You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 110.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks and insider information

to help you portray characters in animation, video games and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

If you'd like to know more about me, feel free to check out my personal website at www.crispinfreeman.com.

Welcome to the second part of my interview with the talented and driven voice actress, Stephanie

Shea. You may be familiar with her work from shows like The Legend of Cora, Naruto, and Sailor Moon.

Stephanie is not only a talented voice actress, but she also has experience as a producer,

director, and even as a recording engineer.

I'm thrilled and grateful to have someone with her breadth of knowledge on the podcast

to talk with us about what it takes to be successful in the industry.

In our last episode, Stephanie discussed how she broke into voice acting

and what emotional hurdles she had to overcome to pursue a voice acting career.

In the second part of our conversation,

Stephanie shares with us what inspired her to pursue acting in the first place.

It was her burning desire to perform

that kept her motivated to study the craft of acting,

even in the face of disapproval and uncertainty. While Stephanie's parents encouraged her to pursue acting as a hobby, so that she

could enrich herself on a personal level, they were very skeptical that acting could ever be a

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