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Vicki Amorose, Voice Talent and Narrator, used her personalized voice acting style to prove that the pen and the voice are mightier than the sword.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 30 –- Vicki Amorose, a winner in the Voices.com 60 Second Pitch Contest, is not just another pretty voice. The difference? As demonstrated in her compelling elevator speech submitted to Voices.com this summer, the Voice of Vicki sells commercial concepts and moves products utilizing her inspired and artistically defined “money” voices, polished voice acting styles which have been described as:

1) Calming and authoritative for medical, law, and serious subject narration.
2) Friendly and easy on the ears for commercials and On Hold.
3) Comic characters that are not over-the-top, but real person funny. These include characters with British and Southern US accents.

Commencing with an “unusual start” in the voice over industry, Vicki’s roots are in the visual arts and performance, reminiscing, “Everyone loved my Laurie Anderson-style voice.” Over the years, Vicki explored alternative theatre and produced records as a member of San Francisco based performance groups, and, upon her voice being heard, she was hired by a firm called OTR to do both PR and voice work for their studio. It was during her tenure at OTR that Vicki developed an array of transferable skills, particularly with clients. After she moved to the Pacific Northwest, Vicki created her voice over business after having two babies within two years, fueled by a newly found zest for entrepreneurship, a passion evident in her winning pitch.

In recent days, Vicki became the website voice for Monaco Coach, the luxury motor home company, narrating their online virtual tours. She also narrated the website for HSBC Bank Canada. When asked about business strategy, Vicki revealed, “Give the client what they want, better than they expected. Also, instead of getting negative, get creative.”

The 60 Second Pitch Contest sponsored by the voice over marketplace Voices.com required voice actors to share information about themselves, their talent and why people should work with them on their voice acting projects in a personal yet persuasive manner. Of the win and 60 Second Pitch Contest, Vicki offered, “My style has always been to talk to them (customers), not at them, and it was very nice to have that approach validated—and rewarded—by your contest.”

Always putting her client’s vision first, Vicki Amorose realizes the distinct importance of understanding how a company wants their business to be represented and is motivated by the variety of work that comes her way. Voice acting affords Vicki the freedom to change character roles and the continuing challenge of effective communication, cohesively combining her two loves, voice acting and copywriting.

To learn more about Vicki Amorose and listen to her voice samples visit:

http://www.voiceofvicki.com

http://vickiamorose.voices.com

Listen to her winning pitch and the 60 Second Pitch Award Show, here.

About Vicki Amorose

Based in Eugene, Oregon, Vicki Amorose, a voice talent and narrator, is one of those people blessed with complementary skills within the creative copywriting and voice acting fields. A copywriter who writes commercials for 3 different radio stations, Vicki has also authored a popular online article entitled “How To Direct and Work With Voice-over Talent Online” (available on at www.voiceofvicki.com).

A partial client list includes: Intel, Sony, United Way, BMW Motorcycles, Joe Boxer,
The US Department of Transportation, US Forest Service, HSBC Bank Canada, and Monaco Coach.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Penny Abshire, Creative Director of VoiceActing.com, shares some of the characters that reside in her pocket on the Voice Over Experts Podcast at Voices.com.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 28 -– Penny Abshire, A.S.G., voice actor and popular voice acting instructor in San Diego, is this week’s guest lecturer on the popular Voice Over Experts Podcast, http://podcasts.voices.com, the most listened to educational podcast for beginner and professional voice actors. Penny Abshire is the Creative Director of VoiceActing.com and also a founding director of VOICE, the VoiceOver International Creative Experience, an annual conference held for those in the voice acting field.

In Penny Abshire’s lecture "The Characters in My Pocket”, Penny demonstrates several characters that she has waiting in the wings when auditioning for a voice acting job. Listeners will discover how to create their own set of core characters that are used as a basis for developing new characters on the fly when an agent or casting director comes to call, an invaluable skill that all voice actors should develop.

As a contributor to the Voice Over Experts Podcast, Penny Abshire will be lecturing on a regular basis, helping people to understand, develop and succeed in the business of voice acting. Since the lectures are available in the form of podcasts, the lessons are hosted online and can be subscribed to through the Apple iTunes Directory, to be enjoyed at any time convenient to the listener.

The Voice Over Experts Podcast can be found and subscribed to for free in the iTunes Podcast Directory and online at the Voices.com Podcast Center.

To learn more about Penny Abshire, go to:

http://www.voiceacting.com

http://www.voice-international.com

To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts

About Penny Abshire

Penny Abshire, A.S.G. is a born performer, a professional speaker, a creative copy-writer, a classically trained pianist… and a former professional belly dancer. She is also a skilled paralegal and office manager. But her true passion is performing as a voice-actor. In the mid 1990’s, Penny was working as a paralegal and presenting Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus seminars, having been personally trained by John Gray. Then she discovered voiceover! Penny was already a highly skilled performer and speaker, and this new area opened up many new doors and literally changed her life. After a few short years of studying the craft of voice-acting, she left her job as a paralegal to assist James Alburger in the daily operation of The Commercial Clinic. She now co-teaches The Art of Voice Acting workshops and seminars, and is the Creative Director a Producer/Director for The Commercial Clinic. Together James Alburger and Penny Abshire co-write and produce humorous dialog commercials and other projects for audio CD, radio, and TV, as well as work as voice talent for radio, TV and audio book projects.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Citizens of Springfield, it’s time to vote for the Best Simpsons Sound Alike impressions around at the leading voice over marketplace, Voices.com.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 27 – After reviewing an influx of Simpsons sound alike impressions, the team at Voices.com has narrowed the contestants down to 15 voice actors representing five of the most beloved Simpsons characters in history, including Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Krusty the Clown.

The finalists in the category of Best Homer Simpson Impression include:

David Medford
Brad Venable
Philip Weber

The finalists in the category for Best Marge Simpson Impression include:

Amy Taylor
Paul Seidel
Rachel Robinson

The finalists in the category for Best Bart Simpson Impression include:

Gelfling
Kristi Stewart
Marcia Bennett

The finalists in the category for Best Lisa Simpson Impression include:

Angela Wolcott
Kara Edwards
Lila Atherley

The finalists in the category for Best Krusty the Clown Impression include:

Brian Whitaker
Greg Littlefield
Rick Gangi

These fine voice actors have made it to the finals where their peers and The Simpsons cartoon fans everywhere will decide who takes home the honors with total prizes valued at over $500.
Voting starts on Monday August 27th and ends on Tuesday September 11th, 2007. The winning impressionists of the Voices.com Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge will be featured in a special audio tribute in honor of The Simpsons on the VOX Talk Podcast on September 13th, 2007 ( http://podcasts.voices.com/voxtalk/ ).

To learn more about Voices.com, visit:

http://www.voices.com

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Voice Talent Jason McCoy’s elevator speech garnered him the grand prize at Voices.com’s 2007 60 Second Pitch Contest this summer.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 27 -– Nothing in business makes Jason McCoy happier than performing a variety of voice overs. For example, Jason loves reading and voicing everything from audiobooks, to commercials, to IVR scripts; he loves them all, especially since they come with the added bonus of being able to work from the comfort of his own home, yet, allow him to be heard everywhere. Recently, that passion was publicly rewarded and acknowledged when voice talent Jason McCoy was awarded first place in the Voices.com 60 Second Pitch Contest, wowing the judges with a clear focus, conversational appeal and creative compilation of educational and business prowess.

Jason McCoy credits an interest in radio from a young age as the source of his fascination with voice over. From age 12, he pretended to be on the radio and would even use a computer microphone to record liners he had heard on a local radio station. Jason recalls spending hours upon hours playing music on the computer and editing in his voiced liners to hear how it sounded. By the age of 17, Jason interned at a radio station to get experience and instantly fell head over heels for the production room, playing around with soundfx, writing liners, and on one fateful day, played them for the Program Director (PD). Within a year, he was made full time Production Director and became responsible for the 7pm-midnight air shift. Two years later, he was promoted to Program Director.

Although his role as Program Director lead him further up the ladder at the station, the creative production work and freedom that he enjoyed earlier eluded him, particularly the opportunity to do voice overs. Not to be discouraged, Jason began building a home studio and sent out demos to what seemed to be every radio station in America. Jason noted, “I received a lot of rejection, but I was blessed to land 2 or 3 radio station contracts that year, one of which was WXTM-FM in Cleveland. I thought instead of working for one local radio station, I want to be able to work from home for many stations. So after 6+ total years with that station, I left radio and started McCoy Productions to do voice over and production.”

What started as just radio station imaging turned into a cornucopia of opportunity including voice over work such as telephone IVR, trailers, commercials, audiobooks, narration and many more.

Jason McCoy, when asked about what drives him, relates, “Hearing other talent inspires me. When I listen to the radio, I listen more for commercials to get new ideas. I love hearing the TV network voice overs. It's extremely inspiring to hear a great voice and think how can I improve to get closer to that talents level. I often think if I had that same sentence written out would I have delivered it the same way, and if not, which one sounded better? So really it’s the ability to always improve that inspires me. I believe success comes to anyone who is constantly attempting to improve.”

Jason McCoy’s first place win in the Voices.com 60 Second Pitch Contest distinguishes him as a businessman, communicator, and persuasive marketer with more than just a great voice, objectives that are attainable through hard work, perseverance, and professionalism as well as a humble heart.

To learn more about Jason McCoy and listen to his voice samples visit:

http://www.mccoyproductions.net

http://jasonmccoy.voices.com

To listen to his winning pitch and the 60 Second Pitch Award Show, visit:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voxtalk/

About Jason McCoy

Based in Salisbury, MD, Jason McCoy of McCoy Productions provides dry and fully produced professional voice over and audio production for radio / TV station imaging, commercials, theatrical trailers, narration, voice on hold, audiobooks, and presentations. McCoy Productions offers immediate turnaround, affordable rates and offers the highest quality of voice over and production. His partial client list includes organizations such as Unwired Nation, Nextit, St. Joseph Health Care System, KZLE-FM, KCDZ-FM, HouseMusic101.com, KBACE, and Gateway Church.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Voice Actors now have their very own business plan template made specifically for freelance talent to build their dream voice acting business upon or update their current operations from.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 23 – Voice acting is one of the most segmented fields in the audio industry, short on facts, short on statistics, and one could say, short on business procedure. Voice acting was one of those businesses the majority of people found hard to define, pin down and map out a clear vision for financial success as a freelance voice actor, that is, until now.

The business experts at Voices.com, the leading voice over marketplace, recognized the need for a proven, statistics-filled business plan for voice actors that would prepare them for stepping out on their own as entrepreneurs working from professional-grade home recording studios and a blueprint readily accessible to established veterans moving from radio or television broadcast to voice acting full-time.

The major benefits of The Ultimate Business Plan for Voice Actors are that the business plan is full of concrete facts and statistics about the voice acting business, comprehensive research regarding business operations and procedures, sample recording studio equipment setups, a detailed marketing plan, a voice over rate sheet, and a variety of other bonuses including a sample invoice template, balance sheet, income statement and cash flow chart.

Voice actor John Weeks, said of the business plan and bonuses, “What a great idea and great way to keep track of things. It sure would come in handy at tax time!”

A stereotypical view of voice acting prevalent in society today is that anyone can do it and all that is needed is a great voice. Not so, says voice actor Thom Wilkins. Thom indicates that it takes more than just a great set of pipes and a dream.

Thom offers, “OK so you have the talent, the passion and your Voices.com account. What next? A successful voice-over business requires us to wear many hats, talent, sales, marketing and business management. To help focus on goals and objectives for the crucial early years, an excellent start is "The Ultimate Business Plan for Voice Actors", a clear starting point for creating a custom voice-over business plan. It includes key questions and facts and useful Excel spreadsheets relevant to the VO service industry. After all, how else do you measure success?”

As an industry experiencing significant growth, there has never been a better time to get into the business of voice acting. There are less barriers to entry, most notably the ability to work from anywhere in the world as well as affordable rates for audio recording studio equipment.
“Years ago, it was only a dream to have an all inclusive professional recording studio because of high costs of top equipment alone, much less software and marketing costs. Now it's actually affordable to have it all. Voices.com, you did it again!” exclaimed professional voice talent Tracey Rolfe.

The Ultimate Business Plan for Voice Actors is available at the Voices.com website, cost-effectively priced at US$99.00 backed up by a no questions asked 30-day money back guarantee.

Learn more about The Ultimate Business Plan for Voice Actors here:

http://www.voices.com/ebook/ultimate-business-plan-for-voice-actors.html

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

David Bourgeois, President and Creative Director of Voice Coaches, lectures to voice actors on the subject of small business on the Voice Over Experts Podcast at Voices.com.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 21 – David Bourgeois, voice over instructor, musician and businessman, is this week’s guest lecturer on the popular Voice Over Experts Podcast, the most listened to educational podcast for beginner and professional voice actors. David Bourgeois is the President and Creative Director of Voice Coaches in New York, an institution that instructs aspiring voice actors and shows them the ropes of the voice acting business.

In David Bourgeois’ lecture "Making Your Art Your Business”, listeners are enlightened to the realization that not only is voice acting a talent, but it is also a business. David emphasizes that it takes more than just a great voice to make it in voice acting and that education is an investment worthy of their consideration if a person is truly dedicated to becoming a part of the voice acting profession.

As a contributor to the Voice Over Experts Podcast, David Bourgeois will be lecturing on a regular basis, helping people to understand, develop and succeed in the business of voice acting. Since the lectures are available in the form of podcasts, the lessons are hosted online and can be subscribed to through the Apple iTunes Directory, to be enjoyed at any time convenient to the listener.

The Voice Over Experts Podcast can be found and subscribed to for free in the iTunes Podcast Directory and online at the Voices.com Podcast Center.

To learn more about David Bourgeois, go to:

http://www.voicecoaches.com

To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:
http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts

About David Bourgeois

David Bourgeois has worked in professional music and audio production for more than 25 years. Compositions and audio post-production for film, television, advertising and multi-media are all part of David’s resume. As the CEO of White Lake Music & Post, David produces music, audio and voice over content for clients including Discovery Networks, TLC, HGTV and the WE Network as well as numerous other regional and local clients. David recently completed the original music score for The Last Round, an independent feature starring former X Files Smoking Man William B. Davis.

Since 1990, David has been active in developing training methods in effective communication through conversational reading. His effort was initially aimed at helping clients get better performances from their Voice Actors in the studio. David’s methods soon became the model for Voice Coaches' individualized training process. Today, David and his team provide training to aspiring Voice Actors and communication professionals across the country.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

People who can do vocal impressions of cartoon characters from The Simpsons have the chance to flex their voice acting muscles and enter a contest to win some great prizes.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 17 – Voices.com, the voice over marketplace, is celebrating the wave of Simpsons Love this summer by hosting “The Voices.com Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge”, a contest wherein voice actors or those who can mimic and perform voices of characters from the hit FOX series “The Simpsons” will record their voice samples and send them in for a chance to win $100 gift certificates from Amazon.com.

Prizes are available for winners in the following categories:

- Best Homer Simpson Impression
- Best Marge Simpson Impression
- Best Bart Simpson Impression
- Best Lisa Simpson Impression
- Best Krusty the Clown Impression

Voices.com Vice President of Marketing, Stephanie Ciccarelli, says, “If you can do a bang on Homer, a killer Bart, Lisa, Marge, Krusty the Clown, or any other Simpsons character, we want to hear it! This challenge is open to all Simpsons fans with a gift for voice acting.”

Character voice impressions of other personalities from The Simpsons, including but not limited to, Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, Smithers, Moe, Barney, Apu, Milhouse, Dr. Hibbert, Miss Krabappel, Nelson, Patty and Selma, Grampa Simpson, Groundskeeper Willie and impressions of newly introduced characters from the Simpsons Movie are also invited to join in the fun for an opportunity to be featured on the Voices.com website.

Similar to an American Idol style vote, fans of the Simpsons will get to vote for their favorite voice talents online to pick the winners. The winning impressionists of the Voices.com Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge will be featured in a special audio tribute in honor of The Simpsons on the VOX Talk Podcast this September.

How to Enter:

Record a Simpsons character voice impression (between 30 and 60 seconds in length)
Send the MP3 to stephanie @ voices.com . Contest deadline is Friday August 24th, 2007 at 11:59 PM EST

To learn more about Voices.com, visit:

http://www.voices.com

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Rising voice over star and producer Jesse Springer, age 19, has produced a three-part interview series with promo voice talent Joe Cipriano airing on the VOX Talk Podcast.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 15 – In an age where social media has brought people together online, Jesse Springer, a native of Seattle pursuing a voice acting career in Los Angeles, has found unique ways to hone his craft as a voice actor and promote his talents while becoming acquainted with the Who’s Who of the voice over industry, conducting interviews through audio and video with legends in the field. Concurrent with his voice acting career, Jesse is also working on a four-year degree in film production at Biola University. Although his summer holidays may be drawing to a close, Jesse Springer is never far from a microphone, or a high profile interview subject.

Joe Cipriano, known to many as the promo voice on FOX among other stations as well as the announcer for the Emmy and Grammy Award Shows, was the honored guest in Jesse’s most recent interview series currently being podcast on VOX Talk, the #1 Voice Acting Podcast. Joe Cipriano is also a member of the infamous Primetime Voices crew, alongside colleagues Don LaFontaine, George DelHoyo, Dave Fennoy, and Townsend Coleman to name a handful as well as being the sharply dressed spokesperson for Apple’s GarageBand podcast and audio recording software.

The interview had been in the works for a couple of months, originally planned as a video segment for the documentary Jesse is shooting about the greats of voice over, including the likes of Ben Patrick Johnson, a voice artist whom Jesse had interviewed in April 2007. Jesse’s calling to share his newfound knowledge and connection to Joe Cipriano with his peers motivated him to get the process going with an audio interview as a precursor to the video interview.

When asked how the interview got off the ground, Jesse related, “I emailed him (Joe) an MP3 with some questions asking if he would send his responses when he had time to record them. He was in Italy at the time, but had said he'd love to get the answers to me when he returned to LA. He MP3'd those to me a couple of days later, I filled in the gaps and smoothed my end of the dialog over, and that was that!”

In between the Ben Patrick Johnson and Joe Cipriano interviews this summer, Jesse was auditioning daily for voice over jobs, marketing his voice talents and meeting with agents, all the while still attending school and making the grade. His chosen program of study develops integral qualities that merrily correlate with Jesse’s production and voice over work, including networking, interacting with people in the media and maintaining composure, regardless of the situation or who he meets.

Jesse Springer, when asked about working with Joe Cipriano on the interview series, confided, “Joe's an amazing individual. Besides being a very accomplished voice talent who knows the industry well, he is very community oriented. As a 19-year-old voice actor, I look up to people who offer advice and direction for my voiceover career, and Joe is a fine example of just that.”

The three part interview series on VOX Talk is accessible both through the iTunes Podcast Directory by subscription and on the VOX Talk website at Voices.com.

To learn more about Jesse Springer and listen to his voice samples visit:

http://www.jcspringer.com

http://jessespringer.voices.com

To listen to the VOX Talk Podcast, go to:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voxtalk

About Jesse Springer

Jesse Springer, a 19-year old voice actor and native of Seattle, is a rising star in the voice over industry. When Jesse isn’t hitting the books at Biola University in the film department, he uses his voice to make a living and carve a niche for himself as one of the foremost voice actors in his demographic. In his spare time, Jesse contributes to the VOX Talk Podcast at Voices.com, conducts interviews with voiceover artists and works on his highly anticipated documentary featuring great voiceover artists of the current age. Jesse currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Elaine Clark, author, director, and voice over instructor, teaches voice actors how use a script as a roadmap to success when communicating a message via the Voice Over Experts Podcast at Voices.com.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 14 – Elaine Clark, voice over instructor and author of the book “There’s Money Where Your Mouth Is”, is this week’s guest lecturer on the popular Voice Over Experts Podcast, http://podcasts.voices.com/ , the most listened to educational podcast for beginner and professional voice actors. Elaine Clark is the owner of VOICE ONE in San Francisco, a voice over school that offers a variety of courses throughout the year with varying levels of difficulty including classes for voice over, on-camera, acting and improv.

In Elaine Clark’s lecture "Acting In The White Spaces”, listeners are introduced to the concept that the script is a roadmap for the actor to navigate. While navigating this roadmap, the audience, guided by Elaine, will learn how read the words and act in the white spaces that connect the words, sentences and paragraphs to tell a cohesive story that has a beginning, middle and an end to connect with their audience.

As a contributor to the Voice Over Experts podcast, Elaine Clark will be lecturing on a regular basis, helping people to understand, develop and succeed in the business of voice acting. Since the lectures are available in the form of podcasts, the lessons are hosted online and can be subscribed to through the Apple iTunes Directory, to be enjoyed at any time convenient to the listener.

The Voice Over Experts Podcast can be found and subscribed to for free in the iTunes Podcast Directory and online at the Voices.com Podcast Center.

To learn more about Elaine Clark, go to:

http://www.voiceoneonline.com or http://www.elaineclark.com

To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts

About Elaine Clark

Elaine Clark began her voice-over career in the early 1980s. She is an award winning actor, director, producer, playwright and the author of the quintessential voice-over book, “There's Money Where Your Mouth Is”. Her first voice-over job was for Wendy’s “guess how many corners to a square hamburger” campaign. Since then Ms. Clark has voiced hundreds of commercials including Clorox, TiVo, Macy’s, Chevron, PineSol, PG&E, California Milk Advisory Board, Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Manwich, Fuller-O’Brien Paint, World Savings, Wheel Works, Amazon.com, Round Table Pizza, Tap Plastics, Party America, and promos for ABC. A few of her narration clients include Microsoft, Genentech, Oracle, WalMart, North Face, Kaiser Permanente, Better Homes Realty, NIC, Providian, Fujitsu, and L’Oreal.

The owner/founder of VOICE ONE in San Francisco, Elaine Clark and her staff of professionals train actors in voice-over, on-camera, acting, and improv. Ms. Clark has numerous directing and casting credits including two anime cartoon series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Saikano; over 50 video games including Spawn, Aliens, Skies of Arcadia, D2, Mother Goose’s Farm, and Dark Wizard; and hundreds of toys. She is featured in the DVD Hello Anime! Ms. Clark travels the world teaching and directing voice-over, acting, and communication. Recently, she was dubbed the Communication Guru of India.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Rodney Saulsberry, California based voice artist, author and teacher, provides marketing tips to voice actors on the Voice Over Experts Podcast.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 13 – Rodney Saulsberry, voice over artist, author and instructor, was featured last week on the Voice Over Experts Podcast, the most popular educational podcast for beginner and professional voice actors around the world. Rodney’s mixture of hands on experience and marketing prowess figures prominently in this episode, providing his audience with straightforward instruction and practical tips from the top.

Rodney Saulsberry’s lecture "Promote Yourself: Voice Over Strategies" is an excerpt from a CD recording taught in Rodney's book "You Can Bank on Your Voice". Listeners will learn how to advertise their voice over business with the saturation method in order to as Rodney says, “get your name on the client's brain”.

As a contributor to the Voice Over Experts podcast, Rodney Saulsberry will be lecturing on a regular basis to beginner voice actors and professional voice actors via podcast on how to understand, develop and succeed in the business of voice acting. Since the lectures are available in the form of podcasts, the lessons are hosted online and can be heard at any time of day at the convenience of the listener.

The Voice Over Experts Podcast can be found and subscribed to for free in the iTunes Podcast Directory and online at the Voices.com Podcast Center.

To learn more about Rodney Saulsberry, go to:

http://www.rodneysaulsberry.com

To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts

About Rodney Saulsberry

Rodney Saulsberry is the author of the best sellers, You Can Bank on Your Voice and Step up to the Mic. The voice of Twix Candy Bars, Toyota Avalon and the Zatarain’s Jazzman, is also in demand worldwide for his voice-over coaching and commercial workshops. For more than two decades the Detroit native and University of Michigan graduate has given voice to many movie trailers such as, Finding Forrester, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Dumb and Dumberer, The Best Man, and Friday After Next. As an announcer, he has worked on the NAACP Image Awards and the Essence Awards television specials. Saulsberry, the voice of Joe Robbie Robertson on the cartoon series Spider-Man, resides in Agoura, California.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Deborah Sale Butler, voice actor, speech and dialect coach, lectures on the Voice Over Experts podcast about how to sound clean while speaking naturally.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 7, 2007 -- Deborah Sale Butler, a Los Angeles- based speech and dialect coach of over twenty years, is featured this week on the Voice Over Experts Podcast, http://podcasts.voices.com/ , the top podcast for voice over training, catered to an audience of both beginner and professional voice actors from around the world. Deborah’s speech and dialect curriculum includes helping students let go of a regional dialect or accent, teaching that their dialect-free inner voice, that is voice in their head, is their true voice and their speech is a way of shaping that inner voice.

Deborah’s topic of choice “Sounding Clean While Speaking Naturally” hones in on the importance of becoming aware of speech, discovering how it affects a voice over career, and learning how to acquire a range of speech and dialect skills. Voice actors, and people who speak publicly or are in the public eye, are often in need of tips to modify their regionalisms to reach a wider audience and embody a more national presence vocally.

As a contributor to the Voice Over Experts podcast, Deborah Sale Butler will be lecturing on an ongoing basis, training voice actors via podcast on how to develop and grow in their craft. Since the lectures are available in the form of podcasts, the lessons are hosted online and can be heard at any time of day at the convenience of the listener.

The Voice Over Experts Podcast can be found and subscribed to for free in the iTunes Podcast Directory and online at the Voices.com Podcast Center.

To learn more about Deborah Sale Butler, go to:

http://www.deborahsalebutler.com

To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts

About Deborah Sale Butler

Deborah Sale Butler has been a voice-actor and a voice/speech/dialect coach for over 20 years. She has taught voice and speech at The Pittsburgh Playhouse School, The Second City Training Center in Chicago, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (LA) and The Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Hollywood. She has coached students from around the country and around the world in speech and accent reduction and now coaches privately through her own company, ACT WITH YOUR VOICE in Los Angeles. She coaches actors in person or over the phone on a per-project or ongoing basis. Her approach is to teach students to become aware of their own speech in order to express their inner voice.

You can learn more about Deborah's classes at her website:

www.deborahsalebutler.com.

About Voices.com

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