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conversational voice overs

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⁣⁣⁣W E E K E N D P R E S C R I P T I O N 💊⁣ [Directions for use]⁣ ⁣⁣ 💆🏼‍♀️ Keep chilled⁣⁣ ⁣ 🛌 Ensure plenty of bed rest ⁣⁣ ⁣ 🥄 Mix with your favourite people⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣🙅🏼‍♀️ Avoid strenuous activity⁣⁣ ⁣ ⬆️ Increase intake of fave Netflix series⁣⁣ ⁣ 🛍 Combine with retail therapies for optimum effectiveness⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #friday #friyay #fridayquote #weekend #weekendquote #weekendlife⁣⁣ #flowers #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #australianvoicetalent #australianvoice #canberravoiceover #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceacting #voiceoveractor #voiceovertalent #voicetalent #voiceoverlife #actor #actorslife #studio #audio #production #design #marketing #advertising #canberracreative #creative #melhulm
D E A R D I A R Y ✏️ it was love at first sight. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Your stylish good looks and practicality make you the complete package.⁣ ⁣ How could I resist your to-do list checkbox charms? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And the way you allow me to prioritise 3 key tasks... really shows you care. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You ensure dinner is on the table. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Remind me of what’s important.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You support my goals, inspire me and make me grateful every day.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And your shiny golden stickers? Of course I say ‘I do’ to this adhesive heavenly bling.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ @thedaydesigner let’s go steady and create a beautiful, voice over-y 2019 that’s organised AF.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣#diary #planner #organised #checklist #listmaker #todolist #daydesigner #laptop #headphones #glasses #flatlay #desk #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #canberravoiceover #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceacting #voiceoveractor #voiceoverlife #actor #actorslife #studio #audio #production #canberracreative #canberrabusiness #freelancer #creative #melhulm
W O R D S T O V O I C E B Y 👄 Rapping and grammar? Subscribe me now with a recurring annual fee please. I’ll bring the Macquarie and red pen. ⁣ ⁣ The boys from Blazer Fresh are the masterminds behind such ditties as:⁣ ⁣ 😎 Consonant Swag⁣ 🍴 Contraction Connoisseur ⁣ 🤖 Don’t Read Like a Robot⁣ 🧙🏻‍♂️ Wizard of Words⁣ ⁣ And this quote here lifted from By, Bye, Buy.⁣ ⁣ Another nugget from the same tune (that I’m getting made into a t-shirt cause the world needs to get schooled on this one):⁣ ⁣ 🛸 THEIR UFOs are over THERE and THEY'RE all playing space guitars.⁣ ⁣ Learning and rap—hip hop hooray. ⁣ ⁣ Get your littles amongst it via the @gonoodle app. ⁣ ⁣ Or watch it yourself if YOU’RE scratching YOUR head over the space guitars.⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #homophone #grammar #spelling #writing #writerslife #rap #blazerfresh #gonoodle #bybyebuy #quote #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #australianvoiceoveractor #australianvoice #canberravoiceover #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceacting #voiceoveractor #voicetalent #voiceoverlife #actor #actorslife #studio #audio #production #creative #canberracreative #canberrabusiness #melhulm
W O R D O N T H E S T R E E T 🗣 (and in 2018 research) is that around 90% of folks use EMOJIS to communicate on social media. And more than 6 billion emojis are exchanged every day. ⁣ ⁣ The Oxford Dictionary named 😂 the Word of the Year 2015.⁣ ⁣ Heck, emojis even have their own feature film.⁣ ⁣ As someone who digs words, this fascinates me. Are these picture characters becoming a language in and of themselves?⁣ ⁣ Can you see yourself communicating using nothing but these symbols?⁣ ⁣ They sure have come a long way from my 1991 T-shirt of a yellow smiley face donning a red bandana telling everyone I came across to have a nice day.⁣ ⁣ Why so popular?⁣ ⁣ 🌏 they’re global—reach and comprehension is bigger than any one language⁣ ⁣ 😡 they’re moody—much like face to face non-verbal cues, they help convey the subtleties of mood and emotion you sometimes miss through words alone⁣ ⁣ 🏃🏼‍♀️ they’re speedy—they help you quickly scan information⁣ ⁣ 👩🏼‍🏫 they clarify—they support info and help remove ambiguity⁣ ⁣ 🤸🏼‍♀️ they’re a bit fun⁣ ⁣ And from a voice over perspective, I’m willing to bet that a script direction using a couple of emojis would be clearer than old mate ‘conversational’ as a direction.⁣ ⁣ What about you—emojis: 👍🏻 or 👎🏻 ⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #emoji #smiley #haveaniceday #emoticon #shoppingbag #language #copywriting #writing #socialmedia #communication #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #australianvoicetalent #australianvoice #canberravoiceover #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceacting #voiceoveractor #voicetalent #voiceoverlife #actor #studio #audio #production #advertising #marketing #creative #canberracreative #melhulm
N O W V O I C I N G 🕊 some sweet tweets about the new Netflix series You.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ➡️ Give her a scroll across to have a listen.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I adore how conversational Twitter is. Folks just tweet it as they’d say it. And they don’t hold back. It makes for great voice over fodder and character inspo.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And woah, all the Twitter-pinions on You.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Have you seen it?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Head over to the @thewatchman.com.au for a straight shooting review of You.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And when I say straight shooting, I mean tell you that your fly is undone, there’s some peanut butter on your right cheek and your breath smells like the kitty litter tray on day 8 kind of honesty.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Plus the get the general Twitter consensus (feat. the voice of yours truly). ⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣#mouth #speech #speechbubble #blackandwhite #movie #moviereview #netflix #younetflix #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #australianvoicetalent #australianvoice #canberravoiceover #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceacting #voiceoveractor #voiceovertalent #voicetalent #voiceoverlife #actor #studio #audio #production #creative #canberracreative #canberrabusiness #melhulm⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
What’s A V O I C E T H A T F I T S ?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ It is a voice that pairs perfectly with your brand. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A voice that brings your script to life. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A voice that has your target audience hanging off every word. And gives them a gentle nudge—or sharp prod that will leave a mark—into taking action. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Hi, I'm Mel 👋🏻⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I'm an Australian voice actor.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I'd love to get to know your brand and make beautiful audio together.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Want to know more? Check out my bio for info and to hear my work ☝🏻⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #australianvoicetalent #australianvoiceoveractor #australianvoice #canberravoiceover #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceacting #voiceoveractor #voiceovertalent #voicetalent #voiceoverlife #actor #actorlife #actorslife #studio #homestudio #audio #production #commercial #creative #advertising #marketing #canberracreative #canberrabusiness #glasses #blackshirt #selfie #melhulm
T W E N T Y N I N E T E E N type? Or is two thousand and nineteen more your style?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Personally, I’m team two thousand. The extra two syllables give me more time to remember what freaking year it actually is as I’m saying it. ⁣⁣ It’s worth considering for your next voice over if your script includes year references. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If you have a preference make a note of it on the script (and go vote in the biggest ballot of 2019 thus far up in my stories).⁣ ⁣⁣ Or perhaps the style of read will determine what fits best... ⁣⁣ A natural, relaxed voice over may work better with a twenty nineteen. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ While a corporate pitch video might call for a more formal sounding two thousand and nineteen.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Whatever your preference (don’t worry, no judgments here), hope your 2019 is:⁣⁣ 🕯lit⁣⁣ ✨ sparkly⁣⁣ 🔥 on fire⁣⁣ ☀️ hot⁣⁣ And every other sparkler-related pun in the history of forever.⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣#happynewyear #ny2019 #2019 #newyear #twentynineteen #twothousandandnineteen #sparklers #sparkle #newyearresolution #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #australianvoice #canberravoiceover #canberrabusiness #canberracreatives #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceacting #voiceoveractor #audio #production #recordingstudio #commercial #creative #script #copywriting #advertising #marketing #businesstips #melhulm
W O R D S T O V O I C E M A I L B Y 📱 does your voicemail message make you cringe? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ It’s often the first impression folks have of you and / or your business.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ First impressions count—do these 7 simple things (lifted from the world of voice over) and folks won’t go AWOL and you’ll know when they call: ⁣ ⁣ ✏️ Write it down. Unless you’re a lyrical gangsta, recording on the fly generally isn’t a good time⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 📞 Have a call to action. Don’t leave folks hanging with a vague ‘I’ll get back to you’. Give them an email address. Send them to your website. Get them to send a text⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🗣 Practise out loud. In your head doesn’t count. Make sure your message doesn’t sound wick wick whack. Get to know your words. Now one more time with feeling⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🤫 find a quiet spot to record. You don’t want dogs, babies or angle grinders as your backing track⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🐌 speak slowly and clearly. Slower than you usually would. Your best slow jam please⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🎧 have a listen to your masterpiece. Anything less than the best is a felony. Maybe you should record it again⁣...⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⬆️ update when things change. Re-release your track if your name, biz or other deets change⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Try it out and let me know how you go. Leave me a message after the tone 🔊 or in the comments below.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #quote #rap #delasoul #ringringring #leaveyourname #afterthetone #telephone #telephonemessage #voicemailmessage #phonemessage #australianvoiceover #australianvoiceactor #australianvoiceoveractor #voiceover #voiceactor #voiceoveractor #voicetalent #voiceoverlife #actor #actorslife #studio #audio #production #creative #businesstips #smallbusiness #canberrabusiness #canberracreatives #canberravoiceover #melhulm
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