Barb Lyon
Voice Artist

I don't know about you, but I’m the kind of cook who adapts a recipe until it works for everyone at the table. Swap this, skip that, taste as I go. So when a recent client sent me feedback that reads like a recipe I made, I noticed. Here’s what they wrote: “Barb was an absolute pleasure to work with! She took our direction wonderfully and delivered three varied, high quality takes that matched the tone we were going for beautifully.

You know those moments where you’re rolling along, auditioning away, and suddenly you come across…the one. Finally! The niche is completely in your wheelhouse. The words actually flow from your mouth easily, instead of being a jargon tongue twister. You feel the structure and the story in your bones. You finish your first take and say, “Dang! That felt good. I’m sending that one.” Those are great, aren’t they. But then, you wait and wait, sure that you’ll hear good new

I’ve been trying to implement all the coaching advice I’ve received recently. It's great and it works. But, it definitely slows things down. By the time you determine what you're looking at, carve it out, and add some ad libs…well…the clock is ticking. Last week, I had someone else tell me “Don't overthink it. Just get as many auditions done as fast as you can.” (Granted, she was talking about P2P sites.) On one level it’s very freeing to turn off my brain and just do the