The Unrelenting Myth of Rejection

The Unrelenting Myth of Rejection

Voice Acting and the Myth of Rejection By Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins June 30, 2021, Revised article originally published in Backstage Magazine As a voice actor, you may sometimes find yourself carrying the weight of rejection as a necessary price of admission into the field. This burden results from unreturned phone calls, auditions you […]

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Notes from the Field: Women Are Voiceover’s Last Taboo

As a woman in voice acting, I’ve been blessed to participate in some extraordinary career opportunities. When I look back on my career, however, I can’t help but recognize that it wasn’t the high profile bookings for global brands that fulfilled me, nor was it the occasional big payday. Save for a few extraordinary humanitarian […]

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Do You Need Actor Training to Do Voiceover?

To act or not to act? That is the question. Whether acting is “needed” to pursue a successful voiceover career is a common concern—especially among emerging VO talent—stemming from two main sources: First, acting training means time and money. Second, there are many successful voice actors who don’t have acting training. Both are worth considering, […]

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Is Voiceover Acting Undervalued?

When it comes to voiceover and its value, you don’t have to look far for an answer. Voiceover fulfills the requirements of a global communication network the world depends on. The value of voiceover (pre-recorded speech) is unequivocal. This is true on the most basic level of communicating information, not just for marketing, entertainment, and […]

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