VOICE POWER

SEND US A TEXT Today here are helpful tips for public speaking presentations. These ideas come from a seminar previously presented a few years ago by Public Speaking Coach  Danielle Benzon.    It is vital to look your audience squarely in the eye, eye contact is key to connecting with them & helps you relax. Of course you must have your content not memorized but internalized.  Better to know t...

SEND US A TEXT My  special guest is Renata Steele,  realtor of 13 years &  real estate specialities of 13  from Residential & Condo Sales all the way to Pre-sales.  Renata is creating a lifestyle and lasting relationships and making sure that her client's Real Estate dreams become actualized. Since the original episode Renata moved to West Kelowna. She has added to her already full sk...

SEND US A TEXT Robert Child for 15 PLUS years in NY City worked creatively in network and cable television as an award-winning Director, Technical Director, Producer and Editor. Some of his many awards & achievements are: Best Director / Best Historical Documentary Award at the NY Independent Film Festival (2005). The Leigh Whipper Gold Award for Film - Philadelphia International, Film Fest (2...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome to VOICE POWER Season 2 Episode 12. My special guest is my first Ghost Writer Katherine Burrows. I met Katherine through my podcast mentor at The Podcast Alliance group. Carl Richards continues his excellent coaching of podcasters though the Alliance group & there are many opportunities to discuss & learn about the podcast industry. Katherine helps experts who posses...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome to VOICE POWER Season 2 EPISODE 11. My very special guest today  critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Keeping the momentum going on the variety in VOICE POWER Guests my very first author. Robert is the bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle Washington, which...

SEND US A TEXT  In the first 9 episodes of season 2 we have enjoyed 7 interviews of various backgrounds & experiences.  Today we will go over some of the basics of the voice over industry for success. It is an absolute imperative to have a professionally produced demo. Demos define my professionalism & dedication to voice production excellence for casting and producers. Auditions are expec...

SEND US A TEXT Ben is a very experienced business person besides being a writer for Major League Baseball sports features. Ben guides businesses in getting more leads by growing their business with effective marketing.  They strategize, optimize and reorganize current marketing initiatives & then they figure out how to take the next step in their business. He knows how to build the business re...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome to VOICE POWER Episode 8, season 2. Today with my special guest we will dive into his experience of how his voice created positive experiences in the areas of  life coaching, stand up comedy, improv, & voice acting. Dustin Bruley is highly motivated to help parents who struggle in their relationships with their children & families.  Training in the  Self-Sustaining L...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome to VOICE POWER Season 2 EP7. As promised in episode 6 my interview with New Zealand author of BEYOND BURNOUT & Creator of The Leader's Map online leadership programme for emerging leaders & Keynote speaker.    Suzi McAlpine is  a  Leadership coach specializing in leadership development including executive coaching leadership programmes for CEOs & executive l...

SEND US A TEXT In part one we discovered the first 3 causes of burnout from Suzy McAlpine’s book BEYOND BURNOUT. https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzimcalpine/   https://suzimcalpine.com/beyond-burnout/ In summary, number 1 is OVERWORK, taking on way to much responsibility & not  saying no to overloaded work. Number 2 is LACK of Control , when you don’t control your environment you become a snowbal...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome to VOICE POWER Season 2  episode 5. My very special guest today is a very experienced business man who has a variety of other wealthy experiences. My guests are very diverse from dancer/choregrapher, speech coach, podcast strategist, & radio personalities & many  many more.  Dan Bue is a very diversified experienced business man, counsellor, prison chaplin, & as...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome back to VOICE POWER Season 2 episode 4. My special guest today is multi talented  from ABBOTSFORD BC with 21 years experience in various radio formats. He has appeared on TV & on corporate videos & voiced  radio commercials. Currently  he is the Afternoon drive announcer & Music & Program Director at Country 107.1 FM in Abbotsford BC.  Surprisingly he experie...

SEND US A TEXT Suzi McAlpine from Nelson, New Zealand is the  Author of Beyond Burnout  & award winning blog The Leader's Digest. Suzi’s book shows  how to recognize the signs of burnout, how to address it when it’s present and perhaps most importantly, how we can reduce it in our workplaces. linkedin.com/in/suzimcalpine   https://suzimcalpine.com/beyond-burnout/ https://suzimcalpine.com/...

SEND US A TEXT 20 year Radio Advertising specialist who helps local and national businesses increase their profitability by   reaching more of the marketplace & finding new customers. Mike Stanley’s experience is far reaching in the radio industry & he knows how to use radio effectively. His excellent character & integrity included his community involvement for MOVEMBER in raising fund...

SEND US A TEXT Sheila  shares how to bounce back from  extremely challenging  situations. We are very blessed to have my exceptional very special guest with a background in Peak Mental Performance Coaching, Social/Emotional Intelligence and Neuroscience, Professional Educator, Inspirational Speaker, Advanced Toastmaster, Amazon International Best Selling Author, Podcast Host and Founder of Reignit...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome to VOICE POWER Episode 24. Today my special guest will be  audio content expert from New York City,  Amit Kuk re ja. Amit is the co founder of Audea a new platform  making audio discoverability much more stronger. When you look for audio on the internet where do you go? Often times it is to YouTube but that is for video. Amit is very knowledgeable & creative, passionate...

SEND US A TEXT  Only when you know the importance of your project & what you want to accomplish will money not become an obstacle. Recently I wrote a pricing affirmation after careful thought. It is “I am well worth my recording fee. I am excellent, creative, & talented at voice-over. I deserve more money! There are 2 types of budgets that I am aware of fixed & open. The fixed budget i...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome back to VOICE POWER episode 22 today it is with great pleasure to welcome The ASSISTANT Program Director of AM 650 Sportsnet Radio home of the Vancouver Canucks. Art Factora is a graduate of the BCIT BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS in Radio. He was the producer of the afternoon Joe & Jenn Show on CFUN for over 8 years from 2001-2009. Where  he expertly trainer & successfull...

SEND US A TEXT Todays’ episode is all about the reality of being a voice-over artist. My first paid experience in the world of voicing occurred in Penticton BC at 100.7 GIANT FM back in August of 2000. When I experienced a day course on VOICE-OVER & Animation I had the option to experience one on one voice consultations with the instructor Cathy Weseluck. During voice consultations Cathy infor...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome to VOICE POWER episode 20. Today I am very grateful to welcome my special guest from radio & tv &  from the BCIT BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS  course in radio & one of my  VOICE POWER listeners. We graduated together from BCIT IN 2000 & her first position was  working full time at Corus Entertainment as a traffic reporter for CKNW/Rock101/AM 730. Her colleagues f...

SEND US A TEXT Welcome back to VOICE POWER Anthony Pica  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypicavo/detail/contact-info/ In the voice-over industry there are many styles & the 4 styles of expression I will cover today are: Louder/Softer Pitch Higher/lower Elongate or shorten Pause before or after a word for emphasis Using these styles will lift the words of the page from an average boring read...

SEND US A TEXT Robin Williams documentary on ABC  inspired this episode on creativity. What a sad loss he is a great talent & is greatly missed.  Why do some people have creativity in spades while others stay in their comfort zone? What does it take to get someone inspired to develop their skills & talents? On this episode we will look into that & how I have over the years stepped outs...

SEND US A TEXT At age 20, he took  a franchise company to increased sales of 225% in one year, ultimately operating 100 staff and helping the organization develop its presence in Western Canada. This inspired him to take what he had learned, and help entrepreneurs all over North America move past adversity and reach their full potential.  He learned early in life 2 vital facts working diligently a...

SEND US A TEXT  Zig Ziglar once said “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24 hours a day" To focus our direction goals help us get going in the best direction for success. It is important to have living achievable goals, then you will know the progress  you are making. It may feel like you are going in a circle round & round if you don’t have your personal &am...

SEND US A TEXT Podcast Host of VOICE POWER launched May 23, 2021 https://voicepower.buzzsprout.com To listen to 5 previous VOICE POWER INTERVIEWS: 4,6,11,12, &14 Since I was young I have found it fascinating to observe an interesting interview. Seeing how it starts, develops & gains momentum. Then when I attended BCIT in the BROADCAST Communications Program in Radio I enjoyed doing on air...