Hello again! We actually have a podcast coming out on the day it should be coming out! (We'll just forget that it should have been out last Monday...so just remember....forget that....) Anyway, it's part two on how I put this thing together. If you are not interested in podcasting or how I put this one together, then just take this message away: PROMOTE! PROMOTE!! PROMOTE!!! It doesn't matter if you are doing a podcast, project, cartoon, audiobook, whatever. Promote the BAJEEBUS out of that thin...
Apr 08, 2014
Hello! Sorry for the delay in the episode. The schedule is going to be a bit wonky for a few weeks while some "changes" are happening but I hope to have everything on a steady schedule in a month or so. Until then, we are going to be bit off from time to time. Today's episode is the first of a two part series about how I do this very podcast. I figured, this is one big way I practice every week (among other things) and if podcasting was something you were interested in, then here is one way you ...
Mar 27, 2014
Hello all! I hope you enjoyed your past few weeks. Things got a little crazy around here as I was out of town, working on an audiobook, among other side projects as well. But this week we are going to talk about character voices and accents. It's important to know what you can do, and do it well. A regular theme in this series is, practice. And finally DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SHARE WHAT YOU ARE WORKING ON!!!!! This way, people can help you. Constructive criticism is extremely important to help you g...
Mar 18, 2014
Hello! Sorry for the delay in the episode. It's been a busy week. We are going to be talking about some resources I have used in the past. Basically I just talk about each one briefly but I encourage you to check them out. And if you have any resources you would like to share, please pass them along. I would love to share them in future episodes. Voice Over Basics: Edge Studio The Voice Over Guide Voice123 Blog Vox Daily Voices.com Podcasts Voice Over Times Voice Acting Mastery Talkin' Toons wit...
Mar 04, 2014
Hello everyone! Today we are going to be talking about honesty. It ties in nicely with last weeks episode so I thought it would be good to shoehorn it in here. The main point I try to get across is, be honest with yourself first. That will help you be honest with others. (That sounds like it should be on a motivational poster with a cat wearing a top hat.) This is true when it comes to your abilities, both in what you can do with your voice, and what you can do with your time. Wow, that about su...
Feb 24, 2014
Hello everyone! So today we talk about professionalism and customer service. Frankly, they are one in the same. As I mention in the podcast, this is one area where I can say I have a TON of experience. My entire career, save one or two odd jobs, has rotated around customer service and professionalism. So I have some tips to pass along and reminders of ways to provide good customer service and be a professional. I hope this helps give you some ideas of things you can try. Also do not hesitate to ...
Feb 17, 2014
Hello all! Before I get started I just wanted to let you know there is an announcement below as well as at the end of the podcast so stay tuned! We have an episode today that covers a lot of topics. I felt all three of these fit together in their own way so I felt this would be good to discuss each of them. First up we have "Slowing Down." Don't rush through your copy, keep it a normal pace. We also want to make sure we don't rush through the audition process itself. That would be bad. Quality i...
Feb 10, 2014
Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by. Today we talk about patience. This may seems like an obvious topic but that doesn't mean it's not important to remind yourself every now and again. Frankly, I thought of the topic simple to be a reminder for myself to be patient. In the podcast I talk a little about Mel Blanc. I couldn't find a direct link to the interview where he tells the story I recount, but I found a link to another Mel Blanc interview that is just awesome. I remember, it was an inter...
Feb 03, 2014
Hello again! This week we are going to talk more about my voice over booth. It's pretty basic stuff but it's important to have a starting point with this. As I say in the episode, this is not inexpensive. The VO booth is the barrier to entry into this field, It doesn't matter if you have Mel Blanc's voice, if you plan on getting into VO at home, then you need a good booth. (NOTE: Your other option is to move to LA, New York, Houston or Dallas and get an agent. This is the route I'm ultimately wo...
Jan 27, 2014
Today we are talking about practice and how important it is. This seems like an obvious thing but I still wanted to spend some time on it. While it may same like an obvious thing it isn't the easiest thing to do on a regular basis. I go over some ideas on the best ways to practice, at least for me, and some other ideas you may not have thought about. I also talk about a side benefit of practice that can be overlooked by the beginner. When you practice you have COMPLETE freedom to try anything. T...
Jan 20, 2014
Hello all. Here is a short one for today. I just wanted to do a quick backtrack over the marketplaces I spoke about in earlier episodes since I had learned some things since we last spoke about them. I'm really excited about the New Year as I have a lot of things planned and I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy putting them out there for you. As always, drop me a line. You can subscribe to podcast by clicking the RSS feed button over to the right there, or you can look us up on iTunes. To do...
Jan 13, 2014
In todays episode I talk about Fiverr and Elance. These are two "general" online marketplaces for all kinds of stuff. Like the other episodes I go into how they work, the general nuts a bolts, and then talk about what I like and don't like. Pretty standard. You may notice there is a bit of a shift in production value here. Mainly that I omitted, mostly, the words "um" and "uh" from my vocabulary. I have made some changes because what I was doing before, while it "got the job done" I wasn't very ...
Jan 06, 2014
Hello everyone and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. We had a bit of an unscheduled break there due a myriad of reasons, many of which I get into in the podcast. Not least of which was some technical issues that lost me a couple of podcast episodes. (That's why I didn't post when I said I was going to go. My computer decided to eat them.) Anyway, we're back and I hope to get another episode out in a few days. Playing catch up. As always, drop me a line or follow me on Twitter @theslackjaw . Y...
Dec 09, 2013
Hello again. We continue our series of reviews of online voice over marketplaces. Today we discuss Voicebunny.com . Voicebunny is the little brother of Voice123.com . It is definitely very different from other systems I've used. I'll let the podcast speak for itself on that one. One thing I did want to mention that is an "update" to a previous review. (I'll post this on that review as well.) In the Voices.com review I spoke a lot about the "like" feature on that system. I had made the assumption...
Nov 06, 2013
Hello everyone. Thanks for coming back to hear the second installment of our list of reviews of voice over marketplaces. Today we are going to talk about Voice123.com . I go over the pros and cons and then explain why I'm not a paying member. (Hint: more cons than pros) That being said, do your own research on this. Look into it and if you think it's worth the cost of entry then by all means go ahead. One place to start is the Voice123 Blog . As always, drop me a line or follow me on Twitter @th...
Oct 30, 2013
UPDATE BELOW Hello all! Sorry for the late upload. It's been a crazy week and a half. I talk a little about it in the episode but the long and the short of it is I have started to work (mostly) full time on my voice over work. This basically means I'm auditioning as much as I can. And with the transition from a basic "9-5" job to one that is from home has taken some more adjusting than I thought. Anyway, in todays episode we start to talk about the various different voice over marketplaces that ...
Oct 21, 2013
Hello and welcome back! Thanks for checking us out. In today's podcast I talk about finding your path. As I've said many times there is no one right way to do this. My path may be different that yours. Then again we could have very similar paths. There are many ways to become a voice actor. That's the whole reason why I'm doing this. Showing people how I have done it. And here we come to the part about choosing your path. You have a lot of options ahead of you. Just like I do. What I'm going to ...
Oct 03, 2013
...no not the clothing store. I haven't been able to fit in those clothes since ever. Today I talk about how it's important to create content. No matter what. It's why I'm doing this podcast. I also talk about a quote from Ira Glass that has been floating around the web that speaks to this very idea. I look forward to your comments and questions. I want this to be as much of a dialogue as possible. In that spirit, drop me a line at nate@nathanbeattyvo.com or follow me on Twitter @theslackjaw . Y...
Sep 19, 2013
