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In this new 7-minute podcast, Canadian voice talent and coach Deb Munro relates from experience the critical importance of researching pronunciations to be absolutely correct in your voice over jobs and auditions. Or, as she warns: “Someone else will care enough to get it right”…
Have you seen the video of the 14-year old imitating VO master Don LaFontaine? It’s creepy – and not the stuff upon which to build a successful career, notes pro Paul Strikwerda. Instead, find your own voice – the unique YOU that clients will want …
A radio or television commercial is more than just words. The space between the lines helps to determine pace and establish mood, explains audio engineer, producer, voice talent Dan Friedman. But sometimes scripts get overwritten and …
Amid the hustle and bustle of studio work, voice actors sometimes chat about careers and experiences. These glimpses into the lives of voice actors Moe Egan, Mike ‘The Mic’ Jablon, and voice actor / coach Lau Lapides were captured recently at the lau lapides studio outside Boston …
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 …