The Voice-Over Roadmap Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Voice-Over Roadmap
Answering your Questions and Providing Tips, Tools, and Strategies for Starting, Growing, and Sustaining a Successful Career in Voiceover
On Episode 15, we discuss current read style trends in the VO industry, Normalization, and how to know when you are ready to approach VO Agencies
On Episode 014, Guest Co-Host Bill DeWees joins the show to discuss Marketing, Conversational Read Styles, having silence between phrases in a read, and developing a consistent plan for marketing your business. Bill is a professional VO Talent who has voiced projects for clients including Chevrolet, Dell, Best Buy, Exxon Mobil, and many more. Bill is also a VO Coach and Demo Producer and offers great free resources for VO Talent in addition to premium offerings.
On Episode 013, Guest Co-Host John Florian Joins the show. John is the creator of VoiceOverXtra, a leading online publication for the Voice-Over Community, featuring articles, blogs, podcasts, webinars and more great content and resources for VO Talent. John and I discuss ongoing education as a talent, networking, versatility, how to select a mic, steps to take to go full-time and more.
On Episode 012, Guest Co-Host Marc Scott joins the show to discuss Marketing, Getting into Character, Home Studio Audio Quality, and ways to stay on the radar of clients and prospects. Marc is a professional VO Talent who has voiced projects for clients including PetSmart, Sprint, Verizon and many more. Marc is also a VO Coach and offers many courses and free resources for VO Talent.
In Episode 11, We discuss why Clients may want a live session, Noise Floors, and Bookkeeping and what to track in your business
In Episode 010, we'll discuss making the leap from a part-time talent to a full time talent and the benefits of doing so, as well as artifacts left over from sloppy audio edits, and how to deal with follow ups in regards to cold calling and email marketing.
On Episode 009, we are joined by guest co-host Joe Zieja. Joe is an established voice-over talent based in LA, who has lent his voice to commercials, promos, animation, and gaming projects. He is also a top booking talent on Online Casting (P2P) Sites. Joe's credits include VO work for clients such as Nintendo, McDonald's, Starbucks, Marvel, and many more. He is also an established author with Parts 1 and 2 of his "Epic Failure" Trilogy released, and Part 3 on the way.
In Episode 008, We discuss some tips for dealing with Mouth Noise, Studio Noise Floors, and Submitting Multiple Takes for an Audition, as well as a listener studio review
On Episode 007, John Melley joins the show to discuss VO Marketing, Conversational Reads, Mixing Music and SFX with your VO, and Business Management Software
In Episode 006, we answer questions about consistency in long form projects, live session options, reimbursement for travel and expenses, and review a listeners home studio audio.
In Episode 005, we're joined by guest co-host Dave Courvoisier. Dave is a professional Voice-over talent and News Anchor with over 30 years of experience, as well as an established author and blogger. Dave also serves as one of the founders of WoVo, the World Voices Organization.
In Episode 004, we answer questions about auditions and jobs that take place in-studio, Punch & Roll techniques, and advanced methods of prospecting and finding niche leads, as well as review a Mock Audition
Guest Rodney Saulsberry joins the show to talk Tongue Twisters, Headphone Technique, Getting work as a beginner and more
J.Michael Collins joins the show to discuss online casting, script prep, raw audio vs. produced audio, marketing, and help critique a mock audition
In Episode 001, we answer questions about Warm Up Techniques, Post-Production Chains, Marketing and do a Home Studio Audio Review
A brief intro to the show, including background on host Michael Langsner, and what to expect in future episodes.