The VOHeroes Podcast
Voice over is a heroes' journey. Make it your journey. Actor, voice talent and storytelling coach David H. Lawrence XVII takes you on a journey each episode into the art, commerce, science and mindset of voice over as a performing art, and as a profession and business. Presented by VOHeroes.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 241
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
0077: There's Nutrition In Discovery
Hey there, hero!
We "feed" ourselves in many different ways...certainly our bodies with food, our souls with social connection and many times, our brains with knowledge.
In fact, depending upon how you…
0076: Graduating From Paint-By-Numbers To Just...Painting
Hey there, hero!
In everyone's pursuit of excellence, the training we receive is initially handled as a series of discrete steps. Do this, then that, before you do this or only after than and so on.
Th…
0075: Three Things To Do Instead Of Interrupting Someone
Hey there, hero!
In a recent episode, we talked about patience. About allowing a partner to speak. About listening "louder."
And I got some requests for suggestions on what to do instead of jumping in …
0074: Can You Last For Eighteen Seconds?
Hey there, hero!
Tom Peters is one of my mentors.
(He likely doesn't know or care about this fact, but it's true nonetheless.)
His lessons on how to run your business on a high level started for me a lo…
0073: Sarah Beth Goer: Be The Kind of Performer/Entrepreneur She's Become
Hey there, hero!
One of my OG VO2GoGo Pros has some words for you if you're trying to figure out how to succeed as a performer:
"Notice what doors are open, and then walk through them."
When I hear a ph…
0072: 128 Speed Bumps Shaved In Just 10 Minutes
Hey there, hero!
I'll admit it.
I got sucked in.
It started slow, and built over time. It affected my productivity, my sleep, my health.
That's the bad news.
The good news is, I finally decided to do some…
0071: Do This To Get Better Responses To Your Online Questions
Hey there, hero!
A few years ago, Facebook did something that changed how you got notified via email when someone posted something, replied to something, added a comment and more.
And what they did did…
0070: There's A New, Awesome VO Talent Association You Should Join
Hey there, hero!
My buddy Tim Friedlander always seems to be figuring out how to do one thing: making life easier for voice talent.
He figured out how to give you a weekly VO workout.
He figured out how…
0069: One Weird Hack To Nail Location Pronunciations Every Single Time
Hey there, hero!
I'm sure that wherever you grew up, there were various names of local points of interest that had very local names.
And you know the right way to say them. But people who aren't from a…
0068: One Very Basic Baby Task I Totally Forgot
Hey there, hero!
In a recent episode, during my drive to make us all more awesome performers, I forgot a key element in a baby's daily life.
The management regrets the error, and the employee involved …
0067: How To Really Stick It To Online Trolls
Hey there, hero!
For as supportive a community that we as actors and voice talent often have in person, online communities can be filled with trolls.
They are arrogant, opinionated, insulting, and love…
0066: Baby Steps
Hey there, hero!
How many times have you heard the phrase "Just take a few little baby steps at a time, and you'll be fine."?
I have a question: have you ever actually witnessed what happens when a bab…
0065: The Important Difference Between UpGRADES and UpDATES
Hey there, hero!
Like clockwork, I can count on questions from my students and clients about whether or not they should upgrade to a new version of their computer's operating system.
Especially when Ap…
0064: Make Your Equipment Come To You, Not You To Your Equipment
Hey there, hero!
I usually run all of my private VO coaching calls on Zoom with both of our cameras turned off. That way, I can save bandwidth to get clearer audio.
But sometimes, I'll hear something o…
0063: What's Your Relationship Like With Casting?
Hey there, hero!
What does it feel like to you when I ask about how you approach casting people...as people?
Are you able to look at them as anything other than your barrier to entry? Your speed bump o…
0062: When You Hit A Dry Patch, Remember This About The Stock Market
Hey there, hero!
I was reading a post on Facebook the other day, where a voice talent was really puzzled why she wasn't continuously successful at VO. She had a couple of years where she was showered …
0061: What's Left: How To Make Your Pickup Editing Foolproof
Hey there, hero!
When doing pickups, your final product has to sound completely natural, as if that's how you recorded it in the first place.
And sometimes, breaths can be a bit confusing. Do you edit …
0060: What Does The Word Agency Mean To You? And How Do You Maximize Your Agency?
Hey there, hero!
If you're paying any attention to social media, you see the word "agency" being batted about, and it might be confusing as you see it:
"She exerted her own personal agency when she bec…
0059: Can't You Just Leave Well Enough Alone?
Hey there, hero!
We're in the midst of a series of free lessons right now, teaching people how to zero in on the best information around to help them add audiobooks to their performance skills, with t…
0058: As A Performer, Are You Hooked On Hope?
Hey there, hero!
In a recent group Zoom session with other actors, one of them dropped a bit of knowledge she'd learned from a college professor, a behavioral psychologist. His teaching was around how…