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The Best Voiceover Coaches still Polish their Craft

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You know the old saying “those who can, do and those who can’t, teach.” This doesn’t apply to voiceover. Or it shouldn’t. I​n​ voiceover, those who can, ​sometimes​ coach. Of those that do,​ the best voiceover coaches still polish their craft. Don't Trust Your Voice Over Career to Just Anyone - … [Read more...] about The Best Voiceover Coaches still Polish their Craft

Filed Under: Voiceover Coach Tagged With: actor, coaching, commercial, eLearning coaching, elearning narration, voice over, voiceover

Best Voice Over: Spotlight on Health Care Ads

Voiceover Styles

Health care ads are a mainstay in advertising and the best voice over chosen to present medical messages is a critical part of creative choice. Healthcare commercials achieve their goals through a few specific avenues in terms of vocal tone and direction: sentimental – those that tug at heart … [Read more...] about Best Voice Over: Spotlight on Health Care Ads

Filed Under: Voiceover Styles Tagged With: advertising, commercial, conversational, genuine, health care ad voice over, health care ads, health insurance ads, hospital ad voice over, hospital ads, medical ad voice over, medical ads, message, natural, pharma ad voice over, pharmaceutical ads, storytelling, voice actor, voice over, voice over actor, voice over artist, voiceover

3 Ways Storytelling is King in Voiceover for Ads and Business

Voiceover Business

So...what’s your story? Or rather what is your relationship with story? Chances are it’s tight. We humans love story. We swim in it, soak in it, eat it up daily. Hourly, even. But have you stopped to consider your relationship with story as a voiceover artist? Levar Burton, (Reading Rainbow … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Storytelling is King in Voiceover for Ads and Business

Filed Under: Voiceover Business Tagged With: ads, backstory, commercial, commercial ad, copy, copywriter, corporate narration, DevLearn 2017, eLearning, explainer video, Meisner technique, messaeg connect on an emotional level, message, Practical Aesthetics, retail radio spot, speech on storytelling, spoken word, story, storytelling, storytelling is our superpower, voiceover artist, voiceover narrators, world building, your relationship with story

How Copywriters and VoiceOver People Triumph over Disruption

blogs, Voiceover Business

Sipping nectar of the bean and browsing my groups this morning, I was inspired by copywriter chieftain Steve Roller and how many similar cliffs of insanity people in the copywriting and voiceover narration fields have to scale to triumph lately. All because of the (anti) buzzword of the decade … [Read more...] about How Copywriters and VoiceOver People Triumph over Disruption

Filed Under: blogs, Voiceover Business Tagged With: actor, ad world, advertising, commercial, copywriters, copywriters and voiceover, disruption, disruption in the ad world, home studio, long form story spots, marketing, mastering the disruption, new media, people, pre-roll ads, voice actor, voice over artist, voice work, voiceover, voiceover people triumph, voiceover talent, VR

How Professional Voice Actors Break Down their Prices

Voiceover Business

What's the first question I'm asked along with how fast can you get this back to me? "What are the prices?" I, like most voiceover artists will answer with a clear as mud, "It depends." So, let's demystify this.  Professional voice over actors base their rates on three major parameters: use, … [Read more...] about How Professional Voice Actors Break Down their Prices

Filed Under: Voiceover Business Tagged With: announcements, audiobooks, commercial, eLearning, explainers, inflight announcements, medical animations, TV narration, voice acting, voice actor, voice over, voice over actors, voice over fees, voice over prices, voiceover, voiceover service, VR

Toxic & Taboo Blunders in the Commercial Voiceover Studio

Voiceover Business, Voiceover Styles

Happily, most of my voiceover acting life has been supported by a steady stream of commercial work. In discussions with a student, I realized there were reasons for that beyond being able to deliver a great read. Yes, you have to know what the market wants, give your director what s/he wants and … [Read more...] about Toxic & Taboo Blunders in the Commercial Voiceover Studio

Filed Under: Voiceover Business, Voiceover Styles Tagged With: actor, cold read, commercial, commercial session, commercial work, director, performance, sound studio, studio, voiceover

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