The limited time in your radio, television or online advertising should be used wisely. Don’t let Captain Obvious steal a moment of it. Who is Captain Obvious? Captain Obvious is a seemingly benevolent, but ultimately evil villain who swoops into advertising copy and steals precious seconds. Let me give you an example I heard […]
Tag: Australian voiceover
Leaping with joy to be the voice of Speech Frog’s Software Platform
Every time a client entrusts me with voicing their project, it is an enormous honour in which I take great pride and joy. However, every so often a voiceover job brings with it additional warm and fuzzies. A project I have been working on over the past month is exactly one of these. I am […]
Voiceovers go viral – Finding a safe voice in an outbreak of newbies
Since things went Corona Crazy, voiceover forums have been inundated with questions and comments like: ‘My Grandma’s podiatrist said I have a nice voice, so I’ve decided to be a voiceover. Where do I get clients?’ and ‘I’ve borrowed Fido’s blanket and hung it over a dining room chair, so that’s my studio sorted. Look, […]
Voiceovers should be heard and not seen.
There I was submitting for a voiceover job, which, IMHO, I would have been perfect for. Voice demo on point. Cover letter on point. Then – ‘Upload headshot here’. Noooooooooooo! I don’t want to play anymore. Like pretty much everybody, except certain reality TV ‘stars’, I’m well aware of my physical imperfections. However I don’t […]