Once in a while a commercial comes along that gets under your skin. The FGCU Effect produced by Mark Myers or TradeMarky Productions was one such an ad. The footage is gorgeous. Artfully juxtaposed scenes of life as a student at the Florida Gulf Coast University: rallies, outdoor … [Read more...] about The Private Diary of a Successful TV Voice Over
eLearning Fail: Why Profs Should NOT Narrate
An educational eLearning client recently asked me for referrals for sound studios builders. They’ve decided to build a place for their professors to record. This got me, the professional voice actor thinking... Both of my university aged daughters have complained about monotone, boring, bad … [Read more...] about eLearning Fail: Why Profs Should NOT Narrate
Top 5 Male Voice Actors Who Crush It
Voice actors are incredibly skilled performers. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a voice artist myself! To have the flexibility, clarity, and enunciation, along with the ability to personify a landscape, an animal, an inanimate drawing is an art form. Then, to not only do that for … [Read more...] about Top 5 Male Voice Actors Who Crush It
Health eLearning VoiceOver: Medical Background Required?
It takes a finessed approach to narrate to and essentially teach health care professionals. As a voice over actor with over twenty years of experience in medical eLearning-voice-over I’ve worked on projects targeted to the general public and medical professionals alike. Although I have no … [Read more...] about Health eLearning VoiceOver: Medical Background Required?
How to Voice Over ELearning for Kids
Just like this Porifera named Bob, children are like sponges. Sometimes we forget how quickly and how much they pick up and next thing we know, they’re repeating words we may not think they should incorporate into their vocabularies just yet. They absorb more information than we realize, and their … [Read more...] about How to Voice Over ELearning for Kids
How to Bring Life to a Commercial Voice Over Script
You receive a voice over script for a new commercial for toothpaste, insurance, or maybe it’s shoes. You’re want to deliver the perfect sound to match the product, but there are no tags or directions to guide your delivery. How do you get started? Even the most seasoned voice actors need to do a … [Read more...] about How to Bring Life to a Commercial Voice Over Script