http://www.businessvoicetalent.com Business Voice Talent from the Voice Over Experts at Voices.com Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:46:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Writing Your Script and Picking a Voice Talent to Record Your Voice Over In our first article entitled Telephone System Tips for the Small Business Part I, you enjoyed part one of our two part series on telephone systems for small business. In Part II, we’re going to focus in on ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/telephone-system-tips-for-the-small-business-part-ii/ If your business is growing, there comes a point in time when you'll need to consider acquiring a small business telephone system. In this episode, you’ll discover 5 great tips for what you should be evaluating in a new phone system. Before we dive into the specifics, I want to review ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/telephone-system-tips-for-the-small-business-part-i-building-your-telephone-system/ With the frequent use of technology based communication a bit of a grammatical nightmare has developed! Common trends are incomplete sentences, abbreviations, sentences without punctuation at all, and misused punctuation. When it comes to script writing, these common omissions can translate into misinterpretation from the voice actor. The punctuation you ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/one-mans-comma-is-another-mans-period/ When creating a business voice talent and sharing your branding with the buying public the "The Voice" is everything! Just days after launching his Platinum membership with Voices.com, Larry Wayne was commissioned to record a number of voice overs, intimating that the Vestas account alone has already given him a full ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/platinum-means-platinum-when-it-comes-to-voice-talent-larry-wayne/ What do you think of exports? It's a hot market that is growing, says Jack Wilkins of Market World (http://www.marketworldvideo.com), and voice over has become the standard element that brings all aspects of the promotional videos together. VOX: Hi Jack, thanks for joining me. I have some questions for ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/export-videos-featuring-voice-overs-a-hot-commodity/ Remember sitting in a classroom watching a slideshow that took an eon to endure? The teacher or presenter would succeed in capturing your attention and then try to keep it as they heroically plowed through a monotonous cycle of clicking as the fan chugged along with a gentle hum whose ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/does-your-slideshow-stink-5-problems-solved-quickly-by-using-voice-overs/ Just because everyone can talk doesn't mean that everyone is a voice actor. Yes, strange but true! For instance, would you let a mechanic perform dental surgery on you or ask a dance teacher to stop your toilet from overflowing instead of calling a plumber? Many people are told that they have ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/me-talk-good-english-3-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-record-your-own-voice-overs/ LOS ANGELES – Hollywood’s most familiar voice was silenced Monday, when Don LaFontaine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 68-years-old. Representatives say LaFontaine passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, which resulted in a collapsed lung. Lafontaine’s voiceover career spanned more than two decades. His signature deep voice, ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/hollywood-loses-its-%e2%80%98golden-voice%e2%80%99-voiceover-master-don-lafontaine-dies-at-68/ Ever notice how there's really nowhere you can go to get away from advertising? In today's day and age, there's so much going on, so many people trying to get your attention and work their way into your mind to drive home a message and have you act on it ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/in-store-advertising-do-you-want-fries-with-that/ Learn how to budget properly for a voiceover recording with voice talent Elaine Singer. Elaine Singer Voice Talent I’ll only take half an hour of your time….. How many times do voiceover talent (VO) hear this from prospective clients who assume a 30 minute finished audio file takes only 30 minutes of ... http://www.businessvoicetalent.com/when-budgeting-for-a-voiceover-things-you-should-consider/