Keeping Voiceover Real With Jen Tophoney

In this episode, Hugh and Jen talk about how Hugh's experience as a booth director, demo producer, speaker, stage manager, composer, lyricist and assistant to a baroque trumpet scholar led him to the development of the Conversational VO Open Studio. Want to hear who's in the hot seat next? Find out at https://openstudio.conversationalvo.com/openstudio

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Freelancing finances are not for the faint of heart. And figuring out taxes? No thank you. In this episode Lance Kistler and Jen Tophoney break down the core differences between 1099 and W2, and why 1099s aren't always actually the legally correct option.

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Third and final part of the discussion with Lance Kistler about coaches. Ultimately, who you invest your time and money with matters... to you. What makes a good coach? Also up to you. At the end of the day, are they making a positive impact on your career?

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A conversation with Lance Kistler about coaches turned into a lengthy conversation about more than that. In this first of 3 segments, Lance explains why your coach makes NO difference to a casting director.

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Continuing the conversation with Lance Kistler about coaches, in Part 2 we venture into demo territory. Interesting to hear how a casting director feels about this vo tool.

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We all know that AI comes with a price. In this episode of Keeping Voiceover Real, Luke Trusty shares his experience in paying the true cost of AI: his job. Take a listen as Jen and Luke discuss the bottom-line impact AI has on us.

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As a Senior Manager of Voiceover Operations for Studio Resonate (Sirius/XM, Pandora) Steve Pogatch produces thousands of ads every year. So naturally, he's the guy you want to talk to about trends in VO. Find out what's changing, what's not and what's hot in this episode of Keeping Voiceover Real.

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Bev Standing joins Jen Tophoney to discuss the Canadian Association of Voice Actors, AI and it's implications on the voiceover industry (not all of them bad) and AI legislation. It boils down to consent, control and compensation.

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Dreamworks Animation VP, Scott McCarthy joins Jen to talk about where AI lives in the dubbing space in April 2026. There are three pretty distinct tiers to the technology and AI isn't winning in all of them.

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Kamp Casting's Lance Kistler joins Jen to talk about keeping track of usage. Who's responsible? Is there recourse if work is used out of contract?

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