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Voice Coaches Radio #644 – Hard Work Incoming
Voice coaches, radio, everything voiceover. Here we go. Brand new episode of Voice Coaches Radio is on us right now and, uh, I hope that you're enjoying yourself this summer. You know, it's interesting 'cause like people are like, uh, global warming. It's not a real thing. There's no climate change. And then here we are in New York state having to worry about tornadoes landing.
Uh, it actually happened like a couple times now. Over the last few weeks, it's like we've just had 'em spotted. Um, now again, some of this was because of the, the hurricane that was going along the coast, so it was like just residual. Uh, but you know, I, I think I talked about on the podcast a couple years ago where we had a microburst tornado that went through my parents' neighborhood, literally four minutes down the road from me.
They had all these pine trees get, like knocked down and, uh, thankfully no big damage to the house, A little bit to the roof, but that was an easy fix. But if they were home, the cars would've been smashed. So thankfully, you know, they were, they were out. Uh, my dad at the casino playing poker, my mom doing grocery shopping.
So, you know, typical things for my parents, by the way. Uh, it's like daily activities, but, uh, yeah, just crazy. And I remember like walking over there and, and like. Seeing what happened, and I just could see the path. I, I was like, I realize they haven't specifically said microburst or any kind of tornado activity in this moment yet, but they will because.
Your bag of weeds at the end of the driveway didn't move at all. And then you've got the neighbor's tree that got knocked down, like across the street. So like, it was very clear to me something fishy was going on with Mother Nature that day. And, uh, yeah, just been a, an interesting summer so far. It's been so, so hot.
It's been so humid. There's saying that this could be like the new norm across the country. If that's the case, I am so sorry West Coast, 'cause I know like triple digits, that's gonna be your norm and like you're not completely, uh, you know, not used to that. But still it's just, it's, it's hot. Uh, so hopefully you're doing your best to stay.
Cool. And, uh, you know what I realized today, it, it's national One Voice Day. And, and, and I know what this is for. Like, this is definitely, you know, for, for speaking out for different causes and, and, um, eh, you know, trying to, to stand up for potential division and, and all those kind of things. But here we are speaking about voice over itself and utilizing your voice in a much different way than.
So many people do. It's so interesting to me when we're going through and, you know, people are starting to learn about this, but they thought it was gonna be so much easier than it actually is. Uh, you know, because what, here we are, I'm just going and I'm talking and I'm, you know, telling you about voiceover and whatever.
And I mean, people think that this is easy, but let's face it, if I put a microphone in front of you right now, could you talk about voiceover? If I put a microphone in front of you and I am like, you know, have been entertaining a crowd and uh, you know, it's just, I'm making it look so easy as to how to entertain or crack a joke or, you know, play a game or, you know, I give that microphone to you, what are you gonna do?
It's not, it's not easy. It's a skill. All of it's skill and, um. You know, people kind of understand that the most as they are really starting to learn the ins and outs. So the beautiful thing though is I really do fully believe this. Anybody can do any of this. You could do anything you put your mind to.
It's really all about what you wanna put into what you're doing. And. We all do have one voice. We all have something that is very unique to us, and that's our voice. It allows us to stand out amongst the crowd, amongst the world. That's why we can make a difference whether it is, you know, to help a certain, you know, uh, to fight for a cause or to, you know, to, to help in division.
But it's also here to help us stand out in public speaking, and it's here to help us with. Standing out in performance of an audio book or creating a character or any of that being on the radio like I am day in and day out, uh, you know, and, and doing podcasting. As long as you are educating yourself, as long as you're putting in the work.
And by work I don't mean continuing to educate and learn, but do. Doing is where the built the building up is, is going to end up really, really kicking in. And you know, it's like, I think sometimes people hear my story and they, they know, oh well she got a job rather quick, you know, right out the gate. And I always try to preface this with that is not normal.
Like I, I realize I'm kind of an anomaly. I was a little bit in the right place at the right time. Even though I was in my own classroom at the time, um, you know, but I was doing radio school for like a month and it just so happens that I ended up going back into the classroom one day. Somebody was there that my teacher let hear some audio I was working on.
They liked it, they passed it along to their boss. All of a sudden their boss is calling me. I, I. I didn't expect it. I don't know if my teacher necessarily expected it, but he heard what was happening and how much I was growing and he wanted to show me off a little bit and thank you to him for that. Uh, you know, 'cause again, right place, right time.
But while that can be what happens, it also was because of all that hard work that I had been putting in. And while it was only in a month's time, I had grown so much in that month with. The understanding of what it, what it took, and what I needed to do to be on the radio to utilize my voice in a good way.
That was taking steps forward, giant steps forward every single day, every single time I opened up the microphone and put it on, you know, and. My teacher was seeing all that and he was seeing the potential and, and, and obviously that that guy, he played the audio for, heard the potential. My first boss heard the potential.
I listened to my first demo and I know that I don't sound like me fully. Like I, I can hear it, but like my voice is so high, uh, but I hear the potential. All these years later, and I love when I can hear it in students as they're going through the program and they're taking those steps because they're also putting in that hard work.
But that's why it's so important, you know, like picking up an instrument, you can't just pick it up and play it perfectly. You're not gonna be that savant. Most of us aren't. But if you put the effort in to get better at it, day in, day out, little by little you take steps forward. Next thing you know, you know, it's like all of a sudden you've got your first job, you've got your second, you know, job, you've got your 10th job and you're getting better and better and better and better.
And so what is most important at first, it's getting the basics down, but what are the basics? Like this is where you need to educate and then take the education and put it into play. So. I mean, I could go over all the ins and outs of what you should be doing. Um, but I, I think what's really important is, is that you start taking those right steps to get yourself in the right place.
So, you know, what should I be doing and how can I practice with it, and how can I get better? Um, so remember your hard work. It pays off. You've probably seen it in other things that you've done, whether it was a sport as a kid, you know, whether it was the hard work that you put in in educating yourself in college to get whatever degree to get into what you've been doing this whole time.
Maybe it's something you don't wanna do anymore, but still, you know, it's like you, you've watched that hard work pay off. Uh, maybe it was learning something like a do-it yourself project on YouTube. You know, you watched video after video, after video, and then you redid your basement yourself. Like, that's why this is so important.
It, it's like these are all skills, at the end of the day, it's skill. So. The hard work is what pays off. You wanna start by practicing the basics and you want to do it daily. Then as you're growing, where do I wanna be? You gotta ask yourself these questions. Where do I want to be in this voiceover field to start?
Is it commercial? Is it narrative? Figure it out. Start navigating a little bit. Maybe you wanna work with, uh, character work that that takes a little bit extra. I, I mean, you gotta really kick it up an extra like. 20 notches. Uh, you know, if you think that you've gone too far in how you're performing a character, go further.
Seriously. Um, so it's just like you really have so many things that you wanna kind of like start out with and almost create like a little to-do list for yourself and an outline, and then do, do, do and do some more. It's all about the hard work that you're putting in. And it is, it is gonna be hard work.
But it's a lot of fun. Let me tell you. I, I mean, if I didn't enjoy what I do every single day, I wouldn't be doing it. You know, I, I mean, and like, sometimes you really do have to just push yourself a little bit further to get where you wanna be. And, uh, and now's the time, especially here on One Voice Day.
So go ahead and let your voice be heard. Start today if you haven't yet. And if you have already, just. Use it loud today, right? But, uh, if you've got anything you want us to discuss here on the pod, make sure that you hit me up, [email protected], a brand new episode, it's coming your way next week.
Enjoy your weekend. Visit voice coaches.com for more voiceover news and information.
Uh, it actually happened like a couple times now. Over the last few weeks, it's like we've just had 'em spotted. Um, now again, some of this was because of the, the hurricane that was going along the coast, so it was like just residual. Uh, but you know, I, I think I talked about on the podcast a couple years ago where we had a microburst tornado that went through my parents' neighborhood, literally four minutes down the road from me.
They had all these pine trees get, like knocked down and, uh, thankfully no big damage to the house, A little bit to the roof, but that was an easy fix. But if they were home, the cars would've been smashed. So thankfully, you know, they were, they were out. Uh, my dad at the casino playing poker, my mom doing grocery shopping.
So, you know, typical things for my parents, by the way. Uh, it's like daily activities, but, uh, yeah, just crazy. And I remember like walking over there and, and like. Seeing what happened, and I just could see the path. I, I was like, I realize they haven't specifically said microburst or any kind of tornado activity in this moment yet, but they will because.
Your bag of weeds at the end of the driveway didn't move at all. And then you've got the neighbor's tree that got knocked down, like across the street. So like, it was very clear to me something fishy was going on with Mother Nature that day. And, uh, yeah, just been a, an interesting summer so far. It's been so, so hot.
It's been so humid. There's saying that this could be like the new norm across the country. If that's the case, I am so sorry West Coast, 'cause I know like triple digits, that's gonna be your norm and like you're not completely, uh, you know, not used to that. But still it's just, it's, it's hot. Uh, so hopefully you're doing your best to stay.
Cool. And, uh, you know what I realized today, it, it's national One Voice Day. And, and, and I know what this is for. Like, this is definitely, you know, for, for speaking out for different causes and, and, um, eh, you know, trying to, to stand up for potential division and, and all those kind of things. But here we are speaking about voice over itself and utilizing your voice in a much different way than.
So many people do. It's so interesting to me when we're going through and, you know, people are starting to learn about this, but they thought it was gonna be so much easier than it actually is. Uh, you know, because what, here we are, I'm just going and I'm talking and I'm, you know, telling you about voiceover and whatever.
And I mean, people think that this is easy, but let's face it, if I put a microphone in front of you right now, could you talk about voiceover? If I put a microphone in front of you and I am like, you know, have been entertaining a crowd and uh, you know, it's just, I'm making it look so easy as to how to entertain or crack a joke or, you know, play a game or, you know, I give that microphone to you, what are you gonna do?
It's not, it's not easy. It's a skill. All of it's skill and, um. You know, people kind of understand that the most as they are really starting to learn the ins and outs. So the beautiful thing though is I really do fully believe this. Anybody can do any of this. You could do anything you put your mind to.
It's really all about what you wanna put into what you're doing. And. We all do have one voice. We all have something that is very unique to us, and that's our voice. It allows us to stand out amongst the crowd, amongst the world. That's why we can make a difference whether it is, you know, to help a certain, you know, uh, to fight for a cause or to, you know, to, to help in division.
But it's also here to help us stand out in public speaking, and it's here to help us with. Standing out in performance of an audio book or creating a character or any of that being on the radio like I am day in and day out, uh, you know, and, and doing podcasting. As long as you are educating yourself, as long as you're putting in the work.
And by work I don't mean continuing to educate and learn, but do. Doing is where the built the building up is, is going to end up really, really kicking in. And you know, it's like, I think sometimes people hear my story and they, they know, oh well she got a job rather quick, you know, right out the gate. And I always try to preface this with that is not normal.
Like I, I realize I'm kind of an anomaly. I was a little bit in the right place at the right time. Even though I was in my own classroom at the time, um, you know, but I was doing radio school for like a month and it just so happens that I ended up going back into the classroom one day. Somebody was there that my teacher let hear some audio I was working on.
They liked it, they passed it along to their boss. All of a sudden their boss is calling me. I, I. I didn't expect it. I don't know if my teacher necessarily expected it, but he heard what was happening and how much I was growing and he wanted to show me off a little bit and thank you to him for that. Uh, you know, 'cause again, right place, right time.
But while that can be what happens, it also was because of all that hard work that I had been putting in. And while it was only in a month's time, I had grown so much in that month with. The understanding of what it, what it took, and what I needed to do to be on the radio to utilize my voice in a good way.
That was taking steps forward, giant steps forward every single day, every single time I opened up the microphone and put it on, you know, and. My teacher was seeing all that and he was seeing the potential and, and, and obviously that that guy, he played the audio for, heard the potential. My first boss heard the potential.
I listened to my first demo and I know that I don't sound like me fully. Like I, I can hear it, but like my voice is so high, uh, but I hear the potential. All these years later, and I love when I can hear it in students as they're going through the program and they're taking those steps because they're also putting in that hard work.
But that's why it's so important, you know, like picking up an instrument, you can't just pick it up and play it perfectly. You're not gonna be that savant. Most of us aren't. But if you put the effort in to get better at it, day in, day out, little by little you take steps forward. Next thing you know, you know, it's like all of a sudden you've got your first job, you've got your second, you know, job, you've got your 10th job and you're getting better and better and better and better.
And so what is most important at first, it's getting the basics down, but what are the basics? Like this is where you need to educate and then take the education and put it into play. So. I mean, I could go over all the ins and outs of what you should be doing. Um, but I, I think what's really important is, is that you start taking those right steps to get yourself in the right place.
So, you know, what should I be doing and how can I practice with it, and how can I get better? Um, so remember your hard work. It pays off. You've probably seen it in other things that you've done, whether it was a sport as a kid, you know, whether it was the hard work that you put in in educating yourself in college to get whatever degree to get into what you've been doing this whole time.
Maybe it's something you don't wanna do anymore, but still, you know, it's like you, you've watched that hard work pay off. Uh, maybe it was learning something like a do-it yourself project on YouTube. You know, you watched video after video, after video, and then you redid your basement yourself. Like, that's why this is so important.
It, it's like these are all skills, at the end of the day, it's skill. So. The hard work is what pays off. You wanna start by practicing the basics and you want to do it daily. Then as you're growing, where do I wanna be? You gotta ask yourself these questions. Where do I want to be in this voiceover field to start?
Is it commercial? Is it narrative? Figure it out. Start navigating a little bit. Maybe you wanna work with, uh, character work that that takes a little bit extra. I, I mean, you gotta really kick it up an extra like. 20 notches. Uh, you know, if you think that you've gone too far in how you're performing a character, go further.
Seriously. Um, so it's just like you really have so many things that you wanna kind of like start out with and almost create like a little to-do list for yourself and an outline, and then do, do, do and do some more. It's all about the hard work that you're putting in. And it is, it is gonna be hard work.
But it's a lot of fun. Let me tell you. I, I mean, if I didn't enjoy what I do every single day, I wouldn't be doing it. You know, I, I mean, and like, sometimes you really do have to just push yourself a little bit further to get where you wanna be. And, uh, and now's the time, especially here on One Voice Day.
So go ahead and let your voice be heard. Start today if you haven't yet. And if you have already, just. Use it loud today, right? But, uh, if you've got anything you want us to discuss here on the pod, make sure that you hit me up, [email protected], a brand new episode, it's coming your way next week.
Enjoy your weekend. Visit voice coaches.com for more voiceover news and information.
This week on Voice Coaches Radio, Marissa talks about what it takes to do voice over. Some believe it will be a lot easier than it truly is and maybe that’s our own fault as pro’s making it *look* easy. But, that’s the skills involved! So, are you ready to put in the work?
