Reading Around Punctuation Hey Reader, Corporate and medical scripts are notorious for being stuffed with heavy punctuation—commas after every clause, semi-colons, parentheticals, and dashes galore. If you treat every single piece of punctuation as a hard pause, your read immediately turns choppy, mechanical, and dry. You end up sounding like a voice robot navigating an obstacle course instead of a person sharing an idea. Punctuation in a script is usually there for grammatical structure, not...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Passing on an Audition Hey Reader, When you're building a voiceover career, the default mindset is usually to audition for every single script that lands in your inbox. It feels productive to keep your head down and hit submit as much as possible. But as your workflow fills up, learning when to say "no" to an audition is just as important as knowing how to book one. Spinning your wheels on the wrong opportunities drains the creative energy you need for high-probability specs and actual paid...
15 days ago • 1 min read
2 Sentence Client Check In Hey Reader, Following up with past clients usually feels awkward because most talent overthink it. They write long, apologetic paragraphs explaining why they haven't reached out, or they send generic messages asking if there's any work available. If you want past clients to keep you in mind, keep your check-in short, useful, and completely zero-pressure. The most effective check-in only needs two sentences: The Update: Share one quick, relevant piece of news (a new...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Make Clients Love Working with You Hey Reader, If you want to become the go-to voice talent for producers and audio engineers, one of the easiest ways to stand out isn't just your performance—it's how you deliver your files. Audio engineers spend hours cleaning, mixing, and matching audio into larger productions. Making their job easier behind the scenes instantly marks you as a pro who understands the post-production workflow. Here are a few quick guidelines for standardizing your...
29 days ago • 1 min read
End of Sentence Energy Drop Hey Reader, When you listen back to a line you just recorded, how does the last word sound? A really common habit in voiceover—for both beginners and experienced talent—is letting your vocal support trail off right at the end of a sentence or tag line. Your brain naturally knows the thought is finishing, so as your breath runs low, your energy drops off. The sentence starts strong, grounded, and engaging, but the last word or two fizzles out into a weak exhale, a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Auditioning Fast and Smart Hey Reader, Getting your files in quickly is important, but there's a fine line between being prompt and being reckless. Today, let’s talk about Auditioning Fast vs. Auditioning Smart, and why slowing down just a fraction can potentially increase your booking rate. The Danger of the "Fast-Only" Mindset When speed is your only metric, quality inevitably takes a hit. If you're rushing to hit record, you're more likely to miss crucial details in the specs: Missing the...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Cold Email Tips Hey Reader, Cold emailing can be an intimidating part of marketing yourself as a VO talent, but it can also be one of the most effective. Production companies, creative agencies, and corporate clients are always looking for reliable talent. They just don't want to read a novel about you. If you want your outreach to actually get opened, read, and replied to, keep it built on three simple rules: Short, Specific, and Selfless. 1. The 30-Second Rule (Keep it Short) Busy creative...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Quick Room Check Hey Reader, Sometimes you may encounter a strange sound or aspect of your recording environment that didn't seem to be there previously. Or maybe you've moved to a new place or new location in your home to set up a recording environment and need to dial it in and eliminate anything that can potentially degrade your audio quality. Before you spend hours trying to fix bad audio in post-production, try this quick, pre-record routine to protect your sound at the source (which is...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
2 Person Technique Hey Reader, Ever read a commercial script that feels stiff, corporate, or just kinda unnatural? When we sit in front of the mic, it's easy to accidentally slip into "announcer mode." We project, we enunciate perfectly, and suddenly... we sound like "Voice-Over Announcer Man/Woman". A good trick to break out of that habit is The Two-Person Dialogue Technique. How It Works Before you record your next audition, look at the copy and invent a specific person you are talking to....
2 months ago • 1 min read