Julie Williams talks with Joi Brooks of Email&Coffee about how important it is for voiceover talent to structure their email campaigns to reach a desired goal. There’s a lot to understand about how an email travels through the various channels of the Internet, and how a chosen recipient might react to that email when it arrives. Joi and Julie break…

Tech guru George Whittam returns to the Voiceover Insider Podcast to introduce the new PASPort VO. This audio interface developed by voiceover and VO technical talent as a "group-think" product has moved from "wouldn't-this-be-nice-to-have" discussions to an actual product ready to be built in the space of only a few months. It's also something of …

Julie talks with video game voice talent phenom Dave Fennoy and video game director Randall Ryan about misconceptions and mistakes they see in the genre of video game voiceover, and about an upcoming special event: Game VO Mexico 2023 (April 27th thru 30th, 2023) and a special offer for a big price reduction.…

Voiceover Insider podcast co-host Gary MacFadden talks with podcast co-host Julie Williams about her new program, Voiceover Momentum. Julie describes how the new VO membership platform will work, and also invites all VO talent to take part in her 5-Day Momentum Building Challenge in early April. If you're not on Julie's e-mail list, this is the tim…

Actress, narrator, and career coach Jodie Bentley has a riveting conversation with Julie Williams about branding and marketing for voiceover talent. Jodie also discusses her upcoming Free 5-Day Challenge for Voiceover Marketing, coming soon in March 2023. (See below for details.) Jodie's FREE 5-DAY CHALLENGE March 20 to 24, 2023 I’ve been hearing f…

Gary talks with Don Baarns, a busy VO tech guru and instructor in all things concerning Izotope RX. In fact, Don is the "grandfather" of the well-known and widely used Mouth DeClick function in RX. In this episode, Don discusses the benefits of upgrading to later versions of Izotope RX if you're still back on RX 5 or 6, and some of the changes in t…

Julie talks with J. Michael Collins (a.k.a. JMC) about what's new at VO Atlanta 2023, coming up soon in March. JMC pointed out that some of the "X-Sessions," which do deep dives into a particular topic, are filling rapidly, and that signing up sooner than later is a good idea. To learn more about VO Atlanta, and get signed up for X-Sessions of your…

Gary talks with busy voice talent and coach Jonathan Tilley about why the so-called Pay2Play sites (online casting sites) aren't a good bet for most voice talent, and the much better approach for marketing your voice: direct email marketing. They discuss Jonathan's League of List Builders (LOLB) course, and how learning to get your name in front of…

Julie Williams talks with Landon Beach, a successful book author (Cabin, The Hike, The Wreck and others) who has just completed a book that will be near and dear to the hearts of audio book narrators, cleverly called Narrator. Landon worked with well-known audio book narrator Scott Brick, as well as other narrators, to gather...…

Tim Friedlander talks to Julie about an effort by a new group, the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) to acquire health insurance coverage for voice-over talents (YOU!). This would be a potential option for non-union and union talents alike. But NAVA NEEDS YOU to fill out a very short form expressing interest in health insurance for voice …

Julie Williams interviews J. Michael Collins, who is one busy guy! He's not only an in-demand voice talent and VO demo producer, but he's also the USA territory controller for Gravy For The Brain, a UK-based training organization for voice talent, and a partner in the production of the OneVoice Conference (the USA-version is August 4th-7th in Dalla…

In this episode, Julie talks with Dani States, the creator of Voiceover View, a suite of business management tools designed for the voiceover industry. Voiceover View lets voice talent track auditions, jobs, income and expenses, handles invoicing tasks, and more. Listeners can check out Voiceover View and sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://…

U.K. voice artist and entrepreneur Brad Shaw talks with Gary about a brand new service, Audition Director, where talents can get coached on important upcoming auditions with top-flight VO coaches/casting directors in a variety of genres.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Gary talks with VO Tech expert George Whittam about noise floor: what it is, why it's an important number to know for your VO studio, how to measure it, and how to lower it if it's too high. If you want to check out the Spitfire CRM program mentioned in this program, visit: https://voiceoverpodcasts.com/spitfire…

Julie talks to Mike Verret, marketing expert at Verret and Associates (VerretandAssociates.com) about how to tell people about what you do in a way that makes them want to learn more. Mike explains the three ways to stand out from your competition, and how to market your services more effectively.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks with Martha Kahn about how she trains children who are considering getting into the wonderful world of Voiceover. Martha’s “Yes I Kahn” students are landing agents and finding work with Disney Junior, Apple TV, Netflix and many others.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Rob Sciglimpaglia, voice talent, on-camera actor, and an attorney who works with voice over issues, discusses the advent of AI (Artificial Intelligence) text-to-speech platforms, how they might influence voice over jobs in the future, and how voice talent might actually take advantage of these technological changes that aren’t just coming…they’re h…

Julie talks with Rachael Naylor, a busy UK-based voiceover artist, actress, writer, and award-winning entrepreneur. And if that wasn’t enough, Rachael is also the founder and owner of the VoiceOver Network. Note: Since this podcast was recorded, the VoiceOver Network has changed its URL to: https://www.thevoiceovernetwork.org/…

Michael Kostroff is an actor who has enjoyed a long career, with credits including The Wire, Billions, Boston Legal, The King of Queens, and many more. Along the way, Michael learned a LOT about the audition process, and has taught thousands of actors over the years through his in-person Audition Psych 101 course. Between January 3rd and January 7t…

Shelley Avellino, a voice talent originally from Wales and now living in and working out of Las Vegas, Nevada, shares ideas with Julie Williams about how to break into the international voiceover marketplace.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Voiceover Insider Podcast co-host Gary MacFadden reveals himself to be a closet used VO equipment buyer who just can’t turn down anything with lots of dials and switches. Gary offers several suggestions for exploring the burgeoning market of used VO gearBy Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks with LinkedIn marketing expert Tracy Lindley about the importance of LinkedIn as a marketing tool for voice talent. Tracy also discusses her early years as a voice talent, and how setting aside marketing time was vital to advancing her career.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

George Whittam, well-known VO technical consultant and co-host with Dan Lenard of the popular Voiceover Body Shop, talks with Gary MacFadden about processing stacks: what they are, how they work, and how they’re built.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks with marketing mentor Nikki Nash about how pinpointing your unique business vision, determining who wants to pay for your expertise as a voiceover artist and how to set your rates, and more. Nikki is the author of Market Your Genius: How to Generate New Leads, Get Dream Customers, and Create a Loyal Community.…

Voice artist and e-learning developer John Kissinger discusses with Julie why “public enemy #1” isn’t your VO peers who are vying for the same e-learning jobs, but in fact the e-learning designers themselves who either want to save money, or just want to give the mic a try themselves.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

VO Tech Guru George Whittam and active VO talent-turned-businessman Rick Wasserman discuss their product, the Tri-Booth, a portable voiceover booth with all the trimmings.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie talks with veteran voice talent and VO blogger Kim Handysides about the importance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and using social media for marketing, topics that will be covered in their upcoming webinarBy Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie and Jodi Krangle, a voice talent in Toronto, Canada, discuss Jodi’s own podcast, Audio Branding: The Hidden Gem of Marketing, in which she explores various aspects of how powerful sound is.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Pat Fraley, Cliff Zellman, and Deb Munro remember Brad Venable, a talented and prolific video game and anime voice actor who passed away in January 2021 at a young age.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

David H. Lawrence has had a long career in both voiceover and as an on-camera actor. He’s also a well-respected voiceover coach. David takes time out of his busy schedule to talk with Julie about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected voiceover, the response of the SAG-AFTRA union to the pandemic, and where he sees the voiceover industry heading as…

Emmett Andrews, voice talent and author of the book VO Studio Companion, talks with Gary about studio acoustics, differences in studio space size, and the varying attributes of acoustic foam and acoustic panels.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks with voice actor and VO coach Deb Munro about the importance of adding “character” to your voiceover arsenalBy Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Co-host Gary MacFadden talks with voiceover technical guru Don Baarns about a piece of file post-processing software that many voiceover talent are now turning to: Izotope RX. Don himself had a role in the development of one of the software’s functions most used by VO talent: Mouth DeClick.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Co-host Julie Williams talks with voiceover agent extraordinaire Erik Sheppard about changes in the VO industry he's seen in his many years as a talent agent, the challenges newcomers to the voiceover field will face, and possible affects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the voiceover industry.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Voice talent Josh Alexander talks with Gary about his transition to voice acting from a successful yet soul-deadening career in videography. Josh describes his day-to-day VO auditioning and marketing activities that many will find surprising at the least, and very likely inspirational.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Commercial producer, coach, voice actor, and author Marc Cashman is Julie’s guest. They discuss several great tips for CONNECTING to commercial copy, doing away with the notion that the voice actor is only there to read the copy.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

In this episode, Gary MacFadden talks with Jim Edgar, a voice talent who also consults with other VO talents on a range of studio issues. Jim and Gary discuss the top three problems Jim hears in the hundreds of audio samples that have been submitted to his site, https://justaskjimvo.studio/.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks with Lisa Biggs who has built a career voicing toys and children’s voices for commercials and shows.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Sarah Sampino of Audiobooks Unleashed discusses their new audio book distribution service with co-host Gary MacFaddenBy Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie talks with industry legend and VO entrepreneur Harlan Hogan about remote recording, when on the road using hotels, vehicles, etc.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Co-hosts Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden discuss the return of the Voiceover Insider Podcast, and the new site at www.voiceoverpodcasts.comBy Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

In this free VoiceOver Insider podcast, Julie Williams talks to Monique Bagwell, an award winning actress and voiceover talent, about what it means when a client asks for a “neutral” or “generic” American accent. For more than two decades, Monique has been teaching General American in the Mass Communication and Media Studies at Lander University, w…

In this podcast, Julie Williams talks to Carrie Olsen about eLearning marketing and prospecting. Carrie Olsen is a voice actor, business coach, wife, and mother . During her years as an e-learning developer, she created and facilitated hundreds of online courses, tutorials, and webinars.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks Voiceover Branding withCelia Siegel, a former Los Aneles Agent and Branding Specialist. Celia currently owns Celia Siegel Management where she and her team market and brand voiceover talents.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

As the first award show live announce voice, Randy Thomas paved the way for other women in the voiceover industry to enter the live announce and TV promo genres. Heard on multiple awards shows for more than two decades, Randy talks to Julie Williams about the live announce and promo voiceover genres, what they entail, and how to enter them.…

Jonathan Tilley is an acclaimed voiceover coach in Germany who has taught at the top voice conferences in the world. Julie Williams discusses his new book Embracing the F Word (Failure) on this VoiceOver Insider FREE Podcast. Two years in the making, Jonathan interviews a myriad of successful creative types, including voiceover greats, about how th…

In this VoiceOver Insider podcast, Julie Williams discusses Julie Williams discusses with Rae Burell of Rae of Light Assistance, a service that provides support for entrepreneurs—mainly voiceover artists.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

In this episode of the VoiceOver Insider Podcast, Julie Williams talks with full-time professional voice talent, coach, and producer, Anne Ganguzza.about proven online strategies to find and attract more clients to grow your VO biz.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks with Joe J Thomas, a voice actor in Los Angeles. They discuss the top 5 questions that newbie VO talent often ask—that are irrelevant— and what they should be asking, instead!By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden

Julie Williams talks with Valerie Bobo, booth director at William Morris in Los Angeles, and Talent/Casting director for Elaine Craig Casting. Valerie also runs the Speak Easy Alliance.By Julie Williams and Gary MacFadden