{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Title: What Makes a Voiceover Performance Truly Connect?","description":"What makes a voiceover performance truly connect with an audience? In this VO BOSS conversation, Jim Meskimen and Anne Ganguzza talk about what happens when voice actors stop simply reading the words and start communicating the thought behind them. Jim shares insights from his extensive career in voiceover, acting, improv, impressions, animation, audiobooks, television, film, and more. They discuss why the script is a path rather than a set of instructions, how preparation creates freedom, why improv makes you a stronger performer, and what it really means to be directable. The conversation also explores auditions, rejection, stage fright, building confidence, creating authentic content, and continuing to grow as a performer throughout your career. In this episode, you\u2019ll learn:  Why the words are only part of the performance How to bring your own point of view to a script Why preparation can actually make you more spontaneous How improv strengthens voiceover skills What directors really mean when they ask you to be \u201cdirectable\u201d How to approach auditions and rejection Why communication has no finish line How Jim has continued to reinvent himself throughout his career  Chapters: 00:00 \u2013 Meet Jim Meskimen: A Career Built on Versatility 07:20 \u2013 Overcoming Stage Fright and Building Confidence 11:00 \u2013 How Improv Strengthens Voiceover Performance 13:30 \u2013 Authenticity, Impressions, and Bringing Yourself to the Work 15:30 \u2013 Why Voice Actors Shouldn\u2019t Become Servants to the Words 21:30 \u2013 What Unexpected Moments on Set Can Teach an Actor 25:00 \u2013 Directability, Flexibility, and Creative Collaboration 27:30 \u2013 Auditions, Rejection, and Recognizing the Small Wins 33:00 \u2013 Reinvention and Creating a Sustainable Acting Career 37:30 \u2013 Content Creation as an Authentic Marketing Strategy 40:50 \u2013 Finding Freedom Within the Script Listen to the full conversation for Jim\u2019s stories, insights, and lessons from an extraordinary career in performance. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"VO BOSS","author_url":"https:\/\/voboss.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42389750\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204989450"}