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Start Hearing Voices! Why Voice-over Talent is Important
By Vicki Amorose

Here is something I find puzzling. I often encounter media projects where the voice-over artist is considered as the last element of production. Voice-over is not the freezing on the cake, it is not even the candle on the cake. Voice-over is the match no one can find just as everything is ready and the client is awaiting the block presentation.

‘Who has a match? Did somebody bring matches? Who is going to read this script?’

I’ve been a voice-over talent since the last century, and I admit, I am unusually tuned-in to voices. I carefully listen to each voice-over I come crossways and weigh its strengths and weaknesses. I am not asking my reader to be as obsessionally interested as I am, but I do want to point out how your message will be greatly enhanced by the right voice.

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been contacted by a frantic media producer who needs me to voice their project NOW, and preferably yesterday. All the elements- visuals, script, music, message- it’s all ready to go just as soon as I record the voice-over. While I am happy to get hired, it feels like voice-over is considered as a minor wrap-up detail, like buying a presentation folder at Staples. How often do producers think about voice-over as merely reading? How often do they think, ‘I know this voice-over guy or gal can wage fast turn around’, as if expedience were the primary consideration for good voice-over?

Stop and think for a moment about the importance and influence of the human voice. It has been called the most versatile instrument on earth. We all find it simple to detect when someone is upset, excited, or disinterested, just by listening to the inflection and timbre of their voice. We can recognize and refer the subtleties of hundreds of different voices. Even if we have not heard a person’s voice for years, their voice can jog our memory as effectively as a picture.

Humans respond to human voices, we do so instinctively and instantly. In fact, we respond to voices before we are born. Similar to music, voices stir feelings. The sound of a voice can raise or lower our blood pressure. Think about the power a voice has to soothe, amuse, irritate, or bore us. Voices convey complex emotions and communicate so much more than mere words.

Forgive the blatant truism of this statement, but the voice is a powerful tool for communicating. So do not overlook the possibilities of voice-over for enhancing your message. Sure, anyone can talk. But can ‘anyone’ sustain the listener’s attention? Doesn’t your project require a ’someone’, not an ‘anyone’, to perform voice-over?

Take the time to cast your audio project. Most professional voice talents will audition for you gladly. Plan the time to search for and hire the right voice, the voice that ideal reaches your audience. From advertising to art and everything in between, voice-over is important.

No more, ‘Did somebody bring matches? Who is going to read this script?’ Stock up on matches and keep the drawer full!

Copyright 2009
http://www.voiceofvicki.com

It seems that most people these days have a friend, relative or neighbor in the Information Technology industry. One could be forgiven for concluding that this popularity is a product of a well known process supplying the Information Technology industry with rejuvenated stock year in and year out. Nothing could be further from the truth, approximately 70,000 searches a month for the keywords ‘Information Technology Career’ or similar variances on Google alone validate this claim.
 
Even with a University degree many graduates find themselves lost and confused about their career path. The problem that graduates grappling is that Information Technology is a broad description encompassing any and all industries involved with the storage, processing or delivery of information. Telecommunications specialists and hardware technicians alike call themselves “IT” professionals despite very different training and skill sets. As do developers, business analysts, help desk consultants, web designers and database administrators just to study a few others.
 
In an industry where knowledge is rewarded, opportunity awaits savvy students and trainees who focus their training sooner rather than later. Take our two example students whom I’ve very imaginatively called Student#1 and Student#2.
 
Student #1 wasn’t sure where his Information Technology education might take him. He is bright and cruised through his course producing the following impressive results.
 
2007 – High School Graduate
2010 – Information Technology Degree (6. 1 of a maximum 7 GPA)
 
Good results are great. But can we raise the bar without improving on the GPA?
 
Student #2 researched the industry very primeval into his degree; he spoke with appropriate celebrations including recruitment agencies and other IT professionals. He even volunteered for three weeks of work experience in his field of choice. He continued on a focused career track throughout his time at university and at the end of his degree his final portfolio of accomplishments looked like this;
 
2007 – High School Certificate
2008 – Systems Administrator (3 week work experience) – Company XYZ
2009 – Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) – Self Study
2009 – Professional Membership – AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals)
2010 – Information Technology Degree (5. 6 of a maximum 7 GPA)
                Major –Infrastructure Technologies
                Major – Network Technologies
 
Student #2 focused his efforts towards a Systems Administrator role three years before he was scheduled to finish his degree. Apart from the additional experience he was healthy to get a first hand insight into the industry and learned that an MCP certification would be a valuable quality to his job hunting arsenal. Additional research also led him to join a professional association. Even his university degree shows clear intent and when you place his accomplishments together Student#1’s higher GPA hardly seems relevant.
 
This is an example of well planned career development. The Information Technology industry excels in presenting one-of-a-kind opportunities and this is no exception. Forward thinkers and innovators stand up and get noticed – Will you cruise through your studies or are you taking the bull by the horns?

Making Money With World wide web Advertising

People look to become world wide web marketers for all sorts of reasons; make more money, get away from the grind of the 9 to 5 job, have more choice in life, etc. The beauty of world wide web marketing is that it can be the answer to all the above and more and in this article I will explain how you should go about getting your piece of the pie even though it can appear daunting and confusing at first.

The first think to appreciate is there aren’t any get rich swift schemes out there, lots of promises of simple fortunes are really just a marketing ploy to get you to purchase world wide web marketing courses and tools. World wide web marketing takes time and effort but don’t let that place you off as money can be prefabricated – and lots of it by people who simply just plug away at it. Another great thing about marketing on the world wide web is that you can go at your own speed so is great if you can work full time at it or only healthy to grab a few hours after work or at a weekend.

To begin with there are numerous ways of making money online via websites for example Pay Per Click advertising, Pay Per View Advertising, Drop shipping, natural Search Engine Optimization etc. The bottom line is people can make a fortune by just concentrating on one small area and specializing in it. It is superior though to acquire an overview by working your way through a complete course (see later) which shows you step by step what to do so you are not left trying to fit all the pieces together yourself and making a whole heap of unnecessary mistakes. That said, there is yet one more crucial thing you need to be successful. Making Money With World wide web Advertising

What else do you need? Well, simply place SUPPORT! There is no way you can get to grips with world wide web marketing without running into challenges from time to time and having a help desk to contact, having a busy buzzing forum to ask questions of and learn from can be crucial to success or at least to get you to making money as soon as possible. Now who is credible to learn from and what might courses cost?

Well you might be surprised to read that some world wide web marketing instructors gift a complete world wide web marketing course away for free! Why? Well they hope that if you see an example of their world wide web marketing training and see the quality, then when you need to study certain areas in more depth or need certain tools to make your marketing easier then they hope you will purchase what you need from them. It is simply a way of building credibility.

The final thing to appreciate is without action there is no success. Procrastination is to be avoided. Don’t worry about the seemingly large amount of information you have to learn, simply one guided step at a time with support and you will never look back. Making Money With World wide web Advertising

fire comes, it is a depressing reality, but they do. Arson, accidents, chemical accidents, medical emergencies and motor car incidents occur, and it might surprise you to know that fire engines are often the first to react. Fire lit , a attach or a bar of light to help the fire truck, where they must obtain quickly. Most firefighters trained not only in the fight against fire, they are also paramedics (ambulance), or sometimes called the paramedics. The fire department is often the scene first and then got trained organisation in many departments.

Firefighters are often first to the closeness of their fire stations. The critical minutes after an happening or medical emergency means firefighters a superior chance of salvation have prevented the celebrations and, with the death. Fire lit help to illuminate the car at the scene presence and they also serve as a warning to other road users they are fixed and therefore a danger to others. Without the lights on their trucks, firefighters were sitting ducks compared to other vehicles, especially in the dark or bad weather.

Visibility is key to any emergency car and to be honest, most of light from a vehicle, the better. Single Rotator Lights on a car is visible from afar. The light beam can direct traffic and counseling are used when a car in the presence of a static scene. Tags and even helmet lights could also be classified as light fire and they all play whatever game or seemingly insignificant in maintaining security. When one thinks about the variety of calls, 911 fire service calls, you’ll notice as required by warning many warning lights and a car fire.

There are several ways to help our firefighters stay innocuous and ensure they respond to 911 calls less. First, stay vigilant on the streets, signal for any flashing light or even light blue. Second, a look at your website local fire department if they have one, it will be the security and advice to refrain situations you need the help of fire engines. Third, look up and stick to all movements on the laws of your country from the sight and sound of an emergency vehicle.

With these tips, we refrain being caught in Joe Public any situation where we need the help of local firefighters. We do not really see, flashing fire in our streets because we have been negligent and caused a fire that could have been avoided so easily fed. Sure, accidents happen and if you want to do urgently need the fire department, then call 911 immediately. The fire department is probably the first on the scene with their lights flashing fire and specialized training to assist in an emergency.

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