Let me do your talking
Who Is Jett?
Not everyone who finds the old stone path comes from the woods.
Jett knows the city, carries himself with confidence, and may know more than he lets on.
His story is coming soon to Zacky’s Woods™.
#ZackysWoods #BeyondTheStonePath #ChildrensStories #StorybookCharacters #Jett
There’s a big difference between giving someone information and giving them something they’ll remember.
Information explains what happened.
A good storyteller makes you feel like you were there.
That applies to children’s stories, corporate videos, training programs—and even an ordinary conversation. Facts may teach us something, but it’s often the human voice and the story behind those facts that stays with us.
What’s something you still remember because of the way someone told the story?
#Storytelling #VoiceOver #CorporateNarration
Yesterday, I completed the fifth and
final manuscript for Season One of
Beyond the Stone Path: Zacky’s Woods™.
What began as a memory of the
woods I explored as a boy in
Iselin, New Jersey, has grown into
a world of friendship, curiosity, hidden places, and adventure.
There is still plenty of work ahead,
but today I’m taking a moment to
appreciate this milestone.
Sometimes momentum doesn’t need
to be forced. It just needs to be fed.
What childhood place still lives clearly in your imagination?
#ZackysWoods #ChildhoodMemories #Storytelling #CreativeJourney
Common sense isn’t always about knowing the answer.
Sometimes it’s having enough sense to admit that the answer you started with isn’t working.
Imagine a voiceover session where a client is completely committed to one particular idea or direction.
Everyone keeps trying to make it work, but the message simply isn’t landing.
Then the producer or director says, “Let’s step back and approach this from a completely different point of view.”
At that moment, there are two choices:
Keep forcing the original idea because you’re emotionally attached to it—or listen to the people around you and try the solution sitting right in front of you.
We all do this occasionally. We keep pushing harder because it was our idea, our plan, or the answer we wanted.
But more effort cannot always rescue the wrong approach.
Sometimes common sense is simply having enough humility to say:
“This isn’t working. Let’s try something different.”
Have you ever watched someone keep forcing an idea when a better solution was right in front of them?
For the last four and a half years, Maverick and I have taken our morning walk at about the same time every day. I don’t need to remind him—he expects it. That’s what consistency does.
Over time, it turns an action into a habit and a habit into something people can count on.
I learned the other side of that lesson when I stepped away from marketing my voice-over business for several months. When the consistency stopped, so did the momentum.
Whether you’re in voice-over or running any small business, marketing isn’t something you do only when you feel like it. Keep showing up—even when the results aren’t immediate. Consistency is what keeps your business moving forward.
#Consistency #SmallBusiness #Marketing #VO
I was thinking this morning and I had to ask myself…“Who might need a voice actor?” …is a pretty broad question.
But when you start looking at specific industries, specific job titles, and the kind of work those people actually produce, the picture becomes much clearer.
Getting specific doesn’t necessarily limit your opportunities.Sometimes ithelps you recognize the right ones.
Have you ever found that narrowing your focus actually opened more doors?
#VO #VoiceOver #BusinessDevelopment #Networking
It’s easy to stay the course when you can see the results.
It’s much harder when the numbers
slow down and you begin wondering
whether your effort is making any difference.
I looked at some numbers this morning, and
they hadn’t changed much overnight. I’ll
admit, there was a little disappointment.
But not every bit of progress shows up
immediately. Sometimes people are
watching without responding. Sometimes
the work is doing something beneath the surface.
That’s when patience matters—but
patience doesn’t mean sitting still.
It means continuing to do the work,
making adjustments when needed,
and staying the course long enough
to give your efforts a chance to grow.
What helps you stay the course when the results slow down?
I’ve been taking a much closer look at who I follow on social media.
For a while, I followed people simply because they followed me. I should have been looking for genuine connections—people with shared interests, creative energy, or something meaningful to say.
I’ve made that change in my marketing plan, and I think I’ll start seeing the results soon.
Are you building a community or collecting a number?
#VO #Creatives #Networking #SocialMedia
Can I ask you something?
When you hire a voice actor, what
matters most—the voice itself,
how well they take direction, or
how easy they make the process?
Do you have a checklist or certain
guidelines you follow when making
that decision?
For me, the best compliment is simple:
“I’d hire him again.”
What earns your repeat business?
#VO #VoiceOver #ClientExperience #CreativeCollaboration
I always tell clients, “Hey, I’m Gumby—I’m flexible.”
You can walk into the booth completely prepared, and the client may suddenly want to take the spot 180 degrees in another direction.
That’s part of the job.
You can’t be locked into one interpretation.
You have to listen, take direction, and be
willing to let go of what you prepared to
give the client what they’re hearing in their head.
A good voice may get you hired once.
Being easy to work with—and flexible
enough to pivot—can get you hired again.
What do you think keeps a client coming back?
#VO #VoiceOver #Collaboration #Professionalism