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We want this newsletter and the VoiceActing.com website to be a valuable resource of information for all those performers interested in learning the Craft and Business of Voiceover. We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions. We also encourage you to share your wisdom and experience with our readers by telling us about an interesting studio experience or a trick-of-the-trade you might use. If you have a product or service you feel can be of value to the voiceover community, please let us know about it by emailing to info@voiceacting.com. |
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The Art of Voice Acting 3-Day Intensive Workshop. Push yourself to the limit with 3 days of INTENSIVE training, February 22-24. Click here for details [Act Quickly! Only 2 seats remaining!]
The
Art of Voice Acting 8-Week
Workshop.
If you're in the
Third Thursday Advanced
Copy Workout
The
Art of Voice Acting 8-Week Tele-Course Level
1
will
begin on Wednesday,
May 21, 2008.
The calls for this 8-week course
begin at 5:00 PT and run for 90 minutes per class. No matter where you are in
the country - or the world - you can join us! See all the details of
this class and register at
www.voiceacting.com.
Or if you prefer to use a credit card (Mastercard or VISA), give us a call at
858.484.0220.
Private On-Site Coaching and
Tele-Coaching
A Success System to Unlock the Door
The keys to the kingdom and beyond
Raleigh Pinskey
Author of 101 Ways to Promote
Yourself
Raleigh R. Pinskey speaks internationally, coaches and consults on how to maximize your biz-ability thru visibility®. She is the author of the international best seller, 101 Ways to Promote Yourself and over 50 books, CD’s, MP3’s and information products to help you strategize on how to put your name and message in front of your target market over and over and over again, and get business to come to you. CEO of The Raleigh Group founded in 1980, Raleigh Pinskey is a recognized authority on PR, Branding, Publicity, Marketing and self-promotion. Check out Raleigh’s website, blog and e-zine at www.promoteyourself.com, its chock full of useful articles and case studies guaranteed to help you succeed. Raleigh will also be a presenter at VOICE 2008!
Please send us your talent takes! How can I brag about you, if I don't know what you're doing? I'd love to hear what you've been up to. Whether you're a graduate of one of the Art of Voice Acting Workshops and/or simply a subscriber to this newsletter - Let me toot your horn! Wouldn't it be nice to see your accomplishments in print? Send your talent takes to penny@voiceacting.com
Bobbin Beam has been busy recording telephony projects for CHMB Medical Billing Solutions, Connectus.net, Payquik, Inc., Habberstad BMW, WL French Excavating Co. and has become the signature voice of Southbay Expressway, the new toll road in San Diego. Bobbin is heard on all of the company’s automated telephone system greetings, IVRS, and on AM 1610 Radio, the toll road’s radio information station. Bobbin is also the voice on Pet’s Best Insurance TV spots, and she recently was cast as a “customer” in an employee training video for Union Bank of California.
Penny Abshire recently completed a national project for Curves for Women. She is the voice of an on-line, interactive program which explains the workout programs for this highly successful franchise. It should be online in a couple of weeks. You can check it out at www.curves.com
Diane Merritt landed the voice over for a new animated web presentation for Richard Branson's new company,Virgin Charters. Diane says it's just a funny coincidence that the character resembles her!
James Alburger and AOVA graduate, Paul Jennings, lent their VO talents to a recent video project entitled, "Woman with Claws" - a documentary on cutting-edge photographer, Paul Outerbridge.
Chris
Wagner voiced 3 spots for Village Homes the end of
2007 airing in the Denver market. They liked him so much they
hired him on for another year and 3 new spots! He did an in
store video for Jacobs Creek Wines to be shown in
specialty grocery stores in New York and landed the Infinity
Razor spots that are airing nationally, and was picked up
again to revamp them for a new campaign. Chris also voiced
30 more educational narration pieces for Sun Microsystems
and was asked to provide 50 more tags for Bargain Network,
which is a also a national gig!
We
encourage you
to become part of the
AOVA graduates group at Yahoo.com. There
have been some lively discussions going on recently. Whether or not you have
graduated from an Art of Voice Acting Workshop, check it out and
sign in. You'll learn some stuff and make new friends!
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Who's pushing you?
Few things in this
world are more powerful than a positive push
Richard M. DeVos
Think of a little baby bird. She's more than happy where she is and doesn't want to leave the comfort of her nest, but at some point in her early life, her momma pushes her out anyway so she can (and will) learn to fly. That would be considered a very "positive" push because she'd never fly without it.
Have you ever gotten a positive push from someone you know - maybe someone who loves you? At the time did you resent it - maybe even pushed back with great conviction saying, "No, I don't want to!" But did that someone keep pushing you - telling you that you really need to do, see, explore, or try something? And finally ( begrudgingly) did you give in only to discover it was one of the best things you'd ever done for yourself?
It's funny how hindsight really is 20/20.
We humans fight against things that either a) scare us, b) intimidate us, or c) are outside our comfort zone.
Remember our little bird? She was pretty comfortable in her nest, under her momma's warm wings. But there isn't much call for flightless birds in this world (unless you happen to be a penguin). If momma hadn't pushed her out into the cold, cruel world she would never have experienced the wonder and joy of flight!
Has your special someone been pushing you to explore the world of voice acting? If so, maybe you should listen. Speaking from personal experience, taking my first voiceover class was the best decision I've ever made. It completely changed the direction of my life - at the age of 47! Man, am I glad I had a friend who gave me that positive push when I needed it the most! If not for him, I'd still be typing trusts and wills!
We want to help you!! Check out the training we offer.
Art of Voice Acting 3-Day Intensive Workshop February 22-24 (Only 2 seats remaining)
Art of Voice Acting 8-Week Workshop in San Diego - March 4
Art of Voice Acting 8-Week Tele-course begins May 21
Personalized Private Lessons either here in San Diego or by telephone (Please call to make arrangements)
Don't allow your fear of falling (or failing) keep you from going for it! Remember what pilots say, "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing." So, jump out of your "nest" and we'll help you FLY in the direction of your dreams!
If workshops or private coaching aren't possible for you right now, I'd strongly suggest you do some reading. The Art of Voice Acting, by James R. Alburger, is the best-selling book out there on the art and craft of voice over! There are also many other books we recommend. You can see a list of these books at www.voiceacting.com.
Click on the logo above to visit the brand new VOICE 2008 website to view a video of last year's event read all about what we have planned for this year! You can also register on this website and join our forum.
Send your questions and comments; "tricks-of-the-trade"; talent takes; and article submissions to us at the email address below.
For lots of "Cool Stuff" for the voice actor, visit www.voiceacting.com
The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of James R. Alburger and other contributors as noted. All submissions are welcome and will be considered. Any material or questions submitted become the property of VoiceActing.com and may be used in any form without notice or compensation to the contributor.
