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It’s one of life’s big questions. Where do I fit in this world? At the risk of getting existential, Josh and Marissa look to answer this question. Specifically, how to tell where you fit in the world of voice over.

This week, Josh and Marissa talk about the prevalence of cold reading in the voiceover field. While this can often be daunting for new voice actors, it needn’t be. They discuss ways to prepare for cold reading and what to expect in the booth.

Josh and Marissa discuss a topic of frequent questions…vocal age range. Specifically what it is, but more importantly what it isn’t. Also, how best to use that insight without letting it limit you.

While recording at home with a home-recording booth has some major advantages (hello convenience) it also has its drawback. Josh and Marissa talk about real world problems that can occur when recording from home.

Josh and Marissa discuss how to know when your demo needs to be updated. As well as how best to go about updating it. They also discuss the weather as snow is falling on April 16!

After receiving a question for a student, Marissa and Josh talk about the benefits of a unique voice. This includes the opportunities that can come along with it; as well as how in today’s world of Voice Over, there truly is work for any type of voice!

Josh and Sam discuss a question from a Voice Coaches Radio listener about business cards. They talk about the most important thing to remember when it comes to business cards–handing them out!–as well as how to stand out.

Josh welcomes Marissa back to the pod this week. Marissa talks about life in voice over and broadcast while dealing with her asthma and how it hasn’t held her back…a doesn’t need to hold you back!

This week, Josh welcomes in one of the newest members to the Voice Coaches team, Marissa Lanchak. Marissa discus her role with the company and her extensive background in radio.

Josh welcomes back former Voice Coaches Radio co-host Sam Buti to the program. The two catch up on what Sam has been up to since he left, and what his current role with Voice Coaches entails.

Josh goes into the mailbag to answer a listener’s question. Mario recorded a demo a number of years ago but never did anything with. Now, he wants to actively pursue his voice acting career, but doesn’t know how to get started back up again.

This week, we answer a question from a listener about what to eat, and what not to eat, when preparing for a voice over gig. We go over some of the usual suspects to steer clear of, but also some less known foods to avoid, and what you should be eating and drinking instead.

Josh answers an email question from loyal listener Tina about recording and producing her own demo.

In this week’s episode of Voice Coaches Radio, Josh discusses the issue of accents. The former Bostonian got rid of his Boston accent after college, but is that really necessary to succeed in voice over?

We talk a lot about the importance of sounding conversational on Voice Coaches Radio. In this week’s episode, Josh discusses a real world example of this from a recent job where sounding conversational was required.

Before any strenuous physical activity, you no doubt will stretch and warm up to make sure that you are ready and to help prevent injuries. As it turns out, this also should be true before you perform voice over work! This week we go through some warmup exercises to help get you ready to read... View Article

According to research, January 19 is the day that most people are likely to quit their New Year’s resolutions. It has even been dubbed “Quitter’s Day.” Today we check in on our resolutions as voice actors to help make sure we don’t fall victim to this ignominious event.

If you’ve ever called Voice Coaches, you have no doubt talked with Laura. Whether it’s scheduling professional voice over and studio clients or assisting our coaching clients , Laura has garnered more “Thank You” mail and email than anyone on our team.  We sat down with Laura on Voice Coaches Radio this week to find... View Article

Josh gives you a behind the scenes tour of his personal home studio, including the equipment and sound treatment used to convert a small closet into a serviceable voice over recording nook.

Happy New Year to all of our listeners from Voice Coaches Radio! Let’s make sure we take full advantage of a new year and a new chance to better ourselves and our careers!  Though 2020 presented enormous challenges, the voice over field has continued to grow.  Let’s all make 2021 the best it can be!