Hands up if you’ve ever shoulder-charged a kid to score that last cheese sample in the dairy section at Costco.
Try my voice before you buy my voice
Category: voice acting
Pronunciation hack
Cause I don’t pron on the fly…
Warning: this pronunciation hack is so simple you’ll probably say ‘duh Mel’ 🤦🏼♀️
2019 voice over trends
Happy new financial year 🎉
Now we’re half way through the one to the nine, it’s a good time to talk voice over trends. Here are the most in-demand styles for this year so far.
how to speak Straylan
January 26 is Australia Day 🇦🇺
What better time to get schooled on how to speak Straylan?
Get your ears around this A-Z of Aussie-speak.
Celebrate World Voice Day with some vocal love
World Voice Day is happening April 16, so I’ve done what any vocally sensible voice user would do. I’ve gone and built a nifty infographic of bossy handy tips for keeping your voice in tip top, ship shape, hip hop condition.
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voice overs i heart
Yep, one of those that only watches Super Bowl for the commercials. And maybe the half time entertainment. So this voice over I heart (or should I say voice overs I heart) is my fave from this week’s Super Bowl. Get well soon Alexa!
2018 voice over trends
I have a love – hate relationship with January. While it’s the start of a fresh, clean-linen-scented new year, it chucks so much info at me that my brain hurts. The internet goes nuts for the biggest [insert topic] trends of the year. From late December and throughout January, those little SEO-grabbing, click-baiting listicles are everywhere. And do I click on every last one of those little suckers.
5 ways to avoid a voice over fail
Getting a voice for your project is easier than ever. You can find and book a voice actor online, email a script over to them, they record from their home studio and then send the voice over back to you. It’s highly likely you’ll never meet the artist that’s the voice of your brand, product or project.
Tom Hanks on voice acting
You’ve got a big voice over studio session. You head into the booth. You notice there’s a cast of thousands in the control room. What happens next is beautifully articulated by Tom Hanks in this Graham Norton interview. Oh yes, we feel you Tom.
Say no to VO FOMO
So many voice over conferences, so little time (to get to the other side of the planet).
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