Voice: Audiobooks

Audiobook narrator’s dilemma: Impress listeners with vocal and storytelling skills, or try to reflect the author’s emotional intent? Award-winning producer and teacher Paul Ruben has no doubt about what you should do, or how …

Audiobook narrator Andy Bowyer was “straining my brain for character voices” when he recalled the advice to “keep it simple.’ Right. But how? Then after listening to legendary Jim Dale’s Harry Potter voices for the umpteenth time, the whole thing clicked …

Over the course of narrating a long audiobook, you’ll be making many choices about portraying characters – so it’s crucial to get to know those characters well. For this, voice actor John McLain shares a simple method he calls “character sheeting” …

Should audiobook fiction dialogue be performed differently when it appears as non-fiction narrative? Yes, definitely, says award-winning audiobook producer/director/trainer Paul Ruben, who reveals how to connect emotionally with your listener …

Who is the audiobook’s narrator? You? Well, not really, says voice talent and trainer Vanessa Hart. “The character of the narrator is not you.” In this excerpt from the newly released “Part 2: Audiobooks A-Z” of her “The Power of Five” CD training program, Hart explains how to determine who’s taking …

Award-winning audiobook producer / director Paul Ruben advises storytellers to respect the medium’s ‘intimacy’ – inside and outside the quotes – to capture the narrative’s heart and soul. Part 1: Fiction dialogue …

Pat Fraley, one of the top 10 performers of all time to be cast in animated TV shows, is not only one of the world’s top voice talents and teachers, but also one of most generous. He recently produced this 15-minute video, “Formula for Getting Audiobook Narration Work.” Listen and learn about the four critical elements …

If you want a vocal lesson in how NOT to narrate an audiobook, take the New York subway, says award-winning audiobook producer/director and teacher Paul Ruben. The modulated sing-song style of vocal instructions there – “Stand clear of the closing doors” – is the opposite of effective storytelling, he says. An emotional disconnect. So how do you stay on the right track with readers?

Voice Actor / Audiobook Narrator Ah! The joys of audiobook narration. Do folks out there in ListenerLand appreciate the homework that goes into an audiobook narration? Some books require hours…

Audiobook Producer & Director Tribeca Audio Inc. April 13, 2010 On May 1 and 2, I’ll be conducting an Audiobook Narrators’ Workshop in Chicago, sponsored by Sherri Berger’s Voice Over U.…