VO Minute
By Marktree Productions
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Podcast Description
The VO Minute is a free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. Each episode provides information, tips, and guidance on a variety of subjects of interest to VO talent. Some episodes focus on technical topics, such as equipment selection and recording methods. Others discuss voice-over techniques and various aspects of the business, with the occasional anecdote thrown in for good measure. Each episode is approximately 1-3 minutes long. We welcome topic suggestions from our listeners, so please email or tweet your ideas. Enjoy!
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VO Minute Episode #81 (Got Demo Part 4 - Defiled) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, sending demos via email. | 5/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #80 (Got Demo Part 3 - Paying to Play) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, dealing with the pay-to-play sites. | 5/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #79 (Got Demo Part 2 - To Agent or Not to Agent) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, submitting to agents. | 5/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #78 (Got Demo?) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, you have your first demo, now what? | 4/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #77 (Talk A Lot, Pick a Little Music) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, selecting production music. | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #76 (All Tied Up and No Where To Go) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, untying your eneregy from your volume. | 4/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #75 (Who, What Where?!) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, who am I? Where am I? What is going on?! | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #74 (7 Not To Do) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, seven things not to do. | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #73 (7 To Do) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, seven things to do. | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #72 (Let Me Entertain Me) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, making auditioning work for you. | 3/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #71 (Live and In Color...) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, working and playing well with others. | 3/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #70 (E=mc-squared Not Hard Hit Words) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, energy does not equal punching words. | 3/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #69 (When to Be Quiet) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, don't talk over the director. | 2/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #68 (Reads at the Ready) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, all the reads you should have at your disposal. | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #67 (Correct Corrections) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, how's your grammar? | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #66 (You Want What?) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, do you really want to do this job? | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #65 (Your Demo) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, why you shouldn't skimp on your demo. | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #64 (3dBs of Compression - Part 3) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the third in a three-part series on how to use compressors correctly. | 1/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #63 (Happy Holidays 2 - Rhyme Throwdown with the Gift Wrapper) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, happy everything to everybody. | 12/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #62 (3dBs of Compression - Part 2) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the second of a three-part series on how to use compressors correctly. | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #61 (3dBs of Compression - Part 1) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the first of a three-part series on how to use compressors correctly. | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #60 (Food for Talk) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, what and when to eat before a session. | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #59 (You're So Special) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, should you specialize? No, but... | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #58 ("The" and "a") | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the correct pronunciations of "the" and "a". Yes, it's true, not everyone pronounces them correctly. | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #57 (Elements of Sound Series: Timbre & Volume, Part 3) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the third in a three-part series on timbre and volume. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #56 (Elements of Sound Series: Timbre & Volume, Part 2) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the second in a three-part series on timbre and volume. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #55 (Elements of Sound Series: Timbre & Volume, Part 1) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the first in a three-part series on timbre and volume. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #54 (Elements of Sound Series: Duration, Part 2) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the second in a two-part series on duration. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #53 (Elements of Sound Series: Duration, Part 1) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the first in a two-part series on duration. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #52 (Elements of Sound Series: Pitch, Part 3) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the third in a three-part series on pitch. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #51 (Elements of Sound Series: Pitch, Part 2) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the second in a three-part series on pitch. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #50 (Elements of Sound Series: Pitch, Part 1) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the first in a three-part series on pitch. This is part of a larger series on applying the elements of sound to voice-over. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #49 (Comprehensive Microphone Technique, Part 3) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the third in a three-part series on comprehensive mic technique. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #48 (Comprehensive Microphone Technique, Part 2) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the second in a three-part series on comprehensive mic technique. | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #47 (Comprehensive Microphone Technique, Part 1) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the first in a three-part series on comprehensive mic technique. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #46 (Re-Read Me) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, loosen up and get out of your head! | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #45 (What To Do When There's Nothing To Do) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, what to do when you have downtime. | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #44 (Great Expectations) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, what do you expect from your agent? | 8/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #43 (Get Your Act Together) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, creating your brand. | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #42 (Make an Effort) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, voice-over efforts for Anime and video games. | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #41 (Auditioning for Video Games) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week is about, well, auditioning for video games. | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #40 (That's Quite a Production!) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, should you learn about the production side of the business? | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #39 (Who Are You?) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, getting to know you. | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #38 (Stand Up, Sit Down, Read, Read, Read!) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, managing your energy whether you're sitting or standing. | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #37 (All the World's an Industrial Read) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, finding the fascinating characters in your industrial script. | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #36 (Medical & Technical Reads, Part II) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, more on medical and technical reads. | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #35 (Medical & Technical Reads, Part I) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the ins and outs of medical and technical reads. | 6/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #34 (Advanced Page Turning) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, pickups and page turns and edits, oh my! | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #33 (How to Dress for Voice-Over, Part II) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, do you smell that? | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #32 (Do You Have Any Character?) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, making sure your character voices have fully-formed characters behind them. | 5/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #31 (You're Spec-tacular!) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, deciphering the spec and being your own director. | 5/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #30 (License and Registration, Please) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, can you legally use that music and those sound effects? | 5/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #29 (My, What Big Breaths You Have!) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, what to do with those pesky loud breaths. | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #28 (To De-Breath or Not To De-Breath) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, just breathe... | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #27 (Ineffective Effects) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, affecting your audition may not be as effective as you think. | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #26 (Walk, Don't Run) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, pace yourself. | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #25 (Oh, The Over-Compression) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, don't get trapped in AM radio land. | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #24 (It Takes Two to Tango-and Read a Double) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, the best way to read a double by yourself. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #23 (Practice, Practice) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, how much rehearsal is too much rehearsal? | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #22 (Approximating Proximity) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, using mic technique to your advantage. | 3/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #21 (Which Side Are You On?) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, taking sides. | 2/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #20 (Taking Time for the Read) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, getting the right pacing for the audition. | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #19 (Ten Seconds of Silence) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, quiet time. | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #18 (Things You Shouldn't Say) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, some remarks that are best kept to yourself. | 2/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #17 (The People in the Control Room Aren't Talking About You) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, what ARE those people talking about? | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #16 (Can't You Fix It In Post?) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This week, how to make your engineer your friend, not your foe! | 1/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #15 (Testing, 1, 2, 3) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode describes how to do a level check. | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #14 (Compressors) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode talks about compressors and gives an example of an over-compressed sound. | 1/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #13 (Happy Holidays) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season and best wishes for the New Year! | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #12 (Fixing Spikes with Gain Change) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode explains how to use gain or amplitude adjustment to reduce spikes. | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #11 (Spiky Signals-When Normalizing Doesn't Work) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode explains spiky signals, the problems they cause, and some solutions. | 12/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Extra (Introduction to The VO M.O. Elements of Sound Series) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This extra installment gives an introduction to a series of programs on applying the elements of sound to the spoken word. | 11/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #10 (Normalizing) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode defines and explains the normalizing process. | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #9 (How to Dress for Voice-Over) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode discusses the problem of noisy clothes. | 11/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #8 (File Types) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode explains audio file types and their uses. | 11/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Extra (Preview - VO M.O. Episode #1) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This extra installment gives a preview of our guide to microphone technique. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #7 (Introduction to Microphone Technique) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode introduces the important topic of microphone technique. | 10/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #6 (The Pitfalls of Self-Engineering) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode discusses the importance of technical simplicity in your audition set-up. | 10/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #5 (Audio Software) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode discusses what VO talent should look for in audio software. | 10/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #4 (Audio Interfaces) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode discusses audio interfaces. An audio interface is required if you use an XLR (instead of a USB) microphone. | 10/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #3 (Microphones) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode discusses the differences between USB and XLR microphones. | 10/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #2 (Picking a Place to Record) | A free weekly podcast for the voice-over community. This episode gives tips on where to set up a home recording space. | 9/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VO Minute Episode #1 (Introduction) | The first in a series of free weekly podcasts for the voice-over community. This introduction describes what you can expect to hear in the VO Minute. Each episode is approximately 1-3 minutes long. We welcome topic suggestions from our listeners, so please email or tweet your ideas. Enjoy! | 9/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 83 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Very Helpful VO tips!!!
I am very new to voiceover and these tips are very helpful and useful to someone like myself. Thank you for taking the time to create a podcast for us!
Good tips, Very helpful
Very useful info, look forward to more!
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- Category: Careers
- Language: English
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