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How to Voice an Explainer Video People Watch to the End
Explainer videos need a voice that makes the complicated sound simple. How to pace, mark up and deliver the read clients keep booking.
Voice acting The craft of voice acting: characters, performance, games, animation and bringing a script to life.
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How to Record IVR and Phone Prompts Callers Actually Follow
Phone menus, on-hold messages and stitched numbers: how to read, record and deliver IVR prompts that still sound right on a real phone line.
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How to Narrate a Documentary: Let the Pictures Do the Work
Documentary narration asks for restraint, timing and trust in the picture. What working narrators and directors say, and how to bring it to the booth.
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How to Get Into Animation Voice Acting: Act First, Voices Second
What animation directors listen for, how sessions really run, what goes on a first animation demo, and a sensible path from stage time to auditions.
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Thirty Seconds, Seventy-Five Words: Timing a Voice Over Script
How many words fit in a 30 or 60 second spot, why pace changes from job to job, and what to do when a script runs long. With a worked example.
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How to Take Direction in a Live Voice Over Session
Your first live directed session? Who's on the call, how to test the tech, and how to turn a director's note into a better take without losing your nerve.
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How to Mark Up a Voice Over Script Before You Say a Word
A pass by pass way to mark up a voice over script: thought groups, focus words, turns, breaths and timing, with a worked example you can copy.
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Matching the Mouth: What Dubbing Voice Work Really Asks of You
What dubbing voice work asks of you: counting flaps, hitting every lip closure, copying breaths, and why the feeling on screen beats perfect sync.
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How to Do Character Voices: Build the Person, Then Find the Sound
Build a character voice from the person outward, the six dials you can turn, how to keep it steady all session, and how to protect your voice while you play.
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How to Get Into Commercial Voice Over: The Real-Person Read
What clients listen for in a commercial read, how to time copy to the second, why shouting doesn't help, and a practice routine to start tonight.