Why Snippets?
Snippets are small bits of information that take little time to read and enjoy. These snippets will - share an interesting fact about the English language,
- provide a time management tip,
- and give you the latest news from Conversational Voiceovers.
Conversational Voiceovers' News
"Masters of the Microphone"
This month I attended a workshop presented by Susan Berkley called Masters of the Microphone. The workshop covered topics from "Voiceover in the New Economy" to sessions on Marketing, Agents and Using Social Media in your business. But the highlight of the seminar was a three hour session on Script Stripping with Pat Fraley. Pat Fraley is well known for his animation narrations and is a highly respected coach for many famous Voice Actors, so what fun and what an opportunity it was to learn from him. In his Script Stripping session, Pat taught us how to think about the stories and characters of a script in different ways. He gave us the courage to make bold choices, bring out our own personal style and really use our imagination to be better storytellers. His session was thought provoking and energizing and I am applying his lessons right now to every script I work on to bring better storytelling to all of my clients' projects. |
Why is English so hard to learn?
Construction, art enclosures, mood, plans and contrived evidence
When the lawyer completed framing his new room, he used the leftover wood to build a picture frame. This hands-on labor put him in the proper frame of mind to frame his closing arguments and thus save his client from being framed for murder.
Listen to this month's example.
March
Time Management Tip
"Don't keep it in your head. Put it in your inbox"
I learned this tip from the book, Getting Things Done, by David Allen.
David Allen believes that one of the stresses in our lives is trying to remember everything we need or want to do. And then, as my friend Mary says, our "brains get too full". He recommends that you write everything down to get it out of your head so you don't waste time and energy trying to remember. He suggests you create an inbox or series of inboxes and put those written thoughts in that inbox for later processing. Then you need to regularly go through that inbox and put the items on your to do list. For example, I keep post it notes in a few strategic spots in my house. When I have an "I need to remember" thought, I write it down on a post it note or scrap of paper and just toss it in a letter tray on my desk. Then every week I go through the notes in the letter tray and add them to my list. This really has helped me keep track of all the things I'd like to do and relieved the strain of trying to remember them all, even for short periods of time. This is just one of many great suggestions in David's book, Getting Things Done. |
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