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Documentary Films. Audio Books. Sales Tapes. E-learning. Industrial Films. Voice Mail. Get schooled on genres, pace, interpretation, tone, conquering complex copy, story telling, and more. And then, get to work!
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Corporate Narration Basics
David Rosenthal
Coach David opens his secret play book and not only explains how he approaches Corporate Narration, but shows his considerable skills. He shares how acting can be a part of narration, and when to put the brakes on your emotions. Plus, how to sound knowledgeable when reading something you know nothing about! . . .
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Voicing Documentary Films
Mary Windishar
For many, narrating a documentary film is the holy grail of voice over. More than anywhere else, the sound and tone of your voice make a difference. Often, you're just another instrument in the orchestra. But, you still need to know what it takes to do your part better than those who sound like you! Here's how to prepare, perform, and what happens in the session. . . .
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Performing in Audio Books
Mary Windishar
Why do certain VO artists excel at voicing audio books and get steady work in this field? Because they know the secrets to making this unique brand of voiceover come to life. Mary shares some of those with you in this video, including whether or not to do characters and what's more important...you or the words. . . .
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Voicing AVR Copy
Mary Windishar
AVR means Automated Voice Recognition, and is used most often over the telephone. So, when you call the bank for your balance, 511 for traffic conditions, or to get movie tickets, a computer is "concatenating," or joining separate pieces, together to make full sentences. Mary's even been the voice of a meat thermometer...and even though not all can reach that performance pinnacle, she shares how to excel in this skill that's increasing in demand. . . .
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Controlling Your Pace in Voice Over Narration
Mary Windishar
It's tough to control your pace when it really wants to control you! This lesson offers several tips, both technical and acting, that will help you master your nerves, your compulsion to win the race to the end of the sentence, or to simply speak the way you do in normal life! On your mark, get set, SLOW DOWN! . . .
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Performing Voice Mail
Mary Windishar
When you're on a company's voice mail messages, you're often the first point of contact. Your demeanor is critical, and there are certain ways voice mail should be performed. Find tips and tricks to sound warm, present, and informative...without being annoying! . . .
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Voicing Sales Videos For Corporate Industrials
Mary Windishar
The Sales Video is a staple of narration opportunities. But this specialized copy should be read in a certain way. Emphasize those verbs, lift those titles, linger over the open and closing video. Here's where you'll learn how, because if you know how to do sales copy, they'll buy you, so you can sell, sell, sell! . . .
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Reading E-Learning Copy
Mary Windishar
Nothing is as boring as a teacher reading from a textbook. Learn how to engage your e-learning students as you read copy you may not even understand! Tricks that truly teach, and help you survive v/o sessions that can make you feel you really should have studied engineering like your parents advised! . . .
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Conquering Lists in Narrative Copy (a Voice Over Primer)
Mary Windishar
If you can't find at least one list in an industrial film, e-learning video, sales tape...you should pay the writer instead of the other way around! In fact the reason you get paid is that this stuff is very difficult to perform well. Find out how to succeed at sounding knowledgeable at material you don't even understand...just by knowing how to read a list. . . .
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Reading Corporate Narration for Comprehension
David Rosenthal
Time for a little script analysis, class! It never hurts to get back to basics, especially when you're dealing with medical or technical copy as we are today. After listening, go to the Script Library and practice more copy dealing with the same medical device we'll be analyzing in this audio tutorial. . . .
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