We are happy to announce that we will be offering our Intro Voiceover Workshop this fall: 

 

Voiceover 101 

 

 Saturday, September 18th from 8:30 to 5:30 PM. 

 

Voiceover 101 is designed to give you an indepth overview of the voiceover business, tips and techniques on how to deliver a stellar voiceover plus plenty of practice time behind the microphone delivering a variety of voiceover scripts along with professional voiceover direction.

 

The schedule for the day:

 

8:30 AM  Continental breakfast and social time

 

9 AM  Vocal Warm-Up

 

Always warm up your vocal chords and your body before you get behind the mic is rule number one in voiceovers.  We'll show you some fun ways to limber up and show you how to relax your mind, your breathing and your body before you start recording. 

 

9:30 AM  All About Microphones

 

As a voiceover talent your most important piece of equipment (besides your voice) is the microphone.  We'll show you the proper way to use a mic, explain the differences between various mics and let you try out a few different styles of mics to hear the subtle----and not so subtle-----differences between them.

 

11:15- 12 noon Mic Practice

 

We'll pass out copy and give you an opportunity to record a commercial along with professional direction.  You'll learn how to apply a couple techniques that will make your vocal delivery shine!

 

12 noon to 1 PM  Lunch (included)

 

1 PM to 3 PM Developing Your Acting Skills

 

The ability to act is a must-learn skill for anyone aspiring to be successful in voiceovers.  Besides, it's lots of fun.  Learn how to develop believeable characters that grab attention in your voiceover work.  We'll work in groups of 2 and 3 and record a variety of scripts.  Get ready to have fun and laugh a lot in this session.

 

3:15 to 5 PM:  More Microphone Practice!

 

In this session you'll get to practice the techinques you've learned and record 2 to 3 more commercials behind the mic.  Afterwards, we'll play everything back and hear how much you've grown as a voiceover artist in one day.

 

5 to 5:30 PM:  Question and Answer Time

 

Voiceover 101 includes all materials, audio download of all recorded material during the workshop,  continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks.  Price of the total workshop package is $250.00 until September 1st.  Price after September 1st goes up to $300.00.  We recommend reserving your space EARLY.  Enrollment closes on September 10th and is limited to 15 participants.  Your seat is reserved with your full payment of $250.00.  We accept checks and cash payments only at this time.  In the event that the workshop must be canceled your full payment will be returned promptly.   The workshop will be held in the Sacramento metropolitan area and final location will be determined within the next couple weeks.  Obviously, we'll let you know where it's going to be held.    To reserve your seat or if you have questions, please call Cammie at (916) 956-2466.

 

 

 

 

About the workshop instructors........

Cammie Winston has been a professional voice artist for 30 years.  She is one of the National telephone voice of Verizon Wireless and the official voice of Sacramento Transit System.  She has voiced thousands of commercials and audio projects that have aired locally, nationally and internationally.  She also spent two decades in the radio industry, including a long stint as midday host on Mix 96 in Sacramento.

Jim Naylor is an award winning audio producer.  He has worked in radio both producing and on air for nearly 20 years.  Jim has produced thousands of radio commercials and imaging pieces, over two thousand for Talk 650 KSTE alone.  Jim is a producer and on-air talent for Newstalk 1530 KFBK.  His business, Naylor Audio Productions, produces messages on hold, radio commercials as well as national and

international audio projects.

 

 

 

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