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“Out Of The Booth and Away From The Mic” How Do We Do It?

The Voice Over world is changing just like so many industries in this economic climate. As I always love to say, We need to think out of the booth and away from the mic. One way is to jump into the world of New Media; blogs, podcasts, internet advertising, etc. Wayne Henderson is doing just that. He’s a Voice Actor and Podcaster, and involved in the Social Networking landscape and various blogs and forums. He’s found voice over opportunities in unexpected ways. His Voice-Over Journey podcast, encourages other new and novice voice talent to share their VO stories.

I wanted to know what he does and how he does it. Here’s my part 1 of my interview with him.

-Tracy Pattin

TJP: You’ve been blogging about voice over since 2005?

WLH: Yes, although 2005 sounds like it was ages ago. Started blogging and podcasting with my Tuning In With Wayne Henderson podcast which covered all sorts of topics, ranging from my new Voice-Over “journey”, The Green Bay Packers, the TV show LOST, etc. Later, I spun-off the Voice-Over Journey podcast.

TJP: Why did you decide to blog about voice over?

WLH: All along, I’ve felt that blogging and podcasting went hand-in-hand. So, when I decided to podcast about voice-overs, along with the other topics, I thought that blogging about it would be an automatic addition to that. With my blogging sites, in addition to posting the show notes of each podcast, if something interesting comes out in-between podcast episodes I can just type in some brief comments. And the reason that I had voice-overs as one of my podcasting/blogging topics was that, since I was about to start seeking VO jobs for pay, and it was an all new adventure for me, I would like to share the entire process as I went along.

TJP: How has it impacted your VO career?

WLH: Just as for all creative professionals, my career’s “journey” has gone in different directions that anticipated. Originally, I thought my main focus in VO should be in radio commercials and e-learning programs. However, at the present time, the VO income that I’ve earned, has mostly been from recording podcast intros and outros for other peoples’ podcasts, as well as business audio training programs.

Tune in tomorrow for part 2 when I ask Wayne about the voice over success he’s experienced in New Media and what voice talent needs to know to get work in this industry.