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Green Is Sexy (Male & Female) Green is sexy. There are rare times in life when "good" things are actually stylish. Well, this is one of those times. It's actually trendy to be green...if you hadn't yet noticed. The question at hand is, "how many people will remain green after the fad has passed?” That is a question for another ...

Luvox CR Medical Narration (Male & Female) Luvox CR is now the only once-daily extended release formulation of fluvoxamine available. The mechanism of fluvoxamine maleate is presumed to be linked to its specific serotonin reuptake inhibition. Because of fluvoxamine maleaate’s relatively short Half-life of 15 hours, LUVOX® CR capsules were created as the only once-a-day extended release formulation of fluvoxamine ...

Marketing Video (Male & Female) In many ways, marketing is more art than science. But that doesn’t mean that the v-p of marketing Isn’t expected to quantify the impact your Campaigns are having on sales. And that’s one of The reasons that salesforce is loved by marketing Teams. Salesforce marketing also makes the day-to-day Challenges easier… Like providing up-to-date materials ...

MSD (Male & Female) You’ve probably heard the term before – Musculoskeletal Disorder – or MSD. A long, scientific phrase a short acronym – but they both mean the same thing: pain. The pain of back ache, a sore shoulder, a neck ache – pain in the hand or wrist or elbow. MSDs can happen if you don’t work safely ...

Neopets (Male & Female) Hook up your home for the holidays! New for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System… Embark on an adventure in the fantastic land of Meridell in Neopets: The Darkest Faerie! The world of Neopets comes to life in this action-adventure game that includes all of your favorite Neopets characters. Play as Tormund or Roberta and take ...

Nexus Kylan Global Banking (Male & Female) Today’s global banking environment is complex. Too often, the way your business works is dictated by your systems and your data. Data is locked away in multiple locations, in different formats, limiting your decision-making capabilities. Incompatible systems with different interfaces hamper worker productivity. Changes to your systems can be disruptive. How you respond ...

Oracle (Male & Female) Oracle's primary data center is located in Austin, Texas. The data center consists of over 2 acres or 90,000 square feet of raised floor that houses over 20,000 Intel servers and over 4,800 terabytes of NetApp storage. The key to the datacenter’s operational excellence is ensuring that it can scale as Oracle’s business grows. 200 billion ...

Osteoporosis Testimonial (Female) I’ve been a nurse for 35 years, and I have to say, I’m looking forward to retirement. Not that I don’t love my career, but with a family of my own, and patients who need help all the time, I’m ready for some peace and quiet. Believe me, I have lots of plans for my upcoming summer ...

PlayStation E3 Exhibit Guided Tour (Male & Female) Welcome to the PlayStation booth and all the exciting games we have on both PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 this coming year. On your right is Disney’s The Emperor’s New Groove: The Walt Disney Company’s next Holiday feature animated film (starring the voices of David Spade, John Goodman and Eartha Kitt), comes ...

Power Rangers Story (Male & Female) DIRECTION: Male or Female narrator needed who sounds both engaging and intimate. Should be read as if they are a parent reading to a child. Energy but still soothing/streamline. STORY: The Power Rangers were racing through the woods on their mystic racers. “Come on Pinky. Try and keep up!” the Red Ranger teased. “No ...

ProteinChip Arrays (Male & Female) ProteinChip arrays contain eight spots marked A to H. These spots are defined by a hydrophobic barrier designed to confine small sample volumes of up to 5 µl (microlitres) to each spot. Spot placement on the arrays is designed such that the arrays accommodate most standard liquid-handling robots and multipipettors. ProteinChip arrays can accommodate larger ...

ProteOn (Male & Female) The ProteOn XPR36 interaction array system is comprised of a biosensor and a controller. The entire system is managed through ProteOn Manager software, which assists with instrument control, experimental design, data collection and analysis. The XPR36 can accommodate a selection of tube chemistries appropriate for a range of applications, and quality-controlled reagents and buffers are available ...

Roast Script (Male & Female) Welcome everyone to tonight’s grand event. Alright, It’s time to introduce you to this evening’s guests for the Bob Charles roastarama. So with no further ado, Please put your hands together for the man who’s so old his blood type has been discontinued, That’s right, We Remember him when he had only one stomach, The ...

San Qing Mountain (Male & Female) Narrator: One of China’s religious mountains sits near the city of Shangrao, in northeastern Jiangxi Province. The scenic peaks of this nationally protected mountain hold a Taoist tradition that is over 1600 years old. This sacred site is known as San Qing Mountain—or Three Clarities Mountain. San Qing Mountain is part of the Wuyi ...

Shift Work Disorder (Male & Female) The Sleep Specialist is a serious, compassionate person. Intelligent, well spoken and clear. When he speaks, you believe what is said. A consummate professional. SLEEP SPECIALIST Staying awake is a problem for many American workers that work nontraditional hours. (beat) Your body is driven by an internal clock which tells you when it’s time ...

Symantec Brand Playbook (Male & Female) 0_00 Welcome to the Symantec Brand Playbook. A short, entertaining (I hope) look at how to use the brand, and why that’s important. 0_01 Wait, don’t go anywhere, this is going to be fun! Okay, maybe not ha ha fun, but better than reading through the whole booklet yourself, right? So lets get started ...

Tokyo Game Show (Male & Female) Narration: Well, here we are at the Tokyo Game show, E3’s Japanese Cousin. Now, we could have shown you all the big games that you’ll see at E3, but we thought we’d take the proverbial road less traveled. Narration: It goes without saying that the Japanese are extremely friendly. They also have a great ...

Upgrading Your Vehicle (Male & Female) "The scenarios and concepts shown here are provided not as specific prescriptions, but rather as recommendations to be evaluated, user tested, and built upon. Owen, Susan's husband, is a product manager for Honeywell. He owns a 2004 Volvo station wagon with MRAP coverage. Susan has thought about upgrading her Montero to another Volvo now ...

IVC Telephony (Male & Female) Character – Female, Mid 30’s. Sophisticated, Tech Savvy, Cheerful, Professional. Welcome to Creative software for everyday life. For consumer products press 1. For Enterprise solutions press 2. For technical support, press 3. To speak to a customer service representative, press 4. Great. Here is a list of our consumer products categories. When you hear the ...

Bailey Properties (Male & Female) Bailey Properties is the leading real estate company in Santa Cruz County, California. Our company is dedicated to a high quality of professional service for their clients, and to the success of their agents. Our three offices facilitate the marketing and sales of all types and prices of real estate. They provide a full range ...

PlayStation 1-800# Hotline (Male & Female) Introduction Length: :15 Thanks for calling the Sony PlayStation Hotline! As you’ve probably heard, PlayStation arrives September 9 in stores everywhere and promises to be the hottest next generation game system ever! To find out more about PlayStation, press the pound key now! Main Menu Length: :20 You’ve reached the Main Menu! To find ...

Wendy’s English & Spanish (Male & Female) English VO: Come to Wendy’s and try our tasty Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger made with fresh beef, never frozen. Or 5 Crispy Chicken Nuggets made with all white meat. VO: Only at Wendy’s, where eating is richer Spanish VO: Ven a Wendy’s y prueba la sabrosa Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger hecha con carne fresca, nunca ...

Webtone (Male & Female) ON HOLD So… You’re on the phone. You’re in a holding pattern. You are waiting. Why? You obviously want to talk to us about something. And we sure want to speak with you. But right now we are in the middle of helping a client who called before you. So you are On- Hold. On-Hold you ...

PHASER STYLUS PRINTER (Male & Female) STYLUS PRINTER “COLLEGE STUDENT” college student - Female - any ethnicity can be OK. It’s all about her being a vibrant, bubbly, relatable, likable personality. As a full-time student. More times than not I find myself suddenly up against a deadline for a paper or cramming for a test and pulling an all-nighter. (groan) ...

6 Short Commercial Scripts (male/female) Crest Want to be a winner? Team up with Sparkle Crest for kids. Brush with Crest and your cavities will see stars! Jello Pudding You gotta try JELLO Stir and Snack Pudding. You can have JELLO Pudding just one cup at a time If you can stir, you can snack! The GAP You know the ...

The City Under the Back Steps, by Evelyn Sibley Lampman Since there was nothing to scout for in the tunnel, Nosy did not make side excursions, and she reached the Great Hall far ahead of Craig. He was a little afraid that he might be challenged by the sentinels at the door, but they let him pass into the vanilla-scented room ...

Doug (Cartoon - Boy & Girl) SCENE 1 DOUG NARRATING:  Dear Journal, it’s me Doug Funnie. I’ve lived at 21 Jumbo Street for the last year and a half and I’ve seen a lot of weird things. But what happened last week was probably the weirdest. I guess it all started right before Valentines Day. That means at school people ...

Knowing how to treat and execute auditions can be half the challenge! Here are some of my audition points you can use to develop your audition approach, improve your performance, and book the gig! Happy reading and be sure to take notes! Read copy aloud as written, at least 5 times. Take note of the adjectives and key words in the script ...

Millennia before human beings began writing down their thoughts they were using their voices to communicate. From the earliest primitive declarations to the most sublime enactments of Shakespeare's plays, somewhere, deep in our genetic makeup, we have always known on a profoundly personal level how incredibly important this gift of speech is, and historically we have always shown great respect ...

In our society, we put great faith in those who can communicate with feeling and intelligence. We ask our politicians to represent us, to be our voice and to embody the spirit of our country to the rest of the world. We want executives, managers and sales people, executives and managers, we want them to motivate us, to teach us ...

Anyone involved in producing animation and video games will tell you that having a number of character voices at your command makes you a lot more interesting and marketable to them. They can use you in one or two solid recording sessions and get three or four characters out of the way thanks to your chameleon-like ability. Since many agencies ...

I've always been a pretty visual guy. In other words, I often process things through images rather than through deductive reasoning. I actually think this has helped my career in voice over. Take for instance my conveyor belt theory. I've always thought that a piece of commercial copy was much like a conveyor belt, in the sense that you are ...

A small victory today! Last week, I received a job invitation from a previous client to do some singing for a short toy jingle. When he offered the rate of $250, I politely said my toy rate (single product usage only) was $400/hour. We settled on $350 plus $150 for pick-ups. Upon receiving the script, I realized that this was ...

In our first talk about voiceover health we talked about some of the things you should be doing to keep your voice healthy and strong. Now let's talk about some things that are really bad for your voice, some of them being more obvious than others. First of all, and this should be a no-brainer, don't smoke. It wreaks havoc ...

Just as musicians go to great lengths to take care of their instruments, voice-over artists should think of their voice in the same way, making sure that it is always in the best possible condition. After all, it is your meal ticket. When you have something special and unique that makes you money, it's a no-brainer that you should take ...

When we talk about commercial “copy” we're talking about commercials scripts that are eventually going to be recorded and aired on the radio, television, or the Internet. There are a number of things that you will need to do to in order to bring a piece of commercial copy to life. Let’s use this commercial for Florida orange juice as ...

Whenever I get a new script for an audition, I automatically go through a kind of analysis checklist that helps me truly understand a piece of copy and make it mine. No script is really going to come alive unless you own it. What do I mean by that? Well, it's imperative that that script becomes a part of you, ...

“Social psychologists argue that who we are at any one time depends mostly on the context in which we find ourselves. But who creates the context? The more mindful we are, the more we can create the contexts we are in. When we create the context, we are more likely to be authentic. Mindfulness lets us see things in a ...

A few days ago, on August 27th 2016, I got to see to see my voice over on the big screen. My very first feature film, “Welcome to Monster High: The Origin Story” debuted in 800 theaters across the country. I play the main villainess; and, it felt like some sort of miracle. Whose dream is this? How did I ...

We spend a lot of time here making sure you get the best learning tools and the most up to date information possible, and we're proud of that. But there's another dimension to the VO industry that we want to help you with as well. It doesn't get talked about much out there but we feel it's essential to your ...

Anyone who is in the voice over business knows that it's a people business. Still, there are those prospective voiceover talent that come to me thinking and hoping it isn't that way; they'd actually rather end up alone in some dark booth with only an engineer on the other side, voicing some documentary or book and then quietly slinking off ...

- In part 1, you learned how we got to the point in the industry where the Rate Guide was needed. Now, in part 2, find out about the origin of the Rate Guide and how it all got started! "So how’d you guys come up with the Rate Guide?" Man, if I got booked for every time that’s been ...

In the beginning, everything was Union Scale…and it was good. Rates were controlled, clients paid them, talent did the voice work and agents took care of everything in between. The industry has done a 180 since the good old days. With the advent of this little thing called the Internet (thanks, Al Gore), the opportunities for voiceover jobs and voice ...

Recently, I've seen many posts crop up about the contest BioWare is having. One such post even qualified the contest by basically saying: "Hey, even if you lose, you're not losing anything! Character practice, amirite?" I wanted to post about this in light of other recent discussions I've seen about topics like Union vs. Non-Union, and of course, Fair Rates ...

It is important to make an audition script bend to your will, not the other way around. Think of it this way. A lot of people, when given a script, make the mistake of thinking that they have to make it sound like what the ad agency wants it to sound like. But how can anybody ever really know what ...

Did you know that as I write this there are deadly vipers living in your closet? Have I grabbed your attention yet? If not, guess what? You've probably moved onto something else by now. In this ever busier and more demanding world we live in today, the old 3 second rule has now become the 1.5-second rule. For those of ...

Silence is your friend, but too many people in voiceover and public speaking don't know how to use it to their benefit. You might think this business is all about using your voice, and yes of course it is, but it's also about knowing when not to use it. You've heard of the term pregnant pause right? What does that ...

One of my friends works in advertising at a large New York-based agency. In a recent chat, the conversation eventually turned to sites like Fiverr. What he said next nearly made me do a spit take with my coffee... "Fiverr? Yeah, I use them all the time." "You do?" I was astonished. "Yeah, lots of people who will quickly whip up ...

Ok, so I want you to think about the first time you were in love. Or better yet, so we don't get into all that unrequited stuff, I want you to think about the first time you were in love and that person loved you back. You know who it was. Maybe that particular love has lasted a life time ...

Who becomes a great musician, a great athlete, a great actor, or a great teacher without training? And who remains great at what they do without continued training? Does a musician stop practicing once they become famous? Does an athlete stop working out? Does a great actor never take another class? It's a very competitive world out there, and unless ...

Over my 20 years as a voiceover coach and 25 as a voiceover artist, I have often been asked what the essential assets are for having and maintaining a career in voiceover. After all this time, I can safely say that, while there are a number of great assets that can help you along the path to a successful career, ...

Now that you know that PLAY is the first essential in creating longevity for your voice over career, what's the next ingredient that has to be a part of the mix? Simple. You have to have the TIME in your life to make this work. You can't squeeze it in between lunch breaks. You can't only be available after 4PM, nor can you be ...

If You Want to Sing... You Have to Sing Everyday. Whether a VO professional or a dedicated student, it’s happened to most of us. We hear ourselves singing a part in our heads (or in the shower) and we sound amazing! The tone, the phrasing, the delivery: it’s all happening. We go into the session and the first take is ...

The appearance of a new year is always cause for looking forward to what life has in store for us, and what we will make of it.  However, for this article, I thought I might take a look back instead.  Way back. I am a voice actor.  More specifically, I am a character voice actor.  I do my share of ...

Just 20 minutes a day can change your life. We have all heard that pitch before. Usually, its referring to the latest and greatest exercise program or workout machine which, after you buy it, within six months you’ll probably end up using to hang-dry clothes.  But if you are a voiceover talent or looking to become a voiceover talent, 20 ...