9 Critical Skills of Voice Over Acting

http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/2009/07/voice_over_experts_episode_92.html

It was interesting to hear tips from voice over expert Pat Fraley... the man of 4,000 voices. He listed these critical skills:

Acting
Reading and Voice
Relaxation
Character and Accents
Energy
Microphone Technique
Business
Sense of Scene
Text Analysis

Dreams - The Fuel of Great Living

"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up." - Paul Valery

Hapless Job Seeker, Part 3

"Please don't regard my 14 positions as job-hopping. I never once quit a job."

"They stopped paying me."

"In my next life, I will be a professional backup dancer or a rabbi."

"I am attacking my resume for you to review."

"I realize that my resume is no longer exemplary thanks to my family destroying the computer file."

"Here are my qualifications for you to overlook."

"Thank you for your consideration. Hope to here from you shorty!"

Pool Closing

Yikes! I had to post the following notice today. Years from now we'll look back at this and laugh...

"During an annual inspection on Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health determined that a series of violations justified immediate closure of the pool. The inspection was announced to Nancy on Wednesday, while she was out of town on vacation, and details are still unclear. We will be discussing this at the Board meeting on Tuesday, July 14, so as to move toward the re-opening of the pool as quickly as practical, and overcome this highly unfortunate timing."

Hapless Job Seeker, Part 2

"I enjoy working closely with customers, and my pleasant demeanor helps them feel comfortable and relaxed - not afraid."

"I realize that my total lack of appropriate experience may concern those considering me for employment." But "I have integrity, so I will not steal office supplies and take them home."

Highest Purpose

"The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation." - John Cage

What an interesting comment, in the age of purpose-driven lives! It encourages us to live in the moment, going with the flow, to just fully experience the world around us.

Hapless Job Seeker, Part 1

From Readers' Digest:

This is a string of actual blunders made by job seekers.

Dear Sir or Madam:

"I am sure you have looked through several resumes with the same information about work experience, education, and references. I am not going to give you any of that stuff."

"I would love to interview for the position of (insert job title here). If you grant me an interview for (insert job title here), I feel confident you'll see why I'm the right person for the job."

"My mother delivered me without anesthesia, so I have an IQ of 146 and can therefore learn anything."