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Ellie Devers and Frank Piazza of APVoices share their unique perspectives in this interview-style podcast. Discover what a producer's expectations are of a voice over talent and how to come prepared to a recording session.

Gary Terzza explains how working voice over people make up that top 20% and shares some personal experiences revealing the one essential ingredient that booking talent do consistently to get work.

Sunday Muse shares information with parents of aspiring voice talent to prepare them to help their children get into cartoon voice acting. Following the success of her recently published book "You Can Do Cartoon Voices, Too!," Sunday's podcast is full of industry knowledge, expectations and tips that will help you to prepare your child.

Bob Bergen chats with you about "Marketing and Goals" in this wonderful podcast lesson. Bob stresses that the first thing you should do is set your goals. If you are generic or non-specific with your goals in marketing, your results will be generic and non-specific. Enjoy this whirlwind tour of how you can go from identifying a goal to the steps you need to realize it.

Join instructor Debbie Munro in her podcast, "Men VS Women: Making the Ugly Face." Debbie reasons that women could be booking more animation and character voice acting gigs if they would only take more risks and push aside the fear of looking silly.

Join Voice Over Agent Roger King in his lecture, "Tips on Getting Representation." Roger shares a number of immediately applicable tips that will keep you in a voice over talent agent's good books. Hear some quick bullet points from a talent agent's perspective on what they expect of you.

Join Voice Over Expert Pat Fraley in his podcast lesson, "Anatomy of a Character Voice Demo." Have you ever wondered how a character voice demo is produced? Wonder no more! Listen in as new, unique characters are brought to life vocally and appropriate background music is selected for Pamela Cholet's character demo.

Join Voice Over Expert Marc Cashman in his podcast, "Practicing." Marc addresses issues such as the importance and value of practicing your craft. His tips will assist you in developing a good practice regime that you will enjoy! His examples of how artists such as Joshua Bell and Wynton Marsalis pushed themselves to practice regularly are truly inspiring.

Join Voice Over Expert Debbie Munro in her podcast "Understanding Your Client's Needs and Being Believable". Why should you care about your clients as if their projects were your own? Because your job is to be believable, and you passion will come through in your read. Remember, voice acting is just that - acting! Studious voice actors are able to connect to their characters and their copy effectively and achieve success for themselves and their clients.

Join Voice Over Expert Phyllis K. Day in her podcast lecture, "Helping Hispanic Talent Speak Unaccented English". Phyllis has been working with a female Hispanic voice over actor who wants to break into the English market. She identifies several key differences between English and Spanish, studying how these differences affect how the languages are spoken.

Join Voice Over Experts Nancy Wolfson in her lecture "Adjusting Interpretation to Book your Brand". On a live call, Kara Edwards seeks the professional advice of voice coaches Nancy Wolfson and Anna Vocino in her effort to achieve the perfect read. Kara is advised to step outside of her comfort zone and achieve her desired read by readjusting her audience. Why don't you take the advice that Nancy Wolfson gives to Kara and apply it to your next session or audition?

Discover various recording software programs with Dan and George and learn more about the standard industry recording software Pro Tools. Though it is standard in the industry, it is not necessarily best for voice over talent who are recording dry voice. Confused yet? Listen and learn!

Join Voice Over Expert Pat Fraley in his lesson on "Voice Over Improvisation Skills". Improv is spontaneous writing, and for voice talent, it's spontaneous rewriting! Of the nine critical skills of voice over, improvisation is the most misused and at the same time the most underused voice over skill. Learn more about a topic that is shrouded in mystery and controversy with master teacher, Patrick Fraley.

Join Voice Over Expert Terry Daniel in his lesson "Getting Voice Over Work Through Social Networking". Looking to extend you voiceover brand and make more connections with clients? Try social networking! Tools like Twitter and Facebook are valuable business tools and are free for you to use. Terry has great tips on using these tools to promote your voice and your voiceover business.

Join Voice Over Expert Debbie Munro as she invites you into a lesson from Voice One's Elaine Clark, author of "There's Money Where Your Mouth Is". Even voice over coaches have the desire to further their voice over education! Listen in to Deb and Elaine to get some ideas of how you can better interpret copy and use you body to convey the text. Both character and commercial reads are featured in this podcast.

Join Voice Over Expert Julie Williams in her interview with Voices.com co-founder Stephanie Ciccarelli, "Getting the Most Out of Voice Over Marketplaces". How do you leverage you membership for best results? What strategies work best? What is expected of me as a talent and member? Discover the answers to these questions and many more as Julie and Stephanie explore the ins and outs of acting as your own voice over agent and obtaining work online.

Join Voice Over Expert and award-winning teacher, Pat Fraley, in his lecture, "The Critical Compound". Pat explains how the three performance elements, which are character voice, acting, and accents, work together to create a compound. It important to break these elements down individually before putting them back together in your performance. When you are able to effectively apply these to your scripts, you will give your reads subtext and deeper emotion.

Join Voice Over Expert Harlan Hogan with friends Jeffrey P. Fisher and Dan O'Day in a recording of the teleseminar "How To Record Voiceovers at Home or On The Road". Harlan and Jeffrey discuss a several important topics and address voice talent questions about recording as sourced from their book of the same name in this 94-minute podcast.

Join Voice Over Expert Melody Jones in her debut lecture "Microphone Technique for Voice Actors" from her series "Voiceovers are NOT about your Voice, but about your ACTING!" Melody explores several scenarios regarding poor posture and microphone technique, providing solutions for even the most seasoned pro. Her techniques will help voice actors get a freer, more flexible read and a more comfortable performance.

Join Voice Over Expert Don Morrow in his podcast "Givens About the Voiceover Coaching Industry". Voiceover legend and mentor Don Morrow shares a number of truths that he has learned in his acting and voiceover career - one which has spanned 5 decades. Don's candid advice in this podcast is a must listen for any potential voiceover actor or student.

Join Voice Over Expert Bettye Zoller in her lesson "Areas of Demand for Voice Overs Despite Economic Downturn". The voice over industry is continually re-inventing itself! Re-invent yourself with Bettye as she offers some reassuring facts and figures to get you through the economic downturn.

Join professional voice actress Lisa Rice in her lecture "Being Persistent in Voice Over". Lisa discusses two areas where voice talent are often tempted to throw in the towel: Auditioning, and promoting your voice-over business. Blending age-old wisdom with her own personal experiences, Lisa helps you discover how persistence can raise anyone's game at any stage of their voice-over career and also gain the respect of those around you.

Join Voice Over Expert and award-winning narrator Scott Brick in his debut podcast "How To Get Started in Audiobook Narration". Scott emphasizes why it is important to have an audiobook demo, details how to go about making it and suggests a number of great resources that will help listeners further develop their audiobook narration skills and passion for voice over.

Join Voice Over Expert Frank Frederick in his podcast "The Year of Personal Branding". Adding a personal touch to your marketing strategy this year can certainly pay off. Write letters to your clients, prospects and customers to foster and establish great relationships, setting yourself up for business success!

Voice Over Expert Phyllis K. Day explores "Taking Your Voice From 2nd Place To 1st". In this episode, Phyllis works with award-winning voice over professional Vicki Amorose and spots Vicki's X, helping her find her natural voice and use her talent to its full potential.

Voice Over Expert Peter Rofé doles out some "Voice-Over Therapy". Peter shares tips for effectively communicating with your agent, as well as several things to consider and actions to take in order to make yourself an asset to any client.

Join Voice Over Pro Alison Pitman as she discusses a variety of factors that influence voice over rates, pricing strategies and how to find common ground where both parties feel it is a good price for the value they are adding and or receiving.

Join Voice Over Expert and beloved coach Pat Fraley. Sit in on this witty conversation that includes a variety of ideas that will both inspire and inform, and most importantly, help to prepare you for what 2009 has in store for voice over talent.

How in the world can you get people to pay attention to your voice when there are thousands of voice actors out there on the web? Discover some easy ways to promote yourself using Internet marketing.

Marc Cashman shows you many different ways to interpret punctuation in voice over scripts and how you can turn exclamation points, commas, and periods into useful allies that will help you to make interesting choices in your peformances.

Join Voice Over Expert and NYC Casting Director Doriane Elliott in her podcast. Doriane shares some behind the scenes experiences and cuts to how casting directors review material from voice over talent.

Join Voice Over Expert J.S. Gilbert in his lecture, "Referral Marketing Tips for Voice Actors". J.S. discusses the importance of referral marketing and how some strategic planning can prepare you for success, both in the realm of business and artistry.

Simple, fast, and web-based. Voices.com is the smarter, easier way to complete your voice-over recording, music production and language translation projects online.

Join Voice Over Expert Nancy Wolfson in her lecture "I am Enough". Find out how training and self-discovery will help you to realize that you are enough. Be empowered and banish that fear voice that holds you back!

Discover that no matter who is in power at the government level, as a freelance voice over professional, you will always be the master and commander of your own voice over career.

Join Voice Over Expert Marc Graue as he encourages you to visualize your character and to come as close as possible to the description of what's being asked of you, even if the description doesn't make much sense.

Join Voice Over Expert David Alden in debut his lecture "Let's Talk Promos Be A Voice Over Olympian". Listen to this revealing episode and be initiated into the highly lucrative and exciting world of promo voice overs as shared by someone who has coached top promo talents.

Join Voice Over Expert Michael Minetree in his lecture "How To Be a Better Voice Over Student". By having realistic expectations, rehearsing copy aloud and listening to people who are successfully working in the business, you'll experience better results.

Join Voice Over Expert Cynthia Songé in her lecture "Debating the Signature Voice". Your personality is a passport to individuality -- the individuality that is at the very core of your performance and the energy that people will respond to.

Join Voice Over Expert Phyllis K. Day as she helps Bergie and Ed to vocally overcome physical issues including chronic tonsillitis and major dental surgery. Hear the before and after recordings and listen for the physical changes.

Join Voice Over Expert Connie Terwilliger as she discusses "Three Script Pointers". Learn how to see the script and then break it down into separate individual parts, phrases, sentences and words to unlock the writer's direction between the lines.

Join Voice Over Expert Phyllis K. Day as she takes you on a journey through "The Layers of Your Voice". There's more in a performance than a rehearsed and polished take. Find out if life outside of the studio could be affecting your voice acting.

Join Voice Over Expert Marc Cashman in his podcast "Giving Depth to Words". Learn how you can color words or phrases with the appropriate attitude or emotion in this excellent lesson.

Join Voice Over Expert Mike Kirby as he shows you the ropes of “How to Be a Professional Announcer”. Discover a portrait of what an announcer ought to be and hear samples of professional commercial voice over work from Canada’s top voice talent.

Join Voice Over Experts Nancy Wolfson and Anna Vocino as they discuss "Voice Over Demo Don'ts", a podcast that identifies common mistakes made in voice over demo production and how you can avoid them.

Join professional voice talent Alison Pitman in the first of her "Business Basics for Voice Actors" podcasts. Alison highlights aspects of business processes and implementation from the perspective of a working voice actor in the United Kingdom.

Join Voice Over Expert Anthony Reece in his podcast "Rate Sheets and Recut Requests". Anthony provides a solid guideline for creating a rate sheet and then sticking to it as well as dealing with client recut requests.

Join Julie Williams as she interviews graphic designer and branding consultant Jason Sikes of Village Green Studios in her podcast "Visual Branding for Voice Over Talents". Learn how graphical differentiation will help you succeed in voice overs.

Alison identifies key points that will help anyone who works from home while sharing some special tips for professionals working from home with small children. Transitioning to voice over, mentorship and perseverance are also discussed.

Join Voice Over Expert Pat Fraley in his lecture "The Almighty Playback". Pat gives you a lesson the on importance of playing back your recorded efforts and using processing and sound effects to improve your booking-to-audition ratio.