It’s a question we ask ourselves countless times a day. Should I sprint across the street or wait for the light to change? Should I push through the pain of an exercise or be gentle with myself? Should I risk telling someone how I feel, or keep my counsel? Malcolm Gladwell, in his book, … [Read more...] about Is it Worth It? — MedVO
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BIOMEDICAL VISUALIZATION — MedVO
MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR BEST PRACTICES Recently I narrated four medical animation videos about cleft lip and palate surgeries while working closely with four female graduate students in the Biomedical Visualization Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC): Sam Bond, Melanie Conrad, … [Read more...] about BIOMEDICAL VISUALIZATION — MedVO
Chinese New Year: Cock a Doodle Doo!
When I was a little girl, Sunday’s treat was going to Tai Sam Yon. It was the best Chinese restaurant around and just happened to be in a slum. I grew up on the Southside of Chicago in Hyde Park in the 1960’s. Bordering the neighborhood were slums to the North, South, and West (Lake Michigan was to … [Read more...] about Chinese New Year: Cock a Doodle Doo!
Another First for NYC
As a kid, I walked down Michigan Avenue in Chicago with my family as we marched against the war in Vietnam. Once again I am finding issues that touch me, my fellow voice actors, colleagues, friends, and family, and am willing to stand up to have my Voice 'Be Heard' on our behalf. In December 2015, I … [Read more...] about Another First for NYC
About Etiquette
Or, as in this case, a blog post I’d written in 2011 was kept by someone who enjoyed reading it, and reached out to tell me so 5 years later. I wrote about etiquette. It’s something I think about, in a variety of ways. Take self-promotion; for some reason, in our business actors are … [Read more...] about About Etiquette
#VOnow BONUS — A Voiceover Artist who Grew up to be a Talking Machine
KINDA' LIKE SIRI, YA' KNOW? That’s what I tell people who ask me about the voiceover project I recorded in Scotland in the Summer of 2015. In our business, it’s pretty unusual to be flown to a studio to narrate a project, because with today’s technology a voiceover artist can connect to clients … [Read more...] about #VOnow BONUS — A Voiceover Artist who Grew up to be a Talking Machine