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See also: delighted, pleased, thrilled, overjoyed.⁣ ⁣ Also: current mood.⁣ ⁣ 3 months in with my Sennheiser MKH 416 and I’m all of the above.⁣ ⁣ This mic has been superb for my radio promo and imaging work. ⁣ ⁣ I’m so glad I nerded out and did my homework on this one. ⁣ ⁣ I also got recommendations from some first class voice actors (who I have been known to fangirl over).⁣ ⁣ Yep, I’m one of those who listen to the radio station I voice for and the sound this baby produces is top notch (credit also to the gun producer who tarts my voice up on a weekly basis). ⁣ ⁣ Heaven help anyone who talks over the ad breaks...⁣
Am I the right voice for you? ⁣ ⁣ That depends on what you’re looking for. Here’s a handy decision chart.⁣ ⁣ Male ➡️ no⁣ Shit audio ➡️ no⁣ Missed deadlines ➡️ no⁣ Mispronounced words ➡️ no⁣ Dogs barking in background ➡️ no⁣ ⁣ Australian female ➡️ yes⁣ Home studio set up ➡️ yes⁣ Multiple audio formats ➡️ yes⁣ Voice over editing included ➡️ yes⁣ Ability to rock a mic like a vandal ➡️ yes⁣ ⁣ While you may have landed on the yes’, you still need to know how I sound. Kinda important...⁣ ⁣ And that’s why it’s also a big old yes to me voicing a sample of your script. That’s what I’m doing right here for a client. A sample lets you try my voice on for size. You can hear how I sound with your words. How I interpret your script and bring it to life.⁣ ⁣ Hear examples of my stuff in highlights and shoot me a message for a sample read of your script.⁣ ⁣
Client: Berry Street⁣⁣⁣ Project: Cinema commercial⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Style: nurturing, caring, heartfelt⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Cinema ads. The often overlooked tactic in the old advertising mix. Which is dumb. Here’s 5 smart reasons to get your your brand’s bits all over the big screen.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ 👀 You have a captive audience.⁣ Unlike other mediums, cinema ads are not competing for attention. We don’t go to the movies to chat to other people, multitask or be distracted by our devices. All eyes are on the big screen.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ 📽 Big ass screen + surround sound = max impact for your brand.⁣ In the cinema, there’s  not much risk of your ad fading into the background. Anything up on the screen is front and centre. Tailor your commercial to cinema specs and make the most of the screen size and sound available.⁣ ⁣ 🎯 You can target like there’s no tomorrow.⁣ Movies are great like that—ratings, genres, stars, male / female skew—use that info to get your brand in front of the right eyeballs. Location is another great way to target. If you’re a bricks and mortar-type aannndddd you’ve shacked up near a cinema, you’ve got a banging opportunity to convert some post-movie sales. ⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 💵 Your audience has got the goods.⁣ People who head to the movies are generally more affluent. They’ve got disposable income. They’re early adopters. They’re happy to splurge on themselves. Use it to your advantage.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ⏱ You have flexibility.⁣ Now cinemas have gone digital, production costs are much lower. And commercials can be turned around much faster. There’s a range of duration options so you’re not trapped into traditional 30 second slots. But remember, cinema specs are different from TV and online—know what’s needed upfront to save conversion headaches later on.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Hit up my ‘nurturing’ highlights for more samples of this voice over style. 🔊⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣
𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 /ˈɛmfəsɪs/: stress given to a word or words when speaking to indicate particular importance.⁣ ⁣ Think about when you make a swear like you mean it. You feel it through your whole body. You’re so passionate with that cuss word you give yourself a fright. That’s fkn emphasis baby.⁣ ⁣ Voice acting is so much more than reading words off a page. It’s about understanding the meaning behind the words. Knowing who the words are aimed at. And what they need to do with those words.⁣ ⁣ Emphasis is where the voice magic happens.⁣ ⁣ The right emphasis helps the audience know what’s important. It makes a call to action stand out. It gives a brand or product name cut-through.⁣ ⁣ I get my emphasis on by: ⁣ ⁣ 👓 doing an initial read through to get a feel for the script.⁣ ⁣ ✏️ marking up the script with symbols, notes and various prompts.⁣ ⁣ 👋🏻 voicing with hand gestures and movements to help me hit the right emphasis and inflections as I go.⁣ ⁣ And it fkn works a treat. Just ask this satisfied client... ⁣
Have you considered credits to get your brand all up in people’s faces?⁣ ⁣ What in the crap is a credit? Sponsor credits are short ads that accompany a segment or the intro or outro of a show.⁣ ⁣ Used in TV, radio and, more recently, podcasts—credits are usually around 10 seconds long. The perfect duration for your sweet-ass tagline. Or deets on your sale or event.⁣ ⁣ And they’re great for building brand awareness through repetition and positive association. Especially if you align yourself with a top rating show. Or with a niche offering that, as they say in the classics, is ‘on brand’.⁣ ⁣ You can jazz them up with some music and effects. Or you can have them ‘cold’ or ‘dry’ which means with the voice over only. ⁣ ⁣ They’re also a bunch of fun to voice. I’m fresh from voicing a wad of credits for radio. I especially love it when the script allows you to inject a little personality to make the credit really stand out.⁣ ⁣ Now to find a Vanilla Ice podcast I can buy me some credits on...
Audio editing technique 2378: the can headband⁣ ⁣ ✔️ Useful when: your waves are obstructing your waveforms.⁣ ⁣ 🛠 How to: slide that cushioned headband up over your forehead and contain that matted mess better than Spanx post all you can eat buffet.⁣ ⁣ 💯 For best results: tighten your headphone headband for concurrent facelift.⁣ ⁣ ⚠️ Warning: prolonged use increases risk of numb skull for those with ample head girth.⁣ ⁣ 💊 In case of communal headphones: have some KP24 on hand.⁣ ⁣
Don’t know your aiff from your elbow? Exercised your right to remain silent when someone requested a µ-law?⁣ ⁣ 🔥 hot tip:⁣ ⁣ Grab yourself a program called Switch. It’s audio file converter software that can convert to 26 output formats.⁣ ⁣ It has more conversion options than any other program, can extract audio data from videos and can read CDA audio files. And word on the street is it converts audio faster than other similar programs out there.⁣ ⁣ There’s a free version while the full version will set you back around 20 to 40 bucks, depending on your licensing needs.⁣ ⁣ You’re welcome.⁣ ⁣
Client: Amenify⁣⁣ Project: on hold message⁣ Style: playful, upbeat, fun⁣ ⁣ Who says on hold messages need to be boring? 😴⁣ ⁣ I love how the Amenify team injected a little personality into their on hold messaging script. And that they were happy for me to have a bit of fun with it. 💁🏼‍♀️⁣ ⁣ If you’re considering on hold messages for your business, don’t be afraid to mix it up from the standard ‘thanks for waiting, we’ll be with you shortly’. 📞⁣ ⁣ And if you’re not considering on hold messages for your business, what’s bloody wrong with you? It’s a low-cost sales and marketing tool that gets directly in the ear holes of your existing and potential customers.👂🏻⁣ ⁣ Get in touch for all your on-hold and IVR voice over needs. 📥⁣ ⁣ And hit up my ‘playful’ highlights for more samples of this voice over style. 🔊⁣ ⁣
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