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What’s the best way to connect with your listeners? At the mic, try to talk to one person? “Use that trick as a starting point, if you must, then over a period of time abandon it,” advises audio engineer Juan Carlos Bagnell. Forge your own path to honest emotion …
Where can you find clients for medical narrations? Ask award-winning voice talent and coach Marc Cashman! In his third Q&A column for VoiceOverXtra, Marc gives med narration marketing advice, and tells what to do – and not to do – at a live voice over audition …
It may deflate your ego to learn this, but when you narrate medical and pharmaceutical scripts, you are NOT the star. Your listeners just want facts – not to be sold on what you’re reading, advises voice acting veteran Alan Sklar. In fact, be boring! But Alan’s advice and audio here is hardly that …
Do you require a lot of retakes? Audio engineer Juan Carlos Bagnell (aka Some Audio Guy) finds many new talents require more retakes and redirects than seasoned pros. So – guess who gets called back more often? A solution is to read out load every day – no excuses …
Want to find and always revert to your best voice pitch when recording? Voice specialist / author Ann S. Utterback tells how locate that pitch and hit it time after time …
A big question from a voice talent in Utah sends award-winning voice talent / coach Marc Cashman to the rescue with a cure for excessive throat-clearing, advice on what to do when an agent seeks your bio, and how to knock on the door of the exclusive VO trailer club …
Is voice over a competitive sport? Inspiring voice actor and storyteller Alan Sklar returns with a lesson he learned as a 22-year-old acting student, taking modern dance lessons from the legendary Martha Graham. Read, hear, learn …
Once injured, your voice takes on average three to four weeks – often much longer- to regain its health, notes voice expert and VO coach Bettye Zoller. Can you afford that time from work? How to protect your voice from holiday season dangers …
Sure, you read the copy before you voice it. But how well do you detect the copy clues for your best performance? They’re not always explained. Veteran voice talent and coach Randye Kaye tells how to see scripts through the copywriter’s mind …
“Don’t get sick” is what we’re told, because a bad cold is a voice over job-killer. But how to avoid the monster? Veteran voice talent Mike Harrison has tactics and cures, just in time for the sniffles season …