Does your voicemail message make you cringe?
It’s often the first impression folks have of you and / or your business.
And first impressions count.
If you’re having trouble getting folks to leave their name (uh) and their number, use these 7 simple voice over techniques. I promise folks won’t go AWOL and you’ll know when they call…
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Podcasting. Everyone’s doing it. Not everyone is doing it well—especially when it comes to podcast audio.
Nothing will make me hit those two vertical lines quicker than dodgy audio. Shit mics, hiss, hum, echoey guests, generally sounding like it was recorded in a bucket.
Studio equipment is hella expensive. Mics, preamps, acoustic treatments, headphones. You don’t want to take shortcuts with that stuff.
So it’s a feel-good time when you stumble across some nice-to-haves that cost next to nothing but will make #studiolife a bit more comfortable and productive.
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There’s nothing worse than a sneaky anonymous noise bomb exploding its bits all over your recording session. Gross.
All the buttons. All the gear. All the tech. All the more reason to mind your manners when entering the studio.
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I remember my first voice over demo. It was Y2K, astonishingly the world hadn’t ended, Justin and Britney were a thing, the shouty, over-excited announcer was the ‘it’ voice and being a radio announcer meant, by default, I was a qualified voice actor.
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I don’t need to explain that weddings are expensive and the worst for indecisive Librans like myself #somanydecisions. So when I got to voice this little explainer for the Canberra Wedding Festival, I knew I’d just stumbled across the perfect wedding solution. You’re welcome.
Holy scam-watch Batman! It’s a biff, pow, bam, zlonk to the face of old fashioned trickery in this explainer on how to avoid a scam.
feat. yours truly.
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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After recording a bunch of cinema commercial voice overs this month, it got me thinking about how cinema is often ignored in the marketing mix yet it has oh so much to offer. Yep, you’re pretty much crazy if you’re not getting your brand’s bits all over the big screen (#sorrynotsorry). And here’s why.
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