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August 28, 2008
Marc Cashman Teaches How To Give Depth To Words in New Voice Over Podcast
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Voice over coach Marc Cashman provides tips for how to paint pictures with words to richly enhance voice over recordings in his latest Voice Over Experts podcast.
Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 28 - Marc Cashman, award-winning voice actor and voiceover coach, was featured this past summer on the Voice Over Experts Podcast, the top educational podcast for aspiring and professional voice actors around the world. Marc Cashman is the owner of Cashman Commercials and the Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques in Los Angeles where he teaches private voice lessons, group classes and now private voice coaching sessions by telephone for out of town and international students.
In his fourth episode, Marc Cashman shares tips on "Giving Depth To Words". Cashman relates that although man voice actors deliver their words with awesome articulation and precise projection, some of their performances have detached deliveries. Listeners will learn how they can color words or phrases with the appropriate attitude or emotion in this excellent lesson.
Marc Cashman participates in the voice over community regularly and generously shares his knowledge with aspiring voice actors and professional voice talents via Voice Over Experts podcast. These weekly podcasts provide working voice actors with consistent inspiration and tips on how to grow in their craft. Available as MP3s, 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 Marc Cashman, go to:
http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/marc_cashman/
To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:
http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/
About Marc Cashman
MARC CASHMAN creates and produces copy and music advertising for radio and television. Winner of over 150 advertising awards, he also instructs voice acting of all levels through his classes, The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques in Los Angeles, CA. Enjoying the distinction of being one of the few voice-acting instructors in the U.S. who is on "both sides of the glass"-- he creates, casts and produces copy and music advertising for radio and television clients such as Kroger, Charles Schwab, Quizno's, Pella Windows and Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer among many, many others.
In addition to his production schedule, he's been an instructor at USC Graduate School and does pro bono work for numerous charitable and public service organizations. He instructs voice-acting of all levels through his online and tele-coaching programs, his V-O classes, The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques in state-of-the-art studios in Los Angeles, CA, and produces voice demos. He also has a monthly online column, Ask the VoiceCat, plus blogs and podcasts through 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.
August 15, 2008
J.S. Gilbert is Solving Problems for Clients on Voice Over Experts Podcast
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San Francisco based voice actor and instructor J.S. Gilbert shows voice actors the other side of the business by becoming problem solvers on his debut episode published this week on the Voice Over Experts Podcast at Voices.com.
Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 15 - J.S. Gilbert, a veteran of over twenty years in the voice over scene and well known Bay Area personality, is the featured presenter this week on the Voice Over Experts Podcast sponsored by Voices.com, the voice over marketplace. Voice Over Experts is the most downloaded and subscribed to educational podcast series for beginner and professional voice actors on the Internet.
In this engaging episode, J.S. Gilbert discusses "Problem Solving". Listeners are encouraged to reconsider calling themselves voice talent or voice actors and to seriously think about adopting the title and mindset of a "Problem Solver". The distinction? A voice actor often waits to get hired but a problem solver goes the extra mile when researching and marketing their services to potential clients using methods that they respect and are responsive to.
Debuting this week on Voice Over Experts, J.S. Gilbert will continue to help people to learn, expand their horizons and succeed in the excitingly opportune world of voice overs online through his interesting and thought-provoking podcast series.
The Voice Over Experts podcast, numbering 60 episodes at present, are an instant library of free voice lessons perfect for those just starting out and are a cornucopia of resources for established voice actors who want to refine their knowledge and skills from the privacy of their own home and at their own pace. The Voice Over Experts Podcast can be found in the iTunes Podcast Directory and online at the Voices.com Podcast Center.
To listen to J.S. Gilbert, go to:
http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/js_gilbert/
To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:
http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/
About J.S. Gilbert
J.S. Gilbert has been active in the Bay Area for over 25 years. He is a trained actor, voice talent, engineer, audio director, writer and copywriter. His work has bridged over from the advertising community to technology to video games and the hospitality industry. Currently, J.S. produces audio and performs v.o. for the educational industry, commercials, branding, the internet, audio books, interactive and the gaming industry. He has also personally been voice talent on almost 400 video games and numerous commercials, industrials, voice mail projects and more. J.S. also writes for a variety of publications on advertising, gaming, technology and convergence. Formerly on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Ad Club, J.S. was also a Bay Area ADDY Awards Chair for 2005 and 2006. He is the recipient of many awards, including SF Ad Club’s President’s Award, AV Video Magazines Top 100 Producers List, ADDYS, Tellys, and others. J.S. Gilbert was a featured voice talent on “10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America”, an Emmy award winning production.
About Voices.com
Voices.com is the online marketplace where businesses connect with voice actors and voice over talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies, marketing executives, casting directors and voice talent agencies rely on Voices.com to easily search for and hire language service providers such as translators, narrators and professional voice over talents with the assistance of their award-winning web service. Voice talents are equipped with a comprehensive set of self-managed tools to effectively market themselves and conduct their voice-over business online. Clients that have worked with 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, Firestone Tires, American Airlines, the US Army, the US Government and thousands more.
August 1, 2008
Phyllis K. Day Helps Southern Voice Talent Find Authentic Voice on Voice Over Experts Podcast
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Phyllis K. Day shares how she helped a voice actor from the southern US drop Walter Cronkite voice styling in her second episode on the Voice Over Experts Podcast at Voices.com.
Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) August 1 -- Phyllis K. Day, voice actor, technical writer and former radio broadcaster, was the featured presenter this past week on the Voice Over Experts Podcast sponsored by Voices.com, the voice over marketplace. Voice Over Experts is the most downloaded and subscribed to educational podcast series for beginner and professional voice actors on the Internet.
In Phyllis K Day’s podcast "Finding Your Authentic Voice”, Phyllis shares how she was able to help a client of hers whose background was in broadcast radio make his voice sound more natural, getting past ingrained Walter Cronkite voice styling to realize his own authentic voice while stripping away decades of the on-air, larger than life persona that hid his real voice.
As a regular contributor to the Voice Over Experts Podcast, Phyllis K. Day helps people to understand, develop and succeed in the exciting and opportune world of voice-overs online. The lectures assembled are an instant library of free voice acting lessons perfect for those just starting out and are a treasure trove of resources for established voice actors who want to refine their knowledge and skills from the privacy of their own home and at their own pace.
The Voice Over Experts Podcast can be found in the iTunes Podcast Directory and online at the Voices.com Podcast Center.
To listen to Phyllis K. Day, go to:
http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/phyllis_k_day/
To learn more about the Voice Over Experts Podcast, visit:
http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/
About Phyllis K. Day
Phyllis is a freelance technical writer and voice professional with over thirty years experience. A Broadcast Journalism graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, Phyllis became an anchor a few months later on the North Carolina News Network. She has also anchored on Business Radio Network and American Forum Radio Network in Colorado. Her voice has been heard nation-wide and she was also the narrator for a show that was heard daily on NPR and Armed Forces Radio in the 1990s. Phyllis was part of a mentoring program for several years at North Carolina State University for the students in NC State's radio program. She currently runs personalized coaching workshops, in addition to narrations for e-learning and business presentations.
About Voices.com
Voices.com is the online marketplace where businesses connect with voice actors and voice over talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies, marketing executives, casting directors and voice talent agencies rely on Voices.com to easily search for and hire language service providers such as translators, narrators and professional voice over talents with the assistance of their award-winning web service. Voice talents are equipped with a comprehensive set of self-managed tools to effectively market themselves and conduct their voice-over business online. Clients that have worked with 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, Firestone Tires, American Airlines, the US Army, the US Government and thousands more.
