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Archives for July 2020

Interview With Casting Director And Coach, Mary Lynn Wissner – Part 2

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Here’s the second part of my interview with casting director and coach, Mary Lynn Wissner. We talked about common mistakes she sees voice actors make and what she suggests voice talent do to differentiate themselves.

We also spoke about things like:

  • How voiceover work is about so much more than having a nice voice
  • How Mary Lynn helps producers open their eyes to possibilities they hadn’t considered when hiring talent
  • The difference in sound when adults do kids’ voices versus when kids do kids’ voices
  • What changes in the industry Mary Lynn predicts coming out of the COVID-19 shutdowns (during which time this episode was recorded)
  • What the process looks like when Mary Lynn finds talent for producers
  • The additional roles voice talent are having to take on 
  • The coaching Mary Lynn is doing currently
  • Mary Lynn’s VO Pros classes
  • What Mary Lynn is currently working on and how she structures her workdays
  • Mary Lynn’s Voiceover Self Direction app and how voice talent are using it to learn tips and tricks, gain confidence, and prepare for auditions

You can find out more about Mary Lynn and Voices Voicecasting on her website www.voicesvoicecasting.com, or you can email voicesvoicecasting@gmail.com. You can also check out The Voice Over Self Direction app on the App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-over-self-direction/id731453256?mt=8) or on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jah.vvc).

This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/).

Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here’s the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE Audio Branding Worksheet?

Interview With Casting Director and Coach, Mary Lynn Wissner – Part 1

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Since 1990, Mary Lynn Wissner’s company Voices Voicecasting has cast thousands and thousands of voice talent in thousands and thousands of voiceover productions. She directs workshops, coaches voice talent, consults, and directs talent around the world. While things have certainly changed in the midst of the COVID-19 shutdowns (during which time this episode was recorded), Mary Lynn has stayed quite busy, including just finishing up a Bud Light casting.

In the first part of our conversation, we spoke about:

  • Mary Lynn’s background in acting and her studies at UCLA and Cal State
  • Being hired by Don Pitts as an assistant voiceover agent
  • Starting her company, Voices Voicecasting 
  • Doing voiceover work herself
  • Producing a traveling workshop called The VO Roadshow
  • How Mary Lynn has been able to mold her career around her family life
  • What Mary Lynn wishes she would have done differently in her career
  • How supportive the voiceover community is
  • Trends that Mary Lynn has seen change over the years
  • The difference between reading the copy and acting the copy of a voiceover piece
  • The majority of work that Mary Lynn has seen come through during the COVID-19 shutdowns
  • What exactly Mary Lynn’s role entails as a casting director

To find out more about Mary Lynn and Voices Voicecasting, check out her website www.voicesvoicecasting.com or email voicesvoicecasting@gmail.com. You can also check out The Voice Over Self Direction app on the App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-over-self-direction/id731453256?mt=8) or on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jah.vvc).

This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/).

Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here’s the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE Audio Branding Worksheet?

Interview With Technologist and Teacher, Chip Edwards – Part 2

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Here’s the second part of my interview with technologist and teacher, Chip Edwards. In it, we discussed the shift made when moving from a visual interface to voice technology and how that affects a brand’s capability to connect with its audience as well as the user experience.

We also talked about: 

  • What an invocation name is and how it parallels a domain name
  • How Chip is helping blind individuals get their blogs out on voice devices
  • How spelling doesn’t matter with an invocation name, but rather the sounds in that name
  • The crossover between voice technology and the internet of things (IOT)
  • How cameras in our refrigerators can tell us when we’re low on milk and even order it for us
  • Privacy concerns with advertising and marketing
  • How giving up some of our privacy allows us to experience many conveniences that we wouldn’t be able to otherwise
  • How Google is benefiting from providing us with “free” Gmail service
  • Siri, KFC, and other voice imprints
  • How we’re able to add emotion and other levels of humanness to voice conversion technology
  • How individuals who are unable to speak are utilizing text to speech technology to communicate

To find out more about Chip and his work, check out the following social media platforms:

You can also take a look at the company’s website www.createmyvoice.com.

This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/).

Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here’s the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE Audio Branding Worksheet?

Interview With Technologist and Teacher, Chip Edwards – Part 1

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Chip Edwards is a speaker, entrepreneur, teacher, technologist, and the Chief Voice Officer of Create My Voice. Chip helps individuals and brands engage their audiences through voice technology, utilizing smart speakers like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. His company not only helps people strategize how they want to utilize voice apps but also builds those apps to help people deliver their content out to voice devices.

In part one of our conversation, Chip and I talked about how he became interested in his line of work, as well as: 

  • How Amazon has made a way for people, businesses, brands, and content creators to add their own capabilities onto smart speakers and other voice technologies
  • What indicated to Chip that voice technology was going to get big
  • How voice technology is becoming so much more than the smart speakers in our living rooms
  • How devices called wearables are utilizing voice technology
  • The privacy we are giving away in order to gain convenience 
  • The illusion of privacy 
  • How privacy (or lack thereof) comes into play with marketing and advertising
  • Why Google Glass didn’t fare so well on the market
  • One of Amazon’s latest products, glasses with Alexa built in
  • How Chip helps business and brands stay one step ahead of the curve by effectively utilizing voice in reaching their audiences

To learn more, you can find Chip on the following social media platforms:

You can also check out www.createmyvoice.com to find out more about Chip’s work.

This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/).

Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here’s the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE Audio Branding Worksheet?

Interview With Vocal Coach, Judy Rodman – Part 2

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Here’s the second part of my interview with vocal coach, Judy Rodman.  We talked about how Judy helps her students gain access to their full array of vocal possibilities and the importance of determining intention when approaching a vocal piece.

We also discussed: 

  • How people often have breathing problems they don’t even know about
  • Understanding breath for voice versus breath for life
  • How Judy uses anatomy and imagery to teach about breathing
  • The importance of speaking from your heels as opposed to the balls of your feet
  • Where exactly you should power your voice from (this might surprise you!)
  • How adjusting arm movement can make a difference in public speaking
  • How Judy uses a backscratcher to help her students gain more control over their breathing
  • Pulling power versus pushing power
  • How the eyes matter in vocal control
  • Why we cannot yawn without dropping our jaw (try it sometime 😉)
  • How the positioning of our first cervical vertebra (C1) affects our vocal ability
  • The number one way people can best care for their voices
  • The little-known secret of how pineapple juice can help our voice
  • How miming can help you imitate character voices, accents, and dialects
  • The course in vocal training that Judy is currently working on

Check out www.judyrodman.com to learn more about Judy and access all she has to offer, including her podcast All Things Vocal. 

You can also find Judy on social media:

This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/).

Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here’s the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE Audio Branding Worksheet?