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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. 🔊⁣ ⁣

It’s def not when you have a brilliant eLearning module taking you through step by step. Is eLearning part of your business model?⁣ ⁣ OK, admittedly Usher was referring to a dance called the U Turn in this 2000s masterpiece I’m quoting. But an eLearning video breaking down the ole U Turn may have helped that dance catch on a little more than it did. ⁣ ⁣ I’m just off the back of voicing a fabulous eLearning script about compliance. Boring you say? Not a chance when there’s a clear, straightforward script, with perfectly selected metaphors, compelling storytelling and real-life scenarios.⁣ ⁣ By 2022 the global eLearning market will be valued at around $19 billion. With 98% of all companies planning to use eLearning by 2020.⁣ ⁣ Here’s why eLearning makes good biz sense:⁣ ⁣ ✔️it’s cost effective—you cut down on facilitator, venue and travel costs⁣ ⁣ ✔️it’s on demand—your employees can access it when it suits them and consume training over multiple sessions⁣ ⁣ ✔️it’s accessible—your can choose from a range of formats tailored to your team’s needs and technology specifications. Online training hubs, mobile apps, podcasts, videos, interactive quizzes and virtual reality are just a few options⁣ ⁣ ✔️broader reach—reach your employees across multiple sites nationally or even globally and give them a consistent learning experience ⁣ ⁣ ✔️production options—you can create basic eLearning in house with online tools or get it professionally created through a specialist agency⁣ ⁣ Convinced? Get your eLearning script together and get in touch with me for a sample read of your script.⁣ ⁣

Client: Proactiv⁣⁣ Project: 3 Step Solution TV commercial⁣⁣⁣⁣ Style: youthful, natural, upbeat⁣⁣ ⁣ Me and K-Jen. Just a couple of mates hanging out, peddling the wares of clear skin gurus Proactiv.⁣ ⁣ My lordy we had fun on set that day. Exchanging fashion week runway stories, discussing the perils of a massive social media following and lamenting Kim’s love of a leisure sweat and heel combo.⁣ ⁣⁣ Oh wait. No. This was the American ad I recorded an Australian voice over version for here in my home studio. Jenner, Jerrabomberra. Same same.⁣ ⁣

OK, I’m so 2014, but these beauties are worth a posthumous acknowledgment.⁣ ⁣ Back in the day, Chanel and Monster Audio teamed up in a beautiful partnership that out-blinged Kim and Kanye’s nuptials that same year. ⁣ ⁣ Luxury headphones that feature Chanel’s signature quilted leather and iconic logo? With the sound engineers behind Beats by Dre? Yes pls take my money.⁣ ⁣ Actually don’t. At $7,200 USD, I’m out.⁣ ⁣

Support crew* for @thewatchman.com.au for his take on @gammacon ⁣ ⁣ Amazing how these little gadgets and do-dads can create video.⁣ ⁣ Sure has come a long way from my 90s Tuggeranong College media course where you literally stuffed a VHS video cassette tape into a video camera the size of your carry-on suitcase.⁣ ⁣ *until I get distracted by all the costumes and wander off into a sea of Spidermen, Thors, Black Widows and Aquamen.⁣ ⁣

Client: Jaguar (Bruce Lynton)⁣ Project: radio ad⁣ Style: enticing, sophisticated⁣ ⁣ You can take the girl outta Kambah and you CAN take the Kambah out of the voice over. ⁣ ⁣ While I’m proud of my booner heritage, I do have the ability to hang up the flanno, give up the Winnie Blues and cover up the tramp stamp in order to pull out a little sophistication for old mate Jaguar.⁣ ⁣ ‘Enticing’ is a popular voice over style for commercials and TV and radio imaging. And a great excuse to get all up on the mic for a little proximity effect.⁣ ⁣ Hear more of this style up in my highlights. Or message me for an enticing sample read of your script.⁣ ⁣

If you got a deadline, yo I’ll meet it. ⁣ ⁣ Even if you need a gazillion, massive audio files.⁣ ⁣ This clever client set up a link and password for me to use their internal file sharing program—so it was ready to go before I even started recording. ⁣ ⁣ Something to consider with big jobs and multiple files—how in the heck would you like them sent across to you 🤔⁣ ⁣ 🔥hot tip: figure it out before booking your voice over. That way you can include instructions with your voice over booking. You’ll also avoid a last minute scramble after your inbox melts down and you suddenly learn your IT blocks all the free file sharing programs. ⁣ ⁣ Getting your big ass files: some options...⁣ ⁣ 📧 email is probably the easiest. But once you have multiple, massive wav files, you can quickly reach inbox limits.⁣ ⁣ ☁️ cloud storage options with file syncing like Dropbox and Google Drive work well. Shared links with passwords help keep things secure. And you can usually store files for as long as you like. Both parties need to be signed up to use the services.⁣ ⁣ 🔄 file transfer services like WeTransfer and Hightail are super-easy to use. Most of these services have free accounts with some restrictions. The paid versions have greater functionality and allow you to send bigger files. Files are generally only available for a set period of time and disappear after that. ⁣ ⁣ 🔒If your organisation’s cyber security game be strong, chances are your internal network won’t allow you to use cloud and file transfer services. Check with your IT team on any internally-owned file transfer options. They usually work the same as the commercial transfer services but have the added security of being hosted within your own network. ⁣ ⁣ 📀 and if all else fails, there’s the good old CD or USB. Just allow enough time for delivery...⁣ ⁣

Correct Pharrell. Also makin’ mp3s and freaking µ-laws like a boss. Thanks for asking. But what audio format to choose? Here’s one to save for next time you’re booking a voice actor or about to hit export in your DAW. ⁣ ⁣ Choose wav (or aiff for the Mac-inclined): for broadcast commercials in the traditional sense—TV and radio ads. And cinema ads. This is generally uncompressed, CD quality, big ass files. Specs: ⁣ - sampling rates: 48kHz or 44.1kHz⁣ - bit depth: 16 bit⁣ - channels: mono.⁣ ⁣ Choose wav (but a shitter wav): for telephone system voice overs—IVR and on hold messages. It sounds like you’re in a bucket. I die a little inside whenever I playback these files. The lower quality is cause phone systems used to be analog. It’s also a bit of a trade off between quality and bandwidth. The specs are way low: ⁣ - sampling rate: 8kHz⁣ - bit depth: 8 bit⁣ - channels: mono.⁣ ⁣ Choose µ-law: another one for telephone systems. Pretty much specific to telephone systems in fact. They so fancy. Generally specs are the same as the shit wav. You can go up to 16kHz for your sampling. Sounds marginally better than the wav. But still shit.⁣ ⁣ Choose mp3: explainer videos, social media ads, eLearning, audiobooks, podcasts, apps, long ass recordings. Generally stuff that’s pumped out over the internet. Or requires someone to download it and / or save to their device. Doesn’t sound as good as a wav cause lossy compression yo, but quality is on par with what you hear on the radio. And hello small file sizes. In fact, I have radio producers who request mp3s cause it’s easy to send over email and will be compressed to the max in the end anyways. Specs are usually:⁣ - bit rate: 128kbps (192kbps for audiobooks)⁣ - channels: mono.⁣ ⁣ This is just a guide based on common formats I’m asked to supply. It’s always worth checking broadcast / channel / platform specs to get it right up front.⁣ ⁣

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