There are a lot of surprises for aspiring voice talents who cross my path either as a student via Edge Studio, or just at, say, a party. You know, the ones with “such a nice voice” who need to read Dave Courvoisier’s book ( or any of the other amazing resources I blogged about a […]
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The Scenery’s Great Along the Extra Mile
When you go that extra mile for your voice over client?you strengthen your relationship. And you may see some awesome new scenery along the way
The Ta-Da! Voice: Not Always Conversational
The voice talent often sets up what will soon come (visually or otherwise), or subtly comment on what has come before. In these cases, we may need to use our “introducing…!” delivery, our our “ta-da!” voice.
Investigate Voice Over: the first step
Tomorrow night I teach another session for Edge Studio called “Investigate Voice Over.” We call it the “IVO” – and it’s taught frequently in our New York main studio, our CT and DC studios, in Los Angeles, and also via teleclass. If you’ve ever wondered about the true path to VoiceOver success, I can’t recommend […]
"You have such a nice voice!": the 5 layers needed for voice-over
When I teach “Investigate Voice-Over” classes for Edge Studio – either in the CT or NYC studio, on a telecall/webinar, in Continuing Education sessions or at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting – I usually begin by asking students what brought them to the class. If I had, say, a dollar for every answer that began, […]
Voiceover and Social Media – Why Not?
Trying Thumbtack today, thanks to my pal CourVO – will keep you posted! Always good to have your services listed. Voiceover jobs come from all sorts of leads, in person, on the phone, online. Keep your skills sharp, your marketing constant, your desire to help others create a “sound first impression” in front. By the […]
Radio Imaging: A VO Coach is Coached
Big thanks to Dave DeAndrea, fabulous voice talent and demo producer?as well.? We met at faffcon last year, and I called on him to help me with my latest demo for voiceover work: radio imaging.? After 15 years as a radio personality in Connecticut, leaving to concentrate on voiceovers full-time, it seemed a perfect fit […]
The Flexible Life (sometimes!)
One of the things I really love about the Voice Over business is that no day is exactly like the next.? One day, travel to the city to record a medical narration; the next, walk up a flight of stairs to my studio to voice a phone system for plumbers. Some days, hours of recording. […]
Proof-listening – take the extra time!
Just finished a corporate/technical narration ? at home, so that means editing as well as voicing. Final product almost 15 minutes. After the first listen, I corrected a few obvious things (self-direction has its flaws, so then it?s time to take off the narrator hat and put on the director/engineer persona ? adding even more […]
Voiceover Variety Part 2 – Practice now equals confidence later!
So, as promised, here is Part 2 ? more techniques to practice! Then there’s the left side of the brain, where thinking is more linear. Here’s where conscious control of the elements like tempo, pitch, phrasing and volume can also help you find ways to vary your reads: Practice exercises: 1. Pitch. Try: Changing […]
