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VOX Talk PODCAST: EPISODE 26

Salutation:

Hi! I’m Stephanie Ciccarelli, and you’re listening to episode 26 of the VOX Talk podcast. VOX Talk is your podcast, really! Each week, you get a chance to participate and help make VOX Talk not only something that you listen to but something that you are a part of. Today’s show features the vocal talents of Julie Williams and Colin Campbell. Imagine that – episode 26 released on April 26! This just doesn’t get any better!

The Loop:

News #1

Julie Williams and Pat Fraley Workshop in Lake Tahoe

Want a great excuse to jet off to Tahoe? Consider attending the Voice-over Whirlwind Weekend in Lake Tahoe on June 23-24, taught by two instructors with 30 plus years experience each! Julie Williams and Pat Fraley team up to bring you the best of both worlds with forays into cartoon voice acting and proven voice over techniques. An optional day of demo producing is also available to you courtesy of Julie Williams on June 25th, but you’ve got to sign up now!

To learn more about Julie and Pat’s workshops, check out voice-overs.com or patfraley.com

News #2

Related news

YOU’RE ON THE AIR: HOW TO MAKE IT IN VOICEOVERS - Dan Levine

Exeter Adult Education enrichment courses: Exeter, NH

Live in Exeter, New Hampshire? Want to get into the voice over business? Join Dan Levine for an evening entitled “You’re on the Air: How to Make It In Voice overs”. Dan will explain an exciting, new way to get around the competition and turn voice overs into a thriving business. Discuss opportunities, income potential, and more. Step up to the mic, do some practice recording, and hear the results. The One-night workshop is Tuesday, May 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $20.

Learn more by visiting Dan’s website, Suchavoice.com

News #3

Voices.com Beta Testers!

To conclude, Voices.com is looking for several voice talent to do some beta testing of the new generation of our website before the official launch in a couple of weeks! If you are interested in being a beta tester, leave a comment on the VOX Daily blog post calling for testers.

Go to blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/ for more information and updates!

The Biz:

Today in The Biz, Julie Williams of voice hyphen overs dot com hits on specialty advertising. You may remember a previous topic Julie covered on post cards.

Don’t forget, Julie has a killer weekend workshop coming up with Pat Fraley at Lake Tahoe this June. The spaces are filling up quickly, so if you want to join in, visit Julie’s website voice hyphen overs dot com to register or learn more.

Tech Talk:

Colin Campbell of Affordable Announcer dot com guides us through normalization and just what exactly it is – watch out for digital clipping!

If you like Colin’s segments, let him know! Visit him at affordableannouncer.com and send him an email.

VoxBox:

Today in the VOX Box, I’d like to put a call out for humorous demos! That’s right, you heard me!

A week or so ago, I was browsing Voices.com and found one of the funniest audio pieces I’ve heard in a long time. The demo was recorded and produced by Fiona Spreadborough of the United Kingdom. I sent it to Kara Edwards and, as an avid gardener, she loved it – well, if Kara liked it, I’m sure you will too! Let’s listen to the first segment in Fiona’s demo “4 Crazy Women”.

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I loved Fiona’s voice acting. Her timing, anticipation, and ability to engage were fabulous! If you have a demo that has similar qualities in the PG humor department, send them in to Stephanie@voices.com.

Farewell:

Well ladies and gentlemen, we’ve found our way to the end of episode 26. You can get a hold of me by email, by dropping a line on the blog or sending in your audio feedback to be played on the air. If you missed some of the links mentioned earlier, catch them all at blogs.voices.com/voxtalk/ . You can reach me at Stephanie@voices.com. I’m your host Stephanie Ciccarelli. See you next Thursday.

VOX Talk PODCAST: EPISODE 25

Salutation:

Hi! I’m Stephanie Ciccarelli, and you’re listening to the 25th episode of the VOX Talk podcast. Today’s show features the vocal talents of Betty in Boca, Adam Fox, Connie Mustang and Ken Strickland. Get ready for some fast-paced action and adventure, cause here we go!

The Loop:

Bob Bergen Animation Weekend in NYC

In educational news, Bob Bergen is presenting his popular Animation Weekend, an intensive, two-day workshop for voice over talents in New York City May 5th through 6th. This is the first time Bob has brought his class to the East coast, so if you’ve been waiting to study with the current voice of Porky Pig, sign-up now! Spaces are incredibly limited, the last I heard there were 2 left.

To learn more about Bob’s workshop, check his website, BobBergen.com

News #2

Delivering Digital Audio Files

Recently on VOX Daily, dozens of voice talent shared how they deliver digital audio files to their clients! Find out what your peers are doing and what some of them have discovered… perhaps a cost-effective solution to ISDN? You’ll have to read the post to learn more!

Discover tricks of the trade at blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/

News #3
Voices.com Under Attack

To wrap up, I have some news that literally rocked the entire Voices.com website over the weekend. For those of you who haven’t heard, a malicious hacker attacked one of the Voices.com web servers, an undeserved assault which we are still recovering from. On Sunday, I made a quick post about what happened on VOX Daily. We don’t know for sure who it was that attacked Voices.com so viciously, but with your help, we can bring the guilty party or parties to justice.

If you have any tips, email them to me at Stephanie@voices.com

The Biz:

Today in The Biz, Betty in Boca shares a humorous story about how she gets pesky telemarketers to do her bidding!

If you got a kick out of Betty’s segment, send her some feedback via email at her website! You can reach her at bettyinboca.voices.com.

Tech Talk:

Adam Fox shares some PodMail, including some humble studio beginnings from Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli.

Adam’s given you quite the opportunity! Go to DefiantDigital.com/techtalk.html and have your say on how Adam should dress up the place!

VoxBox:

Today in the VOX Box, Connie Mustang with the vocal talents of Ken Strickland, present a poem that was performed on the last day of VOICE 2007. The poem is an ode to VOICE 2007 as well as the people involved. Let’s listen.

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When I approached Connie in the final moments of the conference (they were almost shutting the lights off at that point in the room!), she was extremely excited to share this with you. I want to send out a big thank you to Ken Strickland for all his help and lovely additions to Connie’s poetry!

Farewell:

And with a last glimpse at VOICE 2007, that wraps up Episode 25 of VOX Talk. You can get a hold of me by email, by dropping a line on the blog or sending in your audio feedback to be played on the air. If you missed some of the links mentioned earlier, catch them all at blogs.voices.com/voxtalk/. You can reach me at Stephanie@voices.com. I’m your host Stephanie Ciccarelli. See you all next Thursday.

VOX Talk PODCAST: EPISODE 24

Salutation:

Greetings! I’m your host, Stephanie Ciccarelli, and you’re listening to VOX Talk, your voice over industry podcast. It’s now been over a week since VOICE 2007, but as you know, the recent past always lives on at the VOX Daily blog! This episode is packed with great talent, including a special message from Bettye Zoller, Elie Hirschman, Adam Fox and Marc Cashman. Oh yes, you’ll want to watch Jay Leno on Thursday April 12th to catch the Don – let’s get on with the show!

The Loop:

Don LaFontaine on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show

In entertainment news, Don LaFontaine will be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, doing a bit with the most recently booted American Idol contestant. Don’s participation on Jay’s show will be covered by Access Hollywood at a later date.

To learn more about Don LaFontaine, check out his website, DonLaFontaine.com

News #2

VOICE 2007 articles

In other news, if you missed the VOICE conference a week or two ago, you can relive the magic online! Read great articles about the presenters, special events, and more on the VOX Daily blog. For those of you who are looking for the DVD of the event, you can order it from the VOICE-International.com website.

Again, to get to those articles and leave comments on what you’ve read, go to blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/.

News #3

Bettye Zoller “Speaking Effective English”

To wrap up, Bettye Zoller’s audio book “Speaking Effective English” has been re-released by Simon and Schuster on CD! Bettye was kind enough to share this audio clip about her book. Let’s have a listen.

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To read an interview I conducted with Bettye this week, just follow the links in the show notes for this episode. That address again is blogs.voices.com/voxtalk/

The Biz:

Today in The Biz, Elie Hirschman talks about learning new accents!

If you appreciated Elie’s segment, send him some feedback via email at his website! You can reach him at eliehirschman.voices.com.

Tech Talk:

Adam Fox digs deep to bring you some humble beginnings – remember yours?

If you’d like to share your humble beginnings, send in your audio feedback to media@voices.com. I’ll air it in the VOX Box ☺.

VoxBox:

Today in the VOX Box, I’d like to welcome our resident Voice Cat, Marc Cashman. Marc has some advice he’d like to share about choosing a voice acting class.

Farewell:

So folks, that wraps up Episode 24 of VOX Talk. You can get a hold of me by email, by dropping a line on the blog or sending in your audio feedback to be played on the air. You can reach me at Stephanie@voices.com. I’m your host Stephanie Ciccarelli. See you next Thursday.

VOX Talk PODCAST: EPISODE 23

Salutation:

Hi, I’m Stephanie Ciccarelli your host for VOX Talk. We just got back from the VOICE Conference in Las Vegas! Today’s show features Julie Williams and Adam Fox with some feedback on VOICE 2007 from Kara Edwards. After a week’s absence, let’s get this show on the road!

The Loop:

VOICE Conference 2007

The VOICE Conference rocked the house in Las Vegas, Nevada last week! Voices.com was there and we had a wonderful time meeting all of the participants, lecturers and special guests. There was a tribute to voice actor Lennie Weinrib on Wednesday, AFTRA brought Don LaFontaine in on the Thursday night and Friday graced us with a phenomenal performance Bob by Bergen in his one-man show “Not Just Another Pretty Voice”.

To learn more about the conference and read reviews of lectures and events, go to the VOX Daily blog at blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/

News #2

What Voice Are you?

Now, let’s look at another story making headlines. While there are many ways to communicate a message, the art of voice over is tops for delivering the human touch. You can learn more about five different styles of voice over used for commercial and industrial use at VOX Daily and leave a comment about the style you work with the most.

To comment or read the full article, check out the show notes on the VOX Talk blog.

News #3

Voice Over Blogosphere

To wrap up, a list of voice over industry bloggers has been published online at VOX Daily for you to discover. If you know of a blog in the field that isn’t yet listed, let me know by leaving a comment or sending me an email directly to Stephanie@voices.com. So far, there are thirty some odd blogs on the list.

You can find the voice over blog listings at VOX Daily by simply going to blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/

The Biz:

Today in The Biz, Julie Williams hits on voice coaching and finding the right coach for you.

As Julie mentioned, check out the April edition of the V-Zine at voice-overs.com for more info on the VOICE Conference and other goodies. Thank you Julie!

Tech Talk:

Adam Fox answers some PodMail from listeners to the VOX Talk podcast! Keep your ears on this one folks. The team of Fox and Oakman are on a roll!

Thank you to both Adam and Bob for working so hard on these segments.

VoxBox:

Today in the VOX Box, we have a message to share from Kara Edwards regarding some feedback about the VOICE Conference in Las Vegas.

Let me tell you, it was such a treat to meet Kara in Las Vegas. Do you hear the smile in her voice? She’s like that about 99% of the time! I hope you’re getting your voice back Kara, and here’s to some well deserved rest for all involved in the conference.

Farewell:

That’s it for this week. You can get a hold of me by email, by dropping a line on the blog or sending in your audio feedback to be played on the air. Again, you can reach me at Stephanie@voices.com. I’m your host Stephanie Ciccarelli. See you next Thursday.