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Yoda117 M&M

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Philip Banks Je Ne Sais Quoi

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Mom, he's cheating! "Five hundred dollars" is three words. |
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Yoda117 M&M

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BenWils The Thirteenth Floor

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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-- _________________ Ben
"To be really good at voiceover, you need to improve your footwork and hip snap."
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer

Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9883 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: A serious reply, for what it's worth... |
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From my profile at Voices.com:
Clear
Story-teller
Dad _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
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asnively Triple G

Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3204 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: A serious reply, for what it's worth... |
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bobsouer wrote: | From my profile at Voices.com:
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That's nice!
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Mercedes 430
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Bruce Boardmeister

Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7978 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Deirdre wrote: | Whatever you do, don't use old-and-busted words like
"warm"
"mature"
"smooth" |
I don't know. I've learned it's sometimes best to tell them the obvious. Years ago when I ran the theater in Tempe we had a modern furniture store on the street floor below us that decided to go out of business. They hired one of those liquidation firms which brought in tons of furniture from somewhere else to sell as well as the remaining stock. Business was slow the first few days but then I noticed they put up two big paper signs in the windows that said "AIR CONDITIONED INSIDE!". Of course they were air conditioned. Every business in the desert is air conditioned in June! But, lo and behold, they were packed from then on and sold everything out (including extra truckloads) in 10 days.
Sometimes you have to tell them the obvious.
From my current 4 word slogan I'd pick "rich, flexible, expressive".
I must say "buxom" certainly caught my "ear".
B _________________ VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005
I'm not a Zoo, but over the years I've played one on radio/TV. . |
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus

Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13023 Location: Camp Cooper
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | I noticed they put up two big paper signs in the windows that said "AIR CONDITIONED INSIDE!". Of course they were air conditioned. |
This is like Dick Orkin's "Immitation Hawaiian Shirts" ad.
Well, maybe it isn't.
The "Air Conditioned Inside" worked not because it was stating the obvious but because NO ONE ELSE was saying it! So in the imagination of the viewer, your place was the coolest in town. _________________ DBCooperVO.com
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tackerman The Gates of Troy

Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 1741 Location: in the ether
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Perception is reality, baby!  |
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Of course it is!
And because they were the ONLY joint in the viscinity with the sign, it had impact.
When everyone under the sun is "warm" "smooth" "mature" "versatile" etc, your use of the very same descriptors has none. _________________ DBCooperVO.com
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Deirdre wrote: | When everyone under the sun is "warm" "smooth" "mature" "versatile" etc, your use of the very same descriptors has none. |
Deirdre,
I've heard this phenomenon called "mental teflon" to describe how some words just don't stick in the mind at all. _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
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Dan-O The Gates of Troy

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:41 am Post subject: |
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bobsouer wrote: | Deirdre wrote: | When everyone under the sun is "warm" "smooth" "mature" "versatile" etc, your use of the very same descriptors has none. |
Deirdre,
I've heard this phenomenon called "mental teflon" to describe how some words just don't stick in the mind at all. |
In advertising yourself, yes, this is not how to separate yourself. BUT, when it comes to meta tags on your web site or in your voice descriptions for the voice casting web sites you better have those listed. We may have creative ways to describe how we sound, but people in search of a voice are most likely not to be as creative in their keyword search. Do you want to be left out when someone asks for a "smooth" voice? |
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Yoda117 M&M

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Geeze, would I have to tell the truth?
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dhouston67 VO-BB Intarwebz Glossary Administrator

Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Posts: 1166 Location: Right next door to Sandra Bullock. No, really.
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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Ludicrous.
Putrid.
Immaterial.
The above describes not my voice, but rather my feelings about this exercise...
(Okay, after a long day during flu season, they could well be about my voice.) _________________ Great Voice. Great Choice. For Voice Talking and stuff.
http://davidhoustonvoice.com
Do That Voice! - The DHV Blog
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