First Trip Around the Blog

This is not a voiceover blog.

Yes, I am a voiceover talent (I prefer the term “talent” over “artist.”). And that’s Mr. FULL-Time VO Talent to you, thanks to my recent retirement from K-12 education. But this is not a voiceover blog, because frankly it’s been done, and it’s being done, by people with a whole lot more experience doing VO and writing VO blogs than me. I’m not sure I have much to add to that conversation right now.

“So what kind of blog is it, then, ‘Mr. Full-Time VO Talent?’ Is it an education blog?”

Sort of, although education blogs have also been done and are also being done, with better research than I have time or inclination for. Not interested in doing a bunch deep dives into the facts on a particular issue of education. Maybe once in a while. But what I do have is 31 years of experience in K-12 education. And an opinion. And some things to say, I suppose.

“So you’re going to gripe about the education profession in a blog? Lovely. Hasn’t that also been done?”

Absolutely. But I’m not really here to gripe. Sure, 31 years is plenty long enough to give me several axes to grind online. I’ve worked in 3 different districts, in 3 different campuses along with central administration in 2 of those districts, for 9 different direct supervisors, under 8 different superintendents. With a myriad colleagues of all backgrounds and abilities. I’ve experienced and seen some inspiring and fantastic things in education. I’ve also seen some sh** that would make you shake your head or possibly even curse.

What will this blog address among all of that experience and all of those people? T.B.D. I won’t be calling out the worst people I’ve encountered by name. I will most certainly recognize some of the best people by name, because they deserve celebration. But what I will spend most of this blog doing is highlighting systematic issues I’ve observed over 31 years – from the absurd to the sublime.

“Aren’t you at least going to talk about your voiceover career?”

Here and there. Now that I’ve escaped the trap of having my VO career crowded out by commitments to “the day job,” I hope to experience significant growth in my VO business, and I hope to share things I experience – good and bad, but hopefully good. But again, anyone expecting to read “My VO Journey” will be disappointed, because A) already been done, and B) I consider it a little self-indulgent for my own career. If I want to indulge myself, I’d much rather share tales from the trenches of education. Because 31 years, don’t you know…

“Anything else going to be in this blog?”

That really depends on what crosses my mind during a given week. It is called “On the Brink of Instruction,” after all, so it’ll mostly be tied to my experiences in and thoughts on education. If another topic comes up – culture, movies, you name it – and I feel like I can actually add to the conversation, I may write about it. Plus, you know, the parent site is peterponcevoice, so maybe a little about voiceover. But…this is not a voiceover blog.