Barb Lyon
Voice Artist

If the client doesn’t connect with the shortlist, nobody blames the talent. They question the person who picked them. Tuesday morning, or really any morning...You open your inbox and there they are. A few hundred voice over auditions for one project, a deadline that was yesterday, and a client waiting to hear who you recommend. Somewhere in that pile is the right voice. Your job is to find it, then narrow everything down to the handful you’ll actually present.

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