The Off Air Voiceover Podcast

**NOTICE**   DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH SOFTWARE WE HAD TO RESORT TO ZOOM AFTER 10 MINS.  APOLOGIES FOR THE LOWER QUALITY
🚨 NEW EPISODE! ‘Rollercoaster’ is now live! 🚨
To be a Voice Actor it takes:
10% talent 
30% business and marketing
60% steely mindset
Ok, so we’ve made these figures up to illustrate our point, but this is what it can feel like sometimes.
From the extreme highs of awards and winning coveted jobs, to the lows of just missing out on your dream role or a worryingly quiet couple of months. Then all of the smaller undulations in between; picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, driving yourself forward and trying not to vomit along the way.
For this weeks’ episode we were extremely honoured to be joined by illustrious Voice Actors Annie Warburton and Anthony Hewson as we discuss the rollercoaster that is voice acting. We also go pretty off topic and Ant talks about his bottom for a while. 
Definitely not an episode to be missed.
Check out the episode wherever you like to listen to your podcast OR watch the mayhem on our YouTube channel! 
If you’re enjoying the show please like and subscribe and share with all your VO mates x
#voiceovercommunity #voiceactor #mentalhealth #goodenough #awards #vox2024

🚨🚨Episode 2 - Gimme 5🚨🚨
 
Why Gimme 5? 
 
Well! Michael started exploring blog ideas via ChatGPT and one thing it brought up was '5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Voiceover'  So naturally as working Voice Actors we thought we'd look into it and give you our hot take!
We discuss the decline in cable TV viewership v. the increase in commercials via streaming platforms, and the potential impact on the voiceover industry.
Michael also thinks Jen’s got her tea flask and picnic blanket packed for the Oasis reunion. 🙄
And as an episode first, we reveal this weeks’ voiceover read of the week!
As always, get involved on the socials and don't forget each episode is now filmed, and you can find it on Youtube by following us at
https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirVoiceoverPodcast 
For voiceover enquiries you can find Michael directly at
https://www.manchestervo.co.uk 
& Jen at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com 
!!NOTICE!!
The first 17mins and 30 Secs we had to revert to the backup Zoom audio as we had a problem after exporting, so apologies for the quality difference for the first half

Welcome back for Season 2!
 
Coming out of a slow Summer and emerging like a butterfly from a chrysalis as we enter the wonderful, and often chaotic, premier of season 2 of the Off Air Voiceover Podcast!
But whats different? Well, if you like your videos weve gone full video episodes for this season which you can see on our YouTube page
https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirVoiceoverPodcast so make sure you subscribe to stay on top of the action 😉. 
No chapters
No Edits
Expect chats about industry happenings, woeful knowledge of history and laughs about…well most things.
We’re super chuffed to be back and hope you enjoy the episode.
Let us know how your summer has been and anything you’ve got coming up!
Thanks for listening
Mike & Jen
 
As always you can find Michael on his website https://www.manchestervo.co.uk
Jen can be found at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com 

🚨 Episode finale: “The Aftermath” is now live! 🚨
In our final episode of Season 1, join us as we discuss our recent experiences at the One Voice Conference and the latest T&Cs scandal with the Mandy site.....
As we draw the season to a close we want to extend a huge thank you to our esteemed guests (in order of appearance):
Shiraz Engineer @oratrix
Scott Tunnix @scotttunix
Kelly Condron @kellycondron
Susie Valerio @susie
Carla terry @carlaterry
who’ve shared their experiences, humour and wisdom in equal measure. 
Our final thanks goes out to you for taking the time to listen to our podcast, for sharing in our highs and lows and for personifying the virtues we love so much about this one-of-a-kind industry.
We are so grateful.
Thank you,
M&J
 
Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you!
You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk
Jens website is
www.jenlawtonhunt.com
Instagram @jenlawtonhunt
Instagram @manchester_vo

🚨Episode 8: “Hustle” is now live!🚨
 
In this penultimate Episode of Season 1, we’re thrilled to have the bundle of positive energy that is Carla Terry (@Voicedbycarla) join us for some VO chat (and dish out a bit of motivation)
 
If you know or follow Carla on the socials you’ll be familiar with her bright, fun and friendly style as well as sharing some great BTS of her Voice of God events. 
 
But taking the time to chat to us, Carla talks a little more about her strict routines that help her stay consistent with Marketing, we all talk about our experiences on using LinkedIn where Carla shares some valuable insight into ways to use it as a freelancer, and of course tells us all about her many many years doing the fascinating Voice of God work, including her stint as a presenter on late night tv….
 
We hope you enjoy this penultimate episode and as always, thank you to our listeners and supporters, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate it
 
Carla can be found at www.voicebycarla.co.uk
Instagram @voicebycarla
LinkedIn voicebycarla
 
Jen can be found at www.jenlawtonhunt.com
Instagram @jenlawtonhunt
LinkedIn @jenlawton-hunt
 
Michael can be found at www.manchestervo.co.uk
Instagram @manchester_vo
LinkedIn @MichaelAshtiany

It was an absolute pleasure to have @susievalerio join us on this week’s episode.  Susie is a multilingual award winning storytelling voice artist, , experienced casting and production pro at @soundcutsltd, and all round bloody legend. 
As a Casting Director in video games, we talk about what it's like to be on the other side, a bit about AI and how going global could help you book alot more work....
We created this podcast to help voiceovers feel connected through some honest banter and said that this wasn’t necessarily the place to come to learn, well apologies we were wrong. We’ve learnt something from every one of our guests and never more so than from Susie.
We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it. Let us know!
 
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Susie can be found at www.susievalerio.com
Instagram @ susie.valerio
Michael can be found at www.manchestervo.co.uk
Instagram @manchester_vo
Jen can be found out www.jenlawtonhunt.com
Instagram @jenlawtonhunt

From the bright lights of TV fame to the oven light while making a fishfinger dinner for her kids....Kelly joins us to have an unfiltered talk all about screen acting and voice acting, setting a record with Soho Voices and shares the incredibly inspiring story of taking pen to paper with no prior experience and writing a series that is shaping to be something very very special....
Hope you enjoy it and if you do please consider supporting us by sharing, liking and/or following our podcast!
See you next week!
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You can find Kelly at www.kellycondron.co.uk
Instagram @kelly.condron
Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you!
You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk
Jens website is
www.jenlawtonhunt.com
Instagram @jenlawtonhunt
Instagram @manchester_vo

In this weeks’ episode we’re joined by vocal wizard Scott @tunnix_vo who shares all his tips for creating a wealth of character voices.
We discuss the conversational read, demo reels, and Mikey recreates his favourite daytime ad…
Sorry Dave
Please check it out, follow and share the love ❤️ 
#voiceovercommunity #voiceactor #demoreel
 
Scott can be found at @tunnixvo
 
Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you!
You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk
Jens website is
www.jenlawtonhunt.com
Instagram @jenlawtonhunt
Instagram @manchester_vo

Hello! Enjoying the voiceover rollercoaster?
Whether you’re flying high or you feel like you’re still waiting to get on the ride, being a voice actor can be tough. We ALL feel like this at times but we don’t always share it in public, this can lead us to assume we’re the only one who struggles.
In this week’s episode we share some of our personal challenges, insecurities and how we both struggle (and have struggled) with the dreaded Monkey Mind, including
- Jen sounding like the queen once in a session
- and Michael having an anxiety episode recording for Man City FC (Not because he supports Man United either...)
Hopefully something will resonate with you and we can feel more connected as a community; through good times and bad.
Hope you enjoy it and if you do please consider supporting us by sharing, liking and/or following our podcast!
See you next week!
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You can find Jen at
www.jenlawtonhunt.com 
Instagram.com/jenlawtonhunt
Michael is at
www.manchestervo.co.uk
Instagram.com/manchester_vo

Hello!
As many newcomers come into the industry and find a plethora of info to help them, we wanted to chat to someone who's on that journey to see how they're finding it, and maybe learn a thing or two ourselves along the way!
So In this week’s episode we chat to (relative) newcomer Shiraz Engineer (@oratrixvo) about following your own path, self belief, pink cats and the elation of booking our first gigs....which gives us another Storytime with Michael.
There's alot of them.
 
For anyone who’s new to the industry and want to hear how someone else is finding it too, or if you just fancy hearing a different perspective on starting out, this one’s for you.
Names dropped in ep3:
@garrytrezza @voicereelguy Delphine Koall (LinkedIn) and Dermot Daly https://dermotdaly.co.uk/
Please consider giving us a like and follow if you enjoy our pod so more people can find it and enjoy it too!
 
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You can find Shiraz at 
Instagram @oratrixvo
 
You can find Jen at
www.jenlawtonhunt.com 
Instagram.com/jenlawtonhunt
Michael is at
www.manchestervo.co.uk
Instagram.com/manchester_vo