Articles & Ideas

Enjoy these free resources to help folks interested in learning about and improving their careers in VoiceOver or audiobook narration…

…because when I was starting out (and at many points in my career) I spent far too much time, money, and/or stress just trying to figure things out on my own and then wondering if I was on the right track. So here are all of the things I wish I had known sooner, some of my brilliant ideas, my spectacular failures, and everything in between.

With any luck, they'll help you out in some small way.

If there is a topic you’re curious about or need help with that isn’t covered here, feel free to reach out!

Jay Myers 10/28/23 Jay Myers 10/28/23

Subscriber Feedback #6

Discussing the value of pace, articulation, and emotion in technical copy versus ‘conversational’ copy, with the talented Matt Michaels.

Jay Myers 9/17/23 Jay Myers 9/17/23

How to use Noise Gates & Expanders

Jay Myers 9/1/23 Jay Myers 9/1/23

Sample Feedback #1

Jay Myers 9/1/23 Jay Myers 9/1/23

Sample Feedback #2

Jay Myers 8/11/23 Jay Myers 8/11/23

How to Save Time in VO with REAPER

Some tips on how to set up REAPER in a way that saves time, improves your workflow, and makes life easier as a professional VoiceOver artist and audiobook narrator.

Jay Myers 8/8/23 Jay Myers 8/8/23

How to Prep an Audiobook Manuscript

A breakdown on how professional audiobook narrator Jay Myers (Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Tantor, Audible, among others) prepares books for narration.

Jay Myers 7/25/23 Jay Myers 7/25/23

Behind the Scenes: “The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things” by Rob Renzetti

A behind-the-scenes look from the front lines of professional audiobook narration from a 5-Time Best Performance Nominee. Taking a look at a passage from "The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things" by Rob Renzetti, used with permission from Penguin Random House

Jay Myers 7/22/23 Jay Myers 7/22/23

5 Unexpected & Essential Tools for VO

5 Unexpected and essential tools that help me to save time and effort in my voiceover business in one way or another.

Jay Myers 7/5/23 Jay Myers 7/5/23

Breath & Silence in Voiceover

Breath and silence are two tools in any actor and VoiceOver artist’s toolkit that can be used to enrich and deepen the stories we tell. Here are some thoughts on how.