A Word About Soliciting Feedback  (on Your VO Demos)

A Word About Soliciting Feedback (on Your VO Demos)

Podcast Length: 8:35 Here’s a rather novel idea for this or any business: at Actors’ SOUND ADVICE we advise you to avoid asking for feedback on your demo tracks, whether we produced them or not. Here’s why: would you trust a professional you were looking to hire...
The Best Acting is Empathy

The Best Acting is Empathy

Podcast Length: 5:18 Acting is empathy. The best performances are achieved by having a deep, sometimes innate, acceptance and understanding of the unique realities of the individual role, character, story, personae, or voice. Empathy defines the human elements...
The Benefit of Failure

The Benefit of Failure

Podcast Length: 4:37 “When we give ourselves permission to fail, we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel.” ~ Eloise Ristad There is no success without failure. If there ever was then I’d venture to guess that success was either stolen,...
How Coachable Are You?

How Coachable Are You?

  Podcast Length: 5:40 Here’s a question you need to honestly ask yourself: How coachable are you? It’s fair to assume you’re about as coachable as you are ‘direct-able’. If you can’t be directed, it unlikely you’ll play well with others either. And acting, even...