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Voice Acting 201 focused on advanced Emoting, Listening, and Reading. All 3 are crucial to performing, understanding, and interpreting scripts and performances well. Classes contained lecture and interactive readings, critique, and assignments.

Six week course. One of the keys to authenticity in voice acting is embodying the script. You must make the words come out as if they were your own. This course overviews the fundamentals of short-form improvisation and sharpens the abilities to improv: think-on-the-fly or the 'spur of the moment'. Students gain a new self-confidence and additional self-awareness as a person through practicing improv with storytelling and characterization. As a class, the students also learn the collaborative spirit and how to have empathy for others. All these concepts and practices will help the voice actor delivery lines authentically in scripts, as well as quickly work through vague prompts during auditions to convey a character through improv more authentically.

Description from DebraSperling.com: "Debra's renowned 'Authenticity in Voiceover' class creates the opportunity for students to discover their true, authentic voice. Students explore what it means to stop 'acting words' and start making active choices so their words 'act upon' the person they are speaking to. Voice Actors worldwide have made tremendous creative breakthroughs while attending this one-of-a-kind class."

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Single 3-hour session with very small, intimate group on a Zoom video call. Debra effectively demonstrates, teaches, and directs people on how to sound genuine, real, non-scripted, and authentic for any commercial script read. We learn to feel, connect, and understand the copy intimately by not only reading/examining it carefully, but by making personal connections to it to 'feel' the script.

STEVE BLUM: "Learn the art of Voiceover!"
2021/11/18
Pre-recorded video class where Blum reviewed many more foundational, introductory topics concerning voice acting: microphone technique, clothing and jewelry, contrrolling nerves and fear, principles and definitions, professionalism, the changing industry, some more popular industry types, demo reels, agents, and more.

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LAU LAPIDES: "Ask an Agent! Ft. Lau Lapides"
2021/11/19
A live Zoom seminar in which talent agent and agency business owner Lau Lapides discussed her online talent agency, what she looks for in talent, demo reels, positive talent attributes, networking, coaches, professionalism, and many other such related topics. Limited QnA session from listeners was featured.

Vocal techniques, Vocal identity, Jump-start your career, Creating character voices, Creating distinct characters, Breaking down your script, VA tips for recording, Keeping your character's voice consistent, Performing a range of emotions, The ultimate vocal challenge, Taking your career to the next level, Lessons from a 10 year old boy, Harness your voice

A class that explores and explains the technical & business aspects of running your own VO sole-prop or LLC, from marketing and branding to taxes, profit calculations, and reaching out to new prospective clients.

An audio-engineering class tailored to discuss and teach what voiceover artists need to ensure they can edit/refine their audio to make it sound as good as it can for audition submissions. Technical aspects covered gain/normalizing, filters, FFT, noise reduct, noise gate, and concepts relating to what dB is, bit rates, waveforms, and audio formats.