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When interpreting a voice-over script, I always need to take into consideration any direction I am given. Before uttering a word, I scan the script for direction details. For example, a client might simply write “happy, upbeat”, or “with a smile”, or “testimonial...
When I started my own voice-over business over 15 years ago, someone asked me, “What will your working hours be?” My answer was immediate - “24/7.” Since I had a 6 month old baby, I wasn’t exactly surprised by the question. I think they might have been surprised by...
Occasionally people tell me that I’ve said something wrong. I may not necessarily be offending them (although I have certainly been guilty of that), but pronouncing a word “wrong”. For the most part, I prefer to think I’m pronouncing the word “incorrectly for the...
In the study of Meditation, we are taught to be in the “pause”. Simply, this means to allow for space between thoughts. In voice-overs, equally important is the pause, also between thoughts, phrases, or sentences. Working with thousands of scripts over the years, I...
When talking about feedback in the realms of audio, we are all familiar with what that sounds like! In regards to feedback from our clients or boss, or friends and family for that matter, it’s a very different thing, but it can sometimes sound as excruciating!...
I’m so glad it’s over! For the first time in decades, I recently had an on-camera commercial audition. You would think, since I have VOICED thousands of commercials that it might be a walk in the park. More like a trudge up one side of the mountain and a very fast...
Tone of voice is pretty much everything in the business of voice-overs. I am often amazed at how many different voices and feelings I can express, simply with a shift in my tone. Even within one sentence, I can change my tone to offer my clients very different...
Sometimes I have felt like a terrible Voice Actor Mom. With a voice over business at home, there were times when I sat, feeling guilty, in my studio thinking I could be interacting with my kids, listening to them read, or helping them with an activity. Instead, I...
Know Thy Self in the Voice Over Business Learning more about myself is my ultimate goal in my process of evolution and enlightenment. Knowing thy self, in the voice over business, is as important as anywhere else. I attribute much of my success in my business to...
One of my Most Embarrassing Moments Far before I was a confident voice over actor..., I stood in front of my primary school-mates and recited a line for our Christmas pageant. My nerves got the best of me and I stuttered in front of hundreds of laughing children. ...
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