[ad_1] Have you ever stopped to consider how little bits of food stuck in between your teeth can ruin a good take? Recording right after you eat may result in some complications, including the overproduction of saliva and other undesirable effects. Brushing your teeth after you eat certainly goes a long way and flossing goes even further. Your recording equipment…

[ad_1] If you are entertaining the idea of ​​breaking into voiceovers, your voice over demo is an absolutely essential marketing tool. Not having a voice demo is like an actor trying to get work without a head shot. Your voice demo is your business card to the voice industry and you can not work without it. Just as models include…

[ad_1] Remember the last time you were at the airport, hearing those voice overs rushing you to gate B? On your way back from work today, did you listen to those voices trying to sell you auto insurance, or maybe – a soft drink? Back home, as you were watching TV, did you hear that voice announcing the next shows…

[ad_1] It's not just commercials on television and radio that need actors to read information off-camera. There are a myriad of ways to use voice to educate, inform, guide, entertain, and, of course, sell. Places where you can use voice over talent include PowerPoint presentations, training videos, eLearning courses, flash introductions, voice mail greetings, on-hold advertisements and website audio messages.…

[ad_1] Voice over artists are the ones who make commercials go, and everyone knows that, but it is easy to lose track of how many times in the course of, say, a week, that you hear the work of professional voice talent. If people were not hiring voiceover artists left and right, there would be a lot of silence or…

[ad_1] Somewhere along the line, many business people realize that a good way to become successful is to look as if you are already successful. Most people are not altruistic at the core. Although you hear good natured stories of people giving a kid a chance or patronizing a new business to help a fledgling get their foot in the…

[ad_1] How is the looming recession affecting your voiceover business? Some voice talents have reported a downturn of 30%, others not so high but some voice talents have been hit even harder. Experienced voiceover artists hope to weather the storm, but where this does leave the novice voice artist, and those just dipping their toe in the voiceover market. Over…

[ad_1] A word you'll hear over and over again in your voice-over career is "niche." You'll find yourself being advised to "find your niche" and admonished to do "niche marketing." (You can pronounce it "neesh" or "nitch." Either way is fine.) A voice-over niche describes a very specific area of ​​the voice-over industry. In other words, a drilled-down segment of…

[ad_1] For smaller companies that are not based in Los Angeles or New York, the idea of ​​actually hiring a Hollywood based voice over artist may seem out of reach. In reality, it's but a phone call and agreement away. Should you go union or non-union with your project? It's a decision only you can make. But if voice over…

[ad_1] Chinese natives use the same system for their written language. Mandarin (or Putonghua) is the Chinese standard. It is the Beijing dialect made of five pronunciation tones. Mandarin is one of four languages ​​in Singapore, and one of six languages ​​in the United Nations. Before the Chinese government released the Romanian-version of Mandarin in 1958, there were several ways…