop – The Not Silent Blog 6/4/19
The Johnny Heller 5th Annual Splendiferous Workshop was, as always, splendiferous. Exactly how splendiferous? Let’s start with a few...
May 28, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And The VO Strategist – The Not Silent Blog 5/28/19
The VO Strategist. That’s me! Even the VO Strategist has to take some time off to do human-type stuff. This week I’ll be at the Audio...
May 21, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Your DAW – The Not Silent Blog 5/21/19
Today, let’s talk about something I’m barely qualified to talk about: your Digital Audio Workstation, or DAW for short. For those of you...
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...
Apr 23, 20193 min read
Voiceovers and Laziness – The Not Silent Blog 4/23/19
I’ve been engaging in a very specific form of laziness lately. The metric tonnage of questions asked daily on social media by voice...
Apr 16, 20193 min read
Voiceovers and Knowledge – The Not Silent Blog 4/16/19
Have you ever heard the term “scarcity of knowledge”? Recently, my friend and Agent 1.22 co-producer Angelo Panetta sent me a fascinating...
Apr 9, 20194 min read
The State of the Voiceover Industry, 2019 Edition – The Not Silent Blog 04/08/19
The State of the Voiceover Industry, 2019 Edition… I’ve been writing this blog for over ten years now. For fun, here’s my first entry....
Apr 2, 20193 min read
Reflecting On VO Atlanta – The Not Silent Blog 4/2/19
I’m reflecting on my experience at VO Atlanta while I’m waiting to board the plane home. First off, I was honored to be asked to speak...
Mar 26, 20194 min read
Being Prepared for VO Atlanta – The Not Silent Blog 3/26/19
Being prepared aka Conference Survival is a real thing! I don’t mean, like, you could die at one if you don’t bring extra socks. Or could...
Mar 19, 20193 min read
Money And Voiceovers – The Not Silent Blog 3/19/19
Money is the number one concern in every business, but in the voiceover profession I’ve noticed a trend. More and more people seem to be...
Mar 12, 20194 min read
Systems Of Thought And Voiceovers – The Not Silent Blog 3/12/19
For as long as I can remember, I’ve stressed the value of having effective Systems of Thought and Systems of Execution. How we think...
Mar 5, 20194 min read
Voiceovers And Social Media Status – The Not Silent Blog 3/5/19
As voice talents, many of us are obsessed with our social media status. Some more than others, like myself. 😉 As a community, we’re...
Feb 26, 20194 min read
Voiceovers and Taxes – The Not Silent Blog 02/26/19
The 2019 tax season is here so it’s time to pay your taxes. Or hopefully get a refund. 🙂 Last year a I wrote a two-part blog about the...
Feb 19, 20193 min read
Voiceovers and Defining Success – The Not Silent Blog 02/19/19
What does success look like for you as a voice talent? Photo by Got Credit I ask because as the VO Strategist I’ve been doing a lot of...
Feb 12, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Respect – The Not Silent Blog 2/12/19
Photo by twicepix In last week’s Tip of the Week, my first bit of advice regarded respect. To narcissistic-ally quote myself… The most...
Feb 5, 20193 min read
Voiceovers And Getting Married – The Not Silent Blog 02/05/19
I got married! That’s me and my lovely bride Marni on The Promenade in Las Vegas. We got married on The High Roller Observation Wheel....
Jan 29, 20192 min read
Voiceovers And Helpful Blog Posts – The Not Silent Blog 01/29/19
Since I’m not actually here this week (you’ll know what I mean by that next week 😉 ), I thought I’d keep y’all busy by posting some...
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