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| First Impressions (Revisited)
of a Voice Talent.....you won't believe the intros....by Dyana
Daniels |
| Producer's Corner ..........Web
site statistics...........wazz dat?..........By Bruce Valeriani |
| Getting the Best Performance
from Voice Over Talent....By Peter Drew |
| How
to stream music or audio from your website........By
Nunzio Fartalone |
| The Funnies........From
various sources's |
| So
- You're Considering a Career in Voiceover?...By Doc Phillips
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| Free
promotion for you and us .............Reciprocal
Linking.....By Rick Gordon |
| Web site
Tips...............from Glen McInnis |
Got
Skype? ...........Contact RickGordon1021...........9
- 5 EST please (testing) |
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First
Impressions ?
Well, here it
is the beginning of a new year and many of us are trying to cast
our nets
a bit further into the Voice Over World, hoping to snag a few new
clients.
That means that we have to contact people who do not know us: producers
and clients
who need VO talents. And that brings us back to those first impressions.
.....More
Dyana
Daniels
Talent/Engineer/Talent Coordinator
Williamson Evans Words, Music & Moving Pictures
Greenville, SC
WilliamsonEvans.com
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Producer's
Corner.
Stats
Last month, we started discussing website stats. I described
what web stats actually are and showed you how you can see your
stats on the CommercialVoices.com site. This month I'll go over
those numbers using one member's actual numbers (anonymously)
as an example.....more
Bruce
Valeriani
owns and operates Blue
Bear Sound in Ottawa, Canada, accommodating all your
recording needs - whether it's audio, video, and/or multimedia.
For more information on recording, check out the Articles
page on the studio web site.. or for professional production
of your demo at extremely reasonable Canadian prices,
contact Bruce at 613-822-0726 or by email at info@bluebearsound.com.
Blue Bear Sound Recording Studios "Putting
the sound back into recording!"
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Getting
the Best Performance
by Peter Drew
Your client’s approved the copy. You’ve cast the voiceover
talent. You’ve booked the session. Now, it’s time to
record. With the talent behind the mic, ready to lay down the track,
you wonder, “Will I get the read I hear in my head?”
The best chance at a
great read starts the before the session. Regardless of the voice
talent’s experience, there are things you can do to help the
talent give you an exceptional performance........More
| Peter
Drew,
a card-carrying member of the Commercial Voices cadre, provides
voice overs for all electronic media. Have a comment about this
article? Please visit Peter
Drew Voiceovers and drop him a line via email. While you're
there, check out Peter's demos and additional articles on the
voice-over business. |
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How
to stream music or audio from your website.....by
Nunzio Fartalonet
This article will show you how to stream MP3 or WMA music
or audio on a web page using Windows Media Player object and embed
controls (for cross-browser compatability). This will allow large
sound files to be streamed as they are played, and will work perfectly
in all major browsers (eg: MSIE, Netscape/Mozilla, and Opera browsers).......More
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The
Funnies
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So
- You're Considering a Career in Voiceover?.
by Doc Phillips
Many who enter the field of voiceover do so because they believe it
to be a snap! Get the script, sit down... and read it.
Not so fast! Even the most talented, experienced and professional
voiceover talent goes through a process with each script, albeit,
that process varies depending upon one's approach, style and (yes)
indiosyncracies.
Regardless, and I'm sure you've heard this before, voiceover sure
beats "digging ditches". No question. But, trust me...
it's not as easy as the pros make it seem. .....More
| Doc
Phillips has been providing voice work in one way or
another for 30 years. He is also an internet entrepreneur who
hosts and manages several sites. He built, maintains and "markets"
his website, DocPhillips.com
and is a Gold member on CommercialVoices.com |
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Free
Promotion.....Reciprocal
Links improve Search Engine Ranking...by Rick Gordon
Reciprocal links
is the online equivalent of word-of-mouth advertising. And just
like its offline cousin, it's the most effective way to get new
business. Reciprocal links between sites that share a common
thread of interest are even better and help both the sites immensely.
CV has put in a lot of hard
work and care in building a 'showcase' link-directory. We value what
you have to say and would like to do our best in extending your reach
while you do the same for us.
Check out our Links
page do a search to see if you are already listed.
Contact us if you are not there and we will be happy to upload your
link. We trade text for text or graphic for graphic. Sorry but graphic
links must be 171 X 52 pixels in order to retain the integrity of
the page. You can choose from a variety of CV links here.
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Web
site Tips
Computer
Maintenance
Like most complex machines and appliances, your computer requires
regular maintenance. Some of the things you should be doing are:
1. Backup your computer. If the information you keep on your computer
is important, you should be doing this every day.
2. Archive old files. If you have large files, for examples MP3's,
on your computer that you now longer use on a frequent basis consider
moving them to CD/DVD to free up space on your computer. It will run
faster.
3. Anti-virus. Your anti-virus should run at least once a day, and
update at least once a day. If you do not have anti-virus software
a great free alternative to Norton and McAfee is AVG. Download it
from www.grisoft.com
4. If you installed programs that you no longer use, uninstall them.
5. Periodically run your computer's defrag utility.
For those of you using Windows XP, I suggest you visit http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/maintain/default.mspx.
It explains how to perform these tasks and many more. If you are using
an older version of Windows you should consider upgrading.
For those of you with Macs, Apple has a good crash course at http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
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Tips
provided by Crystal Bay Media
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www.crystalbaymedia.com
Email Glen: Glen
McInnis |
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