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	<title>The Complete And Utter History of My Life In Voiceover</title>
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	<description>Being an exploration of the symbiosis between voice acting and everyday life.</description>
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		<title>Voice Over Techniques – Follow The Face</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, the analogy may be a little stretched here, but this Seinfeld clip reminded me of a basic voice over technique that I hit on years ago that you may find helpful. And it’s simply this: if you’re having trouble summoning the right feeling or attitude for a read, try leading with your face. Put [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/08/27/voice-over-techniques-%e2%80%93-follow-the-face/</link>
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		<title>Character Voice Acting Basics &#8211; Consistency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another thing to watch out for when performing characters and accents in your voiceover work is CONSISTENCY. Your character’s voice, accent (if any) and speech mannerisms need to be consistent to be convincing. Take a look at the video below, in which Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer of 30 Rock demonstrate the dangers of an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/08/13/character-voice-acting-basics-consistency/</link>
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		<title>Character Voice Acting Basics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found this video of one of my favorite character actors, Hank Azaria, explaining how he came up with one of my favorite Simpsons characters, Professor Frink (also Comic Book Guy). Take a look – it’s short and fun – and I’ll be right back. In the video, Hank mentions that he gave the Simpsons [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/08/04/character-voice-acting-basics/</link>
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		<title>Talent Interview: Matilda Novak On Audiobooks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matilda Novak recorded her first audio book, Jhumpa LaHiri’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories “Interpreter of Maladies” in 2000. Since then she has recorded other works of both fiction and non-fiction. She also records in nearly every other facet of the voice over industry. http://voice123.com/matildanovak For you, what are the best and worst aspects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/07/16/talent-interview-matilda-novak-on-audiobooks/</link>
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		<title>What I Like Most About Voiceover Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is in response to a Plinky prompt (www.plinky.com) The best things about working in voiceover, off the top of my head, are: 1. I really like what I do! 2. I don&#8217;t have to sit in front of a computer for 8 hours a day (more like 3 or 4). 3. My schedule is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/07/01/what-i-like-most-about-voiceover-work/</link>
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		<title>Lesson Three &#8211; Get Some Attitude!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, now that you can read a script accurately and warm it up with a smile, it&#8217;s time to add some attitude to your voiceover practice. Pick anything that you like: happy, sad, sarcastic, wry, compassionate, skeptical &#8211; even if it&#8217;s not what the spot calls for &#8211; it&#8217;s all good for your workout. Of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/06/24/lesson-three-get-some-attitude/</link>
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		<title>The Door Of Fame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that I have a home studio, and more specifically a BOOTH, people are starting to show up to record their own projects here at my place. Which is fine with me, as it&#8217;s fun and relatively easy money. The other day I was recording actress (and Seinfeld alumnus) Lee Garlington for my friend Janet Wilcox&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/06/09/69/</link>
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		<title>Lesson Two &#8211; Smile!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another simple idea here, but an important one. Adding a smile to your read brings energy, enthusiasm and warmth. Pay attention next time you&#8217;re listening to commercials &#8211; in virtually every radio and TV ad you hear, the voice actor is smiling to some degree or another. We&#8217;re so used to hearing it that the average listener [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/04/25/lesson-two-smile/</link>
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		<title>Home Studio Part 1 &#8211; Do I Need One?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like it or not, having a home studio and being able to record, edit, finish and deliver audio to clients is a big part of your job as a voiceover talent these days. Now, you don&#8217;t absolutely HAVE to do these things &#8211; you can choose to read only at your agents&#8217; office, or a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/04/09/home-studio-part-1-do-i-need-one/</link>
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		<title>Lesson One &#8211; Get The Words Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve boiled down the voiceover technique process to about 5 or 6 basic concepts. The first is, very simply, GET THE WORDS OUT. This sounds very basic, and it is &#8211; just be able to read the words, out loud, as written on the page. Obvious, right? Well, you&#8217;d be surprised how many beginners can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2010/03/30/lesson-one-get-the-words-out/</link>
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