Episode 50: How to discover your UNIQUE VOICE with Matt and Brooke Cornwell
Be your authentic self. Have you heard that and wondered, “How do I do that?” or “I thought I was being my authentic self.” Besides being accomplished actors with credits from Iron Man 3, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Walking Dead, Righteous Gemstones, The Menu, Anchorman 2 and Homeland (_JUST to name a few_), Matt Cornwell and Brooke Jaye Taylor teach the Sam Christensen Process. The Sam Christensen workshop helps you uncover your authentic self. Matt and Brooke also own Get Taped, a taping service for actors.
**In this episode, we discuss – **
* HOW do you discover your unique, authentic voice?
* Why is it helpful to know what that is and how to use it?
* Why is the SAM CHRISTENSEN IMAGE workshop helpful for on-camera and voice actors?
* What to expect from the workshop.
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Episode 49: 2023 VO INSIGHTS with Mike & Heidi
This podcast episode was taken from a free Zoom VO Insights Mike and Heidi did in November. We took some snippets from that session and share the following in this episode:
* Mike & Heidi’s personal challenges in the VO Industry this past year + what they did to face them.
* Has BACKSTAGE been successful for anyone?
* Does Atlanta Voiceover Studio offer VO showcases?
* How do you deal with disappointment in voice over?
* Advice for applying to agents in various regions.
* How do you find the VO coach that’s right for you?
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Episode 48: PODCASTING with Tim Heller
Tim Heller is a voice actor and host of the 2nd Cup Podcast. You’ve heard Tim’s voice in AAA video games, cartoons, commercials for major US brands on television, radio, web videos and more.
**In this episode, we discuss – **
Tim’s dream of Broadway crashing down
9:22 – How to Navigate Jumping into VO
15:20 – The Pros & Cons of Podcasting
20:30 – How Podcasting has Contributed to his VO Career
24:10 – What Challenge Tim is Currently Facing in his VO Career
29:00 – What IS the 2nd Cup Podcast
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Episode 47: LEAD GENERATION with Nadia Marshall – What is It? Why is it Important as a VOICE ACTOR?
Before Nadia Marshall became a voice actor, she worked as a Marketing Assistant, Media Coordinator, and Administrative Assistant. In these positions, Nadia learned the in’s and out’s of finding patrons, compiling data, and finding as much information as possible to then reach out to them. When she entered into the world of voice acting, she realized how important lead generation was and with her past experience, she’s helping you! Nadia’s desire is for you to be able to take control of your career and gain more clients.
**In this episode, we discuss **
– What IS Lead Generation?
– How Lead Generation can help voice actors get more job opportunities.
– The challenges most voice actors face with Lead Generation
– Is Lead Generation for everyone?
Nadia’s Lead Generation Course
https://www.blueprintcourseware.com/
Learn more about Nadia on her website here:
https://nadiamarshall.com/
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Episode 46: Music Career to Voice Over with Erikka J
Erikka J began her career as a songwriter and singer in the DC area, classically training at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Her music videos have debuted on BET Soul, MTV.com, VH1.com and Russell Simmons All Def Digital Channel. In conjunction with her music career, Erikka began a voice acting career. She’s started her own publishing and media company, is a certified financial coach and holds a project management certification. You see why we want to talk with her on this podcast? She is quite the example of a business leader and someone that understands how to create a successful freelance career.
**In this episode, we discuss – **
* How a music career led to her voice over career
* Her most useful tools for her voice over career
* Three things she wished she’d done differently at the start of her career
* What to do when you feel stuck in your voice over career
* What it’s like being a black VO talent navigating this industry
* Her advice to black talent just getting into this industry
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**Links for this episode: **
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(https://www.erikkaj.com/)
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Episode 45: SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING with Laura Bitoiu of BSquared Social
Feel overwhelmed with promoting yourself on social media? Especially the focus on VIDEO CONTENT?
This episode is for you! Laura was a social media manager and consultant when she realized the rollout of Instagram reels and video content was such a huge hurdle for others. She began offering online education around reels to help busy business owners and freelancers gain clarity and confidence. She not only offers one-on-one strategy consulting, she also has a monthly “reels report” subscription.
**In this episode, we discuss – **
* How to create video content with ease!
* How many reels per week should we post?
* How to come up with content to share.
* Editing tips + video creation resources.
* Best strategy for an ROI.
* And how to become comfortable being on-camera.
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**Resources mentioned**
(https://www.flick.social/)
(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cutstory-stories-video-editor/id917630934)
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Episode 44: AUDIOBOOK INSIGHTS from a Casting Director Perspective
Chloe Keiffer, casting director at Lantern Audiobooks, joins us today! She has cast hundreds of projects working with major publishers, ad agencies, directors, voice over talents, talent agencies and authors. Chloe shares what she’s learned being a casting director that helped her with her own acting career, the biggest mistakes narrators make and if AI/synthetic voices have impacted audiobooks.
**In this episode, we discuss – **
* Biggest mistakes voice over talent make with audiobook auditions
* What makes a great audiobook narrator
* Tips on handling tons of characters in a book
* Chloe’s take on AI/synthetic voices in audiobook narration
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Episode 43: HOW TO NAVIGATE AI in VOICE OVER with Jim Kennelly and Sam Ufret of Lotas Productions
We’re talking with Jim Kennelly and Sam Ufret of Lotas Productions (one of New York’s premier recording studios). Jim has been in the business for over 35 years, as an engineer, director, producer and owner of Lotas Productions in New York. He led the creation of a synthetic division of Lotas. Sam Ufret is a producer, director & engineer. Known for her creative casting notices. She’s been at Lotas since 2017 and helps VO talent with their home studio set-ups.
In this episode, we discuss –
What’s the latest in AI/synthetic voices?
How can we future-proof our voice over careers?
The difference between text to speech and speech to speech
What genres of voice over will AI/synthetic take over first?
What makes a good synthetic voice.
Resources Mentioned on Podcast –
Lotas Productions – https://www.lotasproductions.com/
Marketing Artificial Intelligence by Paul Roetzer/ Mike Kaput – https://amzn.to/3ItJSTB
Age of Invisible Machines by Robb Wilson – https://amzn.to/3MpWZXa
Build for Tomorrow by Jason Feifer (Editor of Entrepreneur) – https://amzn.to/3q10Pyr
Open Voice Network (templates) – https://openvoicenetwork.org/
Synthetic Voice Company Mentioned
https://www.veritone.com/
Eleven Labs
https://beta.elevenlabs.io/
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Episode 42: SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS with Actress Gabrielle Byndloss
Atlanta actor and voice talent, Gabrielle Byndloss, played Olivia Walker in The Falcon & the Winter Soldier, Brenda in Ozark, and Tesssa Holt in NCIS Hawaii to name a few projects, She is also a yoga instructor and offers yoga classes on-demand via YoGabrielle.com. And offers Women’s Empowerment Workshops and career consultations.
Outside of creating a following of over **10k in one year**, Gabrielle has cultivated a community of actors on IG that support each other through the comments section. Her growth shows in numbers but the real growth is in creating a safe space for actors to feel empowered that didn’t exist before.That’s one of the things we’re going to talk about today – how, as creatives/artists, can we maximize our social media presence.
**In this episode, we discuss – **
– How to determine what content to share on social media
– Tips on fitting social media into your schedule
– Navigating social media algorithms and updates
– Gabrielle’s favorite social media tools
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**Find Gabrielle **
https://www.yogabrielle.com
( https://www.instagram.com/gabriellebyndloss/?hl=en)
(https://www.tiktok.com/@gabriellebyndloss)
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Episode 41: ZERO to FULL-TIME in 2 YEARS with Larry Hudson
From being on unemployment to going full-time in voiceover in 2 years, Larry has been a successful working voiceover talent in Los Angeles since 2009.
He has been teaching his Adobe Audition and Audacity Classes for the past 11 years with over 1,500 people successfully completing the course. In addition, he leads a weekly VO workout group and offers other VO business webinars on organization and etiquette in voiceover.
He attributes his fast success to his organizational prowess along with hard work and enthusiastic diligence. Larry’s client list includes Disney, Lexus, Toyota, Krups, KB Home, Tropicana, Quaker Oats & Kubota Corp. just to name a few.
In this episode, hear –
How Larry was able to go from zero to full-time in 2 years
The 4 questions he asked himself that propelled his career forward
The biggest challenges talent face regarding tech and VO editing software PLUS how he has structured his classes to overcome them.
How many auditions does it take to book your first VO job and why is it that number?
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