Episode 128 Chatting with the Original Siri - Susan Bennett

In this episode, John interviews Susan Bennett, the original North American voice of Siri on iPhone. Today Susan works as a professional speaker, emcee, podcaster, voice actor, singer, wife, and mother. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Welcome notes and Susan's intro [01:44] - From Brown University to voiceover world [04:34] - How Susan got started in the voiceover industry [06:43] - Susan's current projects [08:42] - How Susan became the voice of Siri [11:55] - The downside of doing an AI voice [15:42] - Susan's musical background [17:22] - Becoming a professional speaker after being Siri's voice [20:10] - About the podcast she makes announcements for [25:22] - Susan's most important daily habit [27:22] - Susan's upcoming projects that she is excited about [31:36] - Book Susan is reading NOTABLE QUOTES: "When I have opportunities like that that come up, whether they're positive or negative, a question I always ask myself is, What does this make possible? You've always gotta try to figure out the positive end of things because if you hang onto that negative thing, the only person that hurts is you. It doesn't hurt anybody else." "The best coaches have coaches. In fact, if you're hiring a coach that isn't being coached, do not hire that person." "It's important to keep your head in a positive place as much as possible because we are surrounded by a lot of negativity. And unfortunately, that's a big part of the media. The media likes to blow things up and make things a big story. You have to try to really think for yourself and stay as positive as you can be." BOOK MENTIONED: Life by Keith Richards (https://tinyurl.com/LifeBookbyKeithRichards)  MOVIES MENTIONED: Fargo Moonstruck USEFUL RESOURCES: https://susancbennett.com https://www.instagram.com/siriouslysusan/ https://www.facebook.com/siriouslysusan/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-bennett-8607312/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cr5zFlr6B8  CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA  EPISODE CREDITS Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/  Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/