Archive for the ‘Training’ Category

A Voiceover Retreat for Men in Las Vegas

We received an email from Stacy Stahl this morning announcing (pun intended) a voice over men only retreat in Las Vegas taught by Marice Tobias. It is set for September 25-26th.  Testosterone levels will be off the charts.
Marice is one of the finest voice over coaches in the business today. She has helped my work [...]

August 10, 2010   Posted in: Coaching, Training, Workshops  No Comments

How Do Voice Actors Use the InterWeb Tubes?

Peter O’Connell emails to point out an article John Florian has penned on Voice Over Xtra regarding the results of a survey on how voice actors make use of the Internet. The big reveal will occur during a panel discussion at VOICE 2010, a conference taking place June 2-5 in Los Angeles.
I’m guessing the discussion [...]

May 13, 2010   Posted in: General, Training, Workshops  No Comments

A Voice Over Class to Consider

From yesterday’s email:
We did it once in 2009 and now once again in 2010 — an exciting new voiceover teleseminar series with Harlan Hogan:
STARTING YOUR VOICEOVER BUSINESS: Everything You Need To Know To Turn Your Dream Or Your Sideline Into A Business.
All the details are here:
http://TheVoiceoverClass.com
(If you’re already making a fortune doing fulltime voiceovers, please [...]

April 6, 2010   Posted in: Getting Started, Techniques, Training, Workshops  No Comments

Info Session for North Texas Actors

If you are an aspiring voice, stage or on-camera actor in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area there is an informational meeting coming up next Monday that you should consider taking. SAG’s Sheila Cooper emails with the details:
UNION PANEL ROUND  TABLE
Have  you ever asked what is SAG, AEA, AFTRA or IATSE?  Have you ever thought what does [...]

January 12, 2010   Posted in: General, Training, Workshops  No Comments

Voice Actors Set Goals for Twenty-Ten

Prolific blogger and nice guy Bob Sour has a link on his blog that sends you to Voice Over Xtra where a gaggle of voice actors have listed their resolutions for next year.
The goals expressed are a good reminder of what we all should be doing to further our careers, and for me a list [...]

December 31, 2009   Posted in: Marketing, Self Promotion, Training  No Comments

Luck and The Voice Actor

I’m reading James A. Michener’s autobiography The World Is My Home.  In it he offers tips to would be writers and speaks of how simple luck played a huge role in his success.  Just change a few of the skills mentioned and you’ve got great advice for the voice over performer:
The only generalization I can [...]

September 16, 2009   Posted in: General, Getting Started, Training  No Comments

The Marice Tobias Fall Workshop Schedule

Stacey Stahl emailed yesterday the dates and cities of the remaining Marice Tobias workshops for voice over pros this year.  See them here.
Marice has a magical way of spotting things that are getting in the way of your most authentic performance as a voice actor. I highly recommend her workshops.

September 15, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Coaching, Training, Workshops  No Comments

Great Weekend with the Voice Over Whisperer

The Marice Tobias commercial and narration workshop in Dallas wrapped up yesterday.  What a wonderful seminar. I learned some great techniques for self direction which is so important these days in that we work so much from our own spaces. Had fun with fellow voice actors. And it’s always amazing to watch a director like [...]

August 24, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Coaching, Techniques, Training, Workshops  2 Comments

Finding a Voice Over Coach

I’ve secured my place at the table for the Marice Tobias commercial and narration  intensive workshop in Dallas next month.  Marice is one of the premier voice-over coaches working today and has been instrumental in moving my career forward.
You can see other cities where  she’ll be holding workshops here.
If you are looking for a voice [...]

July 1, 2009   Posted in: Coaching, Getting Started, Training, Workshops  3 Comments

Should I slate in Character?

That’s one of the questions that floats up during the four part podcast interview Voicebanks’s Tracey Patton has with Bob Bergen and Bill Holmes.  Both are busy voice actors and teachers.
So when auditioning for character or animation roles, should you slate in character. Some say yes. Bob says “no” for a simple reason that make [...]

June 11, 2009   Posted in: Auditions, Coaching, Training, Workshops  No Comments


Bad Behavior has blocked 36 access attempts in the last 7 days.