Have you ever known people who have so much talent and so much natural ability to simplify something others find confounding, that you feel like a whole bunch more people out there need to know…
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Think Like a Voiceover Artist
Y'know who gets it right? Voiceover artists. Specifically, audiobook people. Here's what I mean: Say you're thinking about getting into voiceover. You'd like to give audiobooks a try. You've been told you have the voice…
Your Top 5 Can Change Your Life
As the Jim Rohn saying goes, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." When I think about that, I understand why some relationships don't stay as tight as…
So… tell me about yourself.
One of my favorite things about working with actors and other creatives is helping ’em get down with one of my favorite things to do: Answer the prompt, “So… tell me about yourself!” Seriously, I…
Why You Should Always Keep Sides in Hand
Okay. So in the amazing and totally free OMG-it-turns-out-to-be-as-valuable-as-any-acting-class-you’ve-ever-taken 30-Day Self-Tape Challenge we run as a part of the Self-Management for Actors world on Facebook, a lovely actor sharing one of her brilliant self-tapes talked…
How to Get an Agent
Woo hoo! This is an hour PLUS of watching, but if you’re an actor who is on the hunt for an agent, I walk you through the entire process of not just submitting to an…
The Show I’m Targeting Was Cancelled! Now What?
I was working with a private coaching client on her badass targeting list. She's — like a lot of actors — spending a lot of time refining her agency target list using the Self-Management for…
Selling to the Pain
I was Montessori educated starting at the age of 30 months. Do they still measure age in months at that point? I never know when they stop using months and start using years. Whatever. I…
THE Best Comeback for Unsupportive Family Members
This time last year, I headed back to my hometown of Atlanta to appear as a guest speaker at a large celebration for the acting studio at which I had trained as a kid actor….
Why Formulas Don’t Work (for Long)
Let's talk about why formulas don't work for long. We're innovators. We're creators. We're dealing with buyers who are looking to populate their storytelling landscape with our brilliance. All that. And as soon as something…