The Power of the Pause: Let Listeners Absorb What You’re Saying, by Mike Harrison
Voice Actor I’d like to offer some thoughts about what I call the “power of the pause,” and how it’s importance in effective communication needs to be kept in mind…
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Vocal Health #1: How Voice Is Produced & How To Protect It, by Bettye Zoller
VoicesVoices Please link here to podcast page. Thanks!…
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Interview: James Clamp – A Young Brit Rides the VO Fast Track in New York City, by John Florian
James Clamp promotes his “Brit in the U.S.” niche brand with this post card to voice-over clients. VO Interview James Clamp: A Young Brit Rides The VO Fast Track in New York City…
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Are Daffy Script Directions Driving You Crazy? How to Cope, by Marc Cashman
Cashman Commercials ©2008 Cashman Commercials Q: I’m a working voice actor who auditions a lot of different scripts, and I’m not always sure how to deliver the script when direction…
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Celebrity Voice-Over Impersonations: Be Cautious! Words to the Wise, by Bettye Zoller
Voice Talent / Trainer / Producer VoicesVoices Have you been asked to impersonate a celebrity voice? Do so only with great caution! Celebrities and their estates quite understandably want to…
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Wash Your Hands Before Returning to the Mic … & Other Cold Stoppers, by Peter Drew
Peter Drew Voice-Overs © 2008 Peter Drew As we all know, there is still no cure for the common cold, but there are a few things you can try to…
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Pronunciation: Don’t Sound Like You Just Fell Off The Hay Wagon, by Marc Cashman
Cashman Commercials © 2007 Cashman Commercials Q: Sometimes when voice-over clients ask me to articulate certain words they say I’m not speaking clearly. They seem to contradict the direction they…
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How To Develop Original Characters For Your Voice-Over Work & Demos, by Jean Ann Wright
Actress & Author ©2008 Jean Ann Wright As a voice actor, you need the ability to develop original characters from scratch. These characters may be used in animation, in a commercial…
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Laugh Off Your Stress … Seriously! You Can’t Laugh and Still Be Tense, by Zig Ziglar
Laughter is a great stress reducer. If you have never read Norman Cousins’ account of his experience of self-healing as described in Anatomy of an Illness, I encourage you to…
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Protect Your Partyin’ Throat on New Year’s Eve! By Susan Berkley
Your Throat – And Still Have Fun Dec. 27, 2007 By Susan Berkley The Great Voice Company We’re coming up fast on the biggest party night of the year. But…