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MAVO2021 was a great event! In this episode I will recap the entire event from start to finish!! So in case you missed it you'll see why you should purchase access to the replays when they become available to the general public soon!! We had so much fun this year and I know everyone (including myself) learned a lot!
This is the last episode for Season 2. Join us in January of 2022 for Season 3!!

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions.

For more info about me (Val Kelly!!), visit my website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

For more info about the MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference taking place on November 11-13, 2022 at the Westin Dulles Hotel in Herndon, Va, visit our Eventbrite page at MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference Tickets, Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite

Check out and purchase Dian Perry's book here: Voiceover Narration: Creating Performances from the Inside Out: Perry, Dian: 9781350158504: Amazon.com: Books

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For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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On this weeks episode of "Live with Squacky", you will hear all about the BRAND NEW talking toys that I voiced for Hasbro and that just got released!!! I'm SO excited about them and couldn't wait to share the exciting details with my listeners!
I also give a run-down of what's to come at the MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Conference coming up in 16 days(!!!) on November 11-14!!! This is going to be an unforgettable voiceover event that you absolutely won't want to miss! Tune in for all the details and click the link below to register today!! I'd love to see you all there!

For more info about me (Val Kelly!!), visit my website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com/

For more info about the MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Online VO Conference taking place on November 11 (Pre-conference), 12-14, visit the website at: https://www.midatlanticvo.com or to register today, visit our Eventbrite site at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mavo2021-time-to-grow-tickets-142038971387

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions!!

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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A while back, I published a post on Twitter asking if there were any voice actors who were interested in being interviewed on "Live with Squacky"! I had a lot of responses! Today's episode is with a girl named Snow! She is based in the Netherlands - but interestingly enough has no recognizable accent from there when she speaks English! We had a very cool chat about what she's working on in the VO world and how she got started in the industry! Check it out!
For more info about Snow, you can follow her on Twitter @ezmereldastan

For more info about me (Val Kelly!), visit my website at www.valkellyvoiceover.com

"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

For more information and to register for the upcoming MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" VO Conference coming up on November 11-14 ONLINE, visit our website at www.midatlanticvo.com

To register for the conference directly through Eventbrite, please visit the site at:
MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Tickets, Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite

**SAVE ON GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS: Enter Promo Code MAVODEAL before you choose your tickets on Eventbrite (the Enter promo code spot is at the top of the page BEFORE you choose your tickets) to save $40 on General admission. Use Promo code Breakout20 to save $20 on Breakout sessions!**

I'd love to see you all on November 11-14 for this GREAT VO event!!! It's going to be EPIC!!

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For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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Enjoy Part 2 of this interview with the super talented Dian Perry!! In this part of the interview we talk about common mistakes that voice actors make when starting out, as well as advice on how to be more successful in this industry.

For more information or to contact Dian, visit here website HERE!
You can also connect with Dian on FB, LinkedIn, Twitter @Voicegirl1111 or Instagram @dianperryvo
Dian is appearing as a guest speaker at our MAVO2021 Online "Time to Grow" conference on November 11-14!
For more information and to register today, visit https://www.midatlanticvo.com


"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions." For more information or to contact Uncle Roy, visit his website HERE!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions.

For more information about Val Kelly, visit her website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com or https://www.midatlanticvo.com

 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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My Special Guest today is Dian Perry! Dian is a Featured Speaker at our MAVO2021 voiceover conference on November 12-14 Online!!! Dian Perry is a widely respected US voice actor, teacher and voiceover coach based in the UK. She has over 23 years' experience in the voiceover industry and is a three-time Voice Arts® Award nominee. She holds a teaching qualification and has facilitated courses and workshops in London, Manchester, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Staffordshire University and in Latvia as part of the Riga International Film Festival. Dian conducts one-to-one coaching sessions from The Shed Studio in London. Her first book Voiceover Narration, Creating Performances from the Inside Out has just been published (July 1st!) by Bloomsbury Methuen.  I hope you enjoy Part 1 of this fun interview!

For more information about Dian, visit her website at https://www.dianperry.com or connect with her on Twitter @Voicegirl1111, Instagram @dianperryvo, on FB or on LinkedIn.

For more information about Val Kelly, visit her website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com or connect with her on FB, Twitter or Instagram @squackyvoice or @livewithsquacky or @Midatlanticvo.

For more information and to register for the MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" VO Conference taking place on November 12-14, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions. To connect with him, visit his website at https://www.antlandproductions.com 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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In Part 2 of this episode with Todd Creel, we talk about VO Coaching, character development and the importance of working on improv and acting skills. Todd talks about making progress in the industry and how to deal with the competition. After all, your only real competition is yourself! We chat about coffee (obvi) and being a coffee snob (me, not Todd!)! Thankfully he's a coffee drinker so we didn't have to discuss other beverages!! LOL! We talked about travel and the Outer Banks. It was a great, really natural conversation!! I know you guys will love it!

For more information about Todd, visit his website HERE or connect with him on Twitter or Insta @TheGreatToddman!!

For more information about Val Kelly, visit her website HERE or connect with her on FB or LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram @squackyvoice, @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky!

"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions.

For more information and to register for the MAVO2021 Online "Time to Grow" VO Conference taking place on November 12-14, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com for all the details. 


 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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My special guest today is Todd Creel – otherwise known across social media platforms as TheGreatToddman! He’s been voice acting, live streaming, podcast hosting, providing live eSports commentary, audio engineering and writing fiction/sports journalism since 2016. I connected with Todd on Twitter when I reached out amongst the Twitterverse to find new and exciting guests to interview for the show! We had a great conversation about the VO industry, Twitch and so much more!! Enjoy Part 1 of this intervies and tune in next time for Part 2!!

For more information about Todd, or to book him, visit his website at: Todd Creel | Voice Actor - Voice Acting | Audiobook Narration | eSports Commentary | Sound Engineering (thegreattoddman.com) or connect with him on social media @TheGreatToddman

For more information about Val Kelly("Squackyvoice), visit her website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com or connect with her on Twitter or Instagram @squackyvoice, @livewithsquacky or @Midatlanticvo. You can also find her on FB and LinkedIn.

For more information about the MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Onlince Voiceover Conference, visit https://www.midatlanticvo.com today for all the details. Or to register directly for the conference via Eventbrite, visit: MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Tickets, Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO Tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions. 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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In Part 2 of my interview with @nethervoice Paul Strikwerda, we chat about the topic of his new book - which is how to become a self sufficient voice actor! We also discuss what inspires Paul, VO conferences, kindness, travel, obstacles, successes and life altering events that have made a huge impact on Pauls life. What a great guy!! I loved having the chance to chat with Paul. It's been a few years now since I was able to chat with him at "Uncle" Roy's BBQ and it was so nice to get first hand advice from such a kind-hearted industry pro. I know you guys will love this one!! Be sure to subscribe to Paul's Blog if you haven't already! For more information about Paul, visit his website at https://www.nethervoice.com or connect with him on all Twitter, Instagram , LinkedIn or  FB @nethervoice!

For more information about Val Kelly, visit her website at Val Kelly VoiceOver or connect with her on Twitter or Instagram @squackyvoice, @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky. You can also find Val on LinkedIn and Facebook.

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions.

"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO Tech "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

For more information about the MAVO2021 Online "Time to Grow" VO Conference taking place on November 12-14 on Zoom, visit https://www.midatlanticvo.com.

To register for MAVO2021, visit our Eventbrite page at MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Tickets, Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite 
We'd love to see you all there! 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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My special guest today is a true talent, one of a kind guy! He's a voice actor, blogger, coach and so much more. Paul Strikwerda otherwise known as Nethervoice - came to the United States over 20 years ago and has since established a thriving voiceover business with happy clients and over 40,000 people that subscribe to his blog. He speaks at conferences, gives interviews and has written one of the most successful books on voice overs and freelancing. Paul is Dutch but has a neutral English accent which is very appealing to a global audience. He’s one of very few native Dutch voice over pros working in North America. I had the pleasure of meeting Paul a few years ago at one of Uncle Roy’s barbeques! Ha! I feel like I have met a lot of people there over the years!!! Anyway, I remember meeting Paul because we he is so kind and knowledgeable. He has a direct approach and is not afraid to tell his opinion. But I really appreciate that actually and I think a lot of people do.
In Part 1 of this interview, Paul offers tons of valuable VO industry advice that you won't want to miss!!! Check out his blog at Nethervoice Home Page and be sure to tune in next time for Part 2 of this great interview!

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, Uncle Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

For more information, or to contact Paul Strikwerda, visit his website at Nethervoice Home Page or connect with him on FB, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn @nethervoice.

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions.

For more information about Val Kelly, visit her website at Val Kelly VoiceOver or connect with her on Twitter or Instagram @squackyvoice, @Midatlanticvo, @livewithsquacky. You can also find Val on Facebook and LinkedIn.

For more information and to register for the MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Online Voiceover Conference Starring Keynote Jennifer Hale and taking place on November 12-14, visit
MAVO2021 "Time to Grow" Tickets, Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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On this episode of "Live with Squacky" I talk about the fear of both success and failure. I make more MAVO2021 guest speaker announcements too!! JMC Demos is our Platinum Level Sponsor again this year for MAVO2021 and so you know for sure that it's going to be a fantastic event that you absolutely cannot miss!! Antland Productions is a media sponsor for us this year too and we are so grateful!!! This episode is short and sweet!! I hope you enjoy it!! Our next episode will be released on June 22 and you definitely won't want to miss that!!!
For more info about any of the guest speakers I announced on this episode, click on the links below!

Elley Ray | Award-Winning Actress, Writer & Voice Director

Melody Jones

HOME | Brandon Winckler (brandonwincklervoice.com)

For more info about the #MAVO2021 online "Time to Grow" conference, visit the website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!