Working for myself as a female voice over talent and independent contractor, I enjoy the luxury of having some degree of control over key aspects of my business such as my rates, my time, my schedule, … [Read more...]

Published by Debbie Grattan on 10/02/13 One of the best things about being a professional female voice talent is having the chance to meet and work with some truly exceptional people. I was fortunate … [Read more...]

Published by Debbie Grattan on 09/13/13 So, what happens when you’re known in a local, regional or national market, as “the voice” for a particular product, store, or brand, AND a competing vendor … [Read more...]

Published by Debbie Grattan on 08/21/13 When a client asks you to be an exclusive voice over for a particular share of the market, there are several things to consider. I recently had this dilemma … [Read more...]

What are the secrets behind being a successful professional voice over talent? This is a question I am asked regularly, and I also see it often in online voice over talent groups and forums. Of … [Read more...]

From time to time, I receive requests for female voice oves from student filmmakers. For some reason, I’ve gotten more requests from students in foreign countries than from here in the US. I really … [Read more...]

You never know what a client may want from voice over auditions. This job came from an audition on a P2P site. It was listed as a VO for a "Bee" character, that was going to be in a recurring … [Read more...]

In my experience, Pay to Play (P2P) sites are a great way for voice artists to find new voiceover clients. If you’re not familiar with the terminology, “pay to play” refers to websites where there … [Read more...]

Lately I've been able to do what I truly love: collaborate. Several clients I hadn't heard from in a while contacted me with work offers: for ISDN voice over services. There's definitely something … [Read more...]

I've seen this video by Dove about "Real Beauty" a couple of times now. It seems to be making the rounds of social media. Good for Dove. So now, I'm examining the whole thing a little more closely, … [Read more...]