National Voice Over Appreciation Month
September is National Voice Over Appreciation Month!
A voice over is a spoken word performance given by an actor who is heard but not seen. Voice overs are produced most often to educate, inform or entertain and can be heard via many different mediums such as broadcast, video games, film, telephony, audiobooks and more.
If you've ever heard a voice over and were the better for it, now is the time to celebrate!
Voices.com is pleased to help spread the word about what's going on and also share how you can get involved.
Sincerity, Smile & Physicality
Over the years that Marc Cashman has been teaching voiceover techniques, he has revealed a number of very specific tips, tricks and tools you can use to help make you a better voice actor.
Some of these are structural skills, like breath and cadence control, articulation, eye-brain-mouth coordination; others are aimed at acting methods, interpretation and taking direction.
But there are three things that underlay all convincing voice acting: sincerity, smile and physicality.
Find out what they are in today's VOX Daily.
Do You Love Voice Over Experts? Write a Review in iTunes!
Do you enjoy listening to the Voice Over Experts podcast?
If you do, how about letting people know via iTunes and spreading the good cheer?!
Help others to discover the #1 educational podcast featuring renowned voice over coaches from US, Canada and abroad by leaving a review on iTunes for Voice Over Experts.
Find out how you can do this in today's VOX Daily.
How To Get Your Voices.com Profile Ranking Higher in Search Engines
Have you ever searched for your name in Google or any other search engine?
How about your Voices.com profile?
Recently I answered a question about why someone was showing up in Google, but they couldn't yet find their profile in Microsoft's Bing or Yahoo! Search.
Here are some suggestions that I think would benefit all members of Voices.com. Find out more in today's VOX Daily.
FaffCon, a Voice Over unconference in Portland, OR
What's FaffCon?
FaffCon, a voice over event organized by Amy Snively, will take place on September 11th and 12th, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.
Learn more in a video featuring Peter O'Connell and a number of voice over artists as they explore what FaffCon is.
3 Reasons Why Audio Recording Rocks
Do you love audio recording?
Working on-camera last week deepened my appreciation for what many of us take for granted in audio recording.
Why does audio recording rock? I'll tell you 3 reasons why in today's VOX Daily.
Empowering Your Voices.com Profile
When is the last time you updated your Voices.com profile?
In a recent teleseminar called "Power Profiles," David and I spoke in detail about how important it is that your profile be complete and presented to visitors at the site in the best possible way.
Why is this important?
Find out in today's VOX Daily.
How Do You Measure Success?
There are many ways that one might go about defining success and determining when success has been achieved.
How do you measure your success?
Guest blogger Herb Merriweather invites you to consider how your efforts, and not simply financial or physical gain, can be perceived as success.
Why Strategic Listening to Voice Over Matters
Have you ever thought about how important the act of listening is to your voice over career?
Voice overs are part of the day-to-day landscape and grace your ears whether you were aware of them or not.
Just as the average person sees about 3000 advertisements a day, the average person hears more messages than one might expect each day, numbering in the hundreds, potentially thousands depending on your exposure to advertisements and voice-over heavy mediums such as broadcast.
When you think about it, there's a lot of work out there for voice over talent... and if you listen hard enough, you'll be able to tap into trends, figure out whose booking and why.
In today's VOX Daily, we're going to talk about the benefits of listening and why you need to lend an ear so to speak and keep your finger on the pulse of the industry, particularly where your areas of expertise and interest are concerned.
What Was the First Voice Over You Remember Hearing?
People are surrounded by media, much of which includes voice over, and first encounter voice overs at a very young age.
What's the first voice over that you recall hearing?
Find out what some voice actors have to say about their earliest voice over memories and add your story as a comment in today's VOX Daily.
