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Watching my sons play soccer has got me thinking about voiceover.  As I observe all the kids on the team, I see that some kids just have skillz (yeah, with a "Z") and some kids you can see that they get progressively better with coaching, practice, and hard work. It was inspiring. I’d like to think that my normal voice is very conversational, but there are SO MANY skills that I had to learn, will continue to hone, and still need to learn. That's the voiceover part. ;-) That and watching my kiddos learn and grow is the best thing in the world. #MomLife #MomPants #BoyMom --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

Some thoughts on my new gear. This week on "Real Talk." I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Friday, December 24 & 31, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

Turnaround times...When do you really need it by? This week on "Real Talk." I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Monday - Friday, November 22 - 26, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

What's a voice actor to do when you work with a client who you just can't please...This week on "Real Talk." I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Monday - Friday, November 22 - 26, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

What's more important: better gear or better talent? I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. So what is more important...better gear or better talent? I discuss this week on "Real Talk." If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Thursday, November 11, 2021 & Monday - Friday, November 22 - 26, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

I bought a bunch of equipment recently and I wanna talk about it. I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. About a month ago I was sick, lost my voice, not fun, BUT I did do a LOT of YouTube research…and fine, I bought a bunch of equipment. And it finally arrived and I’ve been tinkering, testing, getting frustrated, then figuring it out. If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Thursday, November 11, 2021 & Monday - Friday, November 22 - 26, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

Backups calm me down! And I have 2 pairs of headphones now. I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. Backups are good AND how I justify buying equipment to my spouse. ;-) If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Thursday, November 11, 2021 & Monday - Friday, November 22 - 26, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

The best clients pay fast or on-time. I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. Do you ever notice that the best clients are just the best. They’re organized, they communicate, they pay early or at-least on-time, and they keep coming back for more! This works with other vendors I hire also. Recently, I had an arborist come and trim my trees at home and he rocked it! He showed up when he said he would, he did a fantastic job, AND he educated me and helped me better take care of my trees. Then, I paid him right then and there. I get it, everyone has a bad day, humans are NOT perfect, BUT the best clients are just good humans. That is all. If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Thursday, November 11, 2021 & Monday - Friday, November 22 - 26, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

What do you do when you’re sick?  I’m Kelly Wilson, this is “Real Talk”, A podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. If you have questions you’d like for me to cover on this podcast, EMAIL ME: [email protected]. What do you do when you’re sick? Hopefully you have great clients. Next, communicate, do your best, and optimize your time.  If you need to sleep, SLEEP! If you feel OK, maybe just resting your voice, BUT you need to do something….clean your studio/workspace, optimize your studio, upgrade your studio, or learn something on YouTube.  If you hire voice actors, check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com If you need more VO’s for your roster, download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster” and I will keep you in the loop on this podcast, voice over projects, and my studio book out dates:  https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Thursday, November 11, 2021 & Monday - Friday, November 22 - 26, 2021. Got a question for me? Email me your question and maybe I can cover it here on the podcast: [email protected] Ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast with someone who will enjoy it. Check out the podcast, weekly everywhere, or direct at Anchor.FM/KellyWilsonVO . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

It’s Kelly Wilson with “Real Talk”, a podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. Question for voice actors, have you ever heard this? “BUT all you do is read!” I was talking to a family member over the holiday weekend about voice over, what I do, what types of projects I work on, etc. Inevitably, they ask about money...I give them a range and they almost drop their hotdog and beer. THEN I heard it, “BUT all you do is read! You get paid that much for one hour of work?“  I just said yes, because that was easier, BUT it gave me an idea...for this podcast. For me, I don’t think about my hourly rate in terms of my time now...I think about it, in terms of...ALL the other stuff I did to get me to this exact moment...to this hour long directed session. From years of coaching, auditions, practicing, reading out loud, timing myself to reading for a specific time, singing classes, even karate helped me with focus and breathing. And so many other experiences….and they never stop. So, getting to this moment, to this rate, took a LOT of time, sweat, tears, AND hard work. Also, when it comes to my family and my business or my work, they don’t get it. And that’s ok. I think most creatives and freelancers get that. So if you ever hear: “BUT all you do is read! You get paid that much for one hour of work?“ If it’s family, just say, “yes.” If it’s a potential client, they probably need to know more about you. If you want to hear me in action, demos, studio specs, background, my story at www.KellyWilsonVO.com . Email me your questions: [email protected] Check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com Download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster”: https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe  Studio Book Out Dates: Monday, October 11, 2021. Positive ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kellywilsonvo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

It’s Kelly Wilson with “Real Talk”, a podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. This week I’m talking about something I do so quickly and automatically, I almost missed noticing myself doing it.  I’m talking about: stepping into character for REALLY dry copy. This can be used for any type of character work really, but I was reading some very dry copy yesterday and I did this, automatically. I’m talking dry copy about math, science, concepts I don’t honestly understand in real life, but I’m an actor, so I mask up. Here’s what I did yesterday without even prompting myself to do so: I step up to the mic and I imagine myself as a teacher (to adults), not in a school setting, but a corporate setting, teaching adults. So I’m this teacher, I’m wearing this constricting/conforming/uncomfortable business professional skirt/suit thing. I only describe it like this, because I hate wearing skirts. My hair is up and tight. I can smell hairspray, I know I have makeup on, but not too much. I’m actually wearing jewelry. Oh, I hate it. I’m uncomfortable, but the audience doesn’t see that. All they see is a smart, poised, confident teacher, who talks slowly enough so others can absorb these difficult concepts, BUT inflects her voice just enough to make sure certain points are highlighted and remembered. They see a confident consultant that they trust, like, understand, and respect.  Then, I walked out of my recording booth rocking ripped jeans, a Pikachu t-shirt, and mismatched fuzzy socks. I didn’t even realize I did this until later that night while showering...showering is the best place to get ideas. For me, I’ve always done stuff like this. I’ve always watched people, studied them, seen how others react to others. Social anxiety for the win!! Acting and singing classes have also helped me hone this skill. I think the big one though is I always ask for voice direction on a project, even if I look at the script and just know how to deliver it. For me, I ask about voice direction, because I want to know what the client wants AND because of different industries, different countries/regions, etc. I’m looking for micro notes...so I can make any micro tweaks needed during the read. Also, I’m learning...learning about that industry or client and feeding my internal database for future recording sessions. Email me your questions: [email protected] Check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com Download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster”: https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe Studio Book Out Dates: Monday, August 23, 2021. Positive ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kellywilsonvo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support

It’s Kelly Wilson with “Real Talk”, a podcast about voice over: Working with them, hiring them, the stories inside AND outside of the booth. I always thought my weirdness was a personality trait, a quirk. However, in 2020, I learned some new things about myself. In 2020, I decided to get screened for ADHD. It’s something I always assumed I had, but wasn’t completely sure. WHY 2020? Well, it was a REALLY hard year...probably THEE hardest, even harder than the “Great Recession” in 2008...probably because I have kids now and a mortgage and MOM PANTS! Here’s the really annoying thing...When there is hardship, there is learning...lots of it. I was so stressed out in 2020, that I decided to find out if ADHD was a part of me. Why did I even care? Well, I was just so stressed, that I thought, let's find out if ADHD and stress are related, get diagnosed, get help, get less stressed, be a rock star voice actor swimming through piles of money while wearing MOM PANTS. Surprise, yes, I have ADHD: Combined Type (Hyperactive AND Inattentive). While I’m not yet swimming through piles of money (I keep it in the bank), I am moving in the right direction of better understanding who I am, why I do what I do, and how to do it better. So no, getting my ADHD diagnosis did not magically fix everything in my life, but like all of us, I’m a work in progress and I’m a million times less stressed out than I was a year ago. WINNING! Do I fall into those same unhealthy, lame-o habits that I have in the past? OH YEAH! BUT, not as much. So what does this have to do with voice over? I’m a business owner. I work for myself, out of my home office and home studio, sometimes with my children all around me, PURE chaos. Not everyone can do this: the skills needed, the drive, being scared and doing it anyway. I wanted a better understanding of myself, so I can eventually master my mental health. And THAT, helps me bring voice over to the next level. I’ll be honest with you, I was supposed to do this podcast topic a LOT sooner, but I chickened out. And I’m still scared. Scared that you’ll judge me for having ADHD. Scared that you’ll believe all the misinformation that is out there, But here I am. So I tell you all of this, to encourage you to get your mental health right. Have you been putting off being screened for something? Think a therapist will help? If you have the means or the people around you to help, it’s important enough...yes, even for business. Because everything impacts everything. Email me your questions: [email protected]  Check out my demos: www.KellyWilsonVO.com  Download my freebie, “5 Fantastic Voice Actors For Your Roster”: https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe  Studio Book Out Dates: Monday, August 23, 2021. Positive ratings and reviews are always appreciated and help me out a LOT! Hook up the stars!!! Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kellywilsonvo  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kellywilsonvo/support