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Liz de Nesnera. Best of Both Worlds VO.

Fluently Speaking Your Script's Language in English and French.

Remember that saying about first impressions?

March 28, 2018 By Liz de Nesnera

You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

In my work as a full-time voiceover talent, I record in many different genres: eLearning, explainer videos, commercials and…yes…Telephony.

To many voiceover talent, it’s not even on their radar or, honestly, it’s looked down upon as not worth their time.

For those not in my industry many know this as “voicemail jail.” Which is really sad.

What many don’t realize is how important it is for companies to have a professional sounding phone system.

It truly is often the first impression that people get of a company.

(How many rants have we all heard about the awful system and sound someone had to deal with when they called a certain company)

I just got off a session for a major luxury brand. There were two people on the line from the agency and client side, plus the engineer.

(For my VO friends: Yes, this was a Union booking via one of my agents, Desanti Talents recorded via ISDN)

We spent 40 minutes recording 3 paragraphs for their phone system.

These people get it. They understand that the people who call their company expect a certain sound and a certain quality. It’s also a sign of respect for the customer. Their customers don’t want to hear someone who’s just “phoning it in” (pun intended!)

I was thrilled to be hired to represent them.

So, the next time you hear a bad recording, what will you think of the company? Will you feel respected?

If, on the other hand, you hear a good recording, you’ll know that the company cares about their image, and you their customer.

Filed Under: telephony, VO Tips, Voice Over, voiceover

Do the Footwork

January 31, 2017 By Liz de Nesnera

I’d like to chat about something I’ve been thinking about a lot these days.

It’s about doing the footwork.

We all take steps every day to advance our careers, enhance our relationships and make a better life for ourselves and our loved ones. Here’s the thing though….you don’t really know how it’s all going to turn out. Sure, you want it to turn out in your favor. You want that happy ending, but sometimes you never know what action you take will make that ripple and ultimately have that positive (or negative) impact.

Sure, a new voiceover demo is great. A new website? Fabulous! But sometimes it’s about sending an email thanking someone for writing a book that made you laugh….which can lead to a wonderful friendship. Or attending a business conference where you meet someone who becomes your best friend….or even the love of your life.

Just keep doing the footwork, and as someone once told me: “Stay out of the results.”

Be true to yourself, and you’ll be surprised at where you’ll be led. I know I have been.

Filed Under: business, demos, VO Tips, voiceover

A Community. Not Competition

August 15, 2010 By Liz de Nesnera

When I became a full time voice talent (or actor, or “-over” or artist, or faffer…whatever you want to call it these days! ;-), one of the statements that I heard over & over again was “Oh forget it, it’s always the same 10 people that get booked for those jobs.”

Really?

So how have I managed to make a full-time living at this? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Barbara Winter, business, Uncategorized, VO Tips, Voice Over, voiceover

You never know who’s listening, watching, reading.

January 9, 2010 By Liz de Nesnera

In today’s day and age of social network-meetup-hi-look-at-me-ing you never really know who’s out there peeking in your website-blog-twitter-facebook-window.

That’s not a bad thing, in fact it can be pretty cool!

I had a wonderful experience at the NYC Voiceover Mixer hosted by Voice Talent Productions last month: a fellow voice talent, who I had never met in person, came up to me and told me how much she appreciated my posts about telephony and how much she learned, and thanked me for the help I had given…virtually. That made me feel really nice! [Read more…]

Filed Under: business, marketing, NY VO Mixer, telephony, twitter, Uncategorized, VO Tips, Voice Over, voiceover

Press Pound(ing headache) for those pesky telephony formats

May 24, 2009 By Liz de Nesnera

When you’re a voice talent, as you progress in your chosen profession, you will probably find yourself doing more of one type of work than another:

Commercials,
Narrations,
Promos
….and for those of us that choose to: Telephony. [Read more…]

Filed Under: business, software, telephony, Uncategorized, VO Tips, Voice Over, voiceover, VoxStudio

Software Review: Word2Wav

February 7, 2009 By Liz de Nesnera

Those of us that are full-time voice talent do a lot of different types of work. TV and radio commercials, E-learning, and a lot of Message on hold and Interactive voice response work.

Many of these types of VO work require that individual files be created….MANY individual files……hundreds of files with names like #sys_Press_Pound_Twice_then7.wav

Renaming a few of these files manually is fine, but then you’re looking at hundreds or even thousands of audio files with names like that, it can be a daunting task. [Read more…]

Filed Under: business, gear, software, Uncategorized, VO Tips, Voice Over

Pay it back by paying it forward

January 10, 2009 By Liz de Nesnera

I’ve said it before in this blog, but I’ll say it again, there really is no competition in VO. Either you’re right for as gig, or your not. And I love that.

It leads to a wonderful sense of community within this business that I don’t think exists in any other. Those of us that work at our VO dream everyday know this and live it. How?

By helping each other out whenever we can.

I’ll take this past Tuesday as an example. [Read more…]

Filed Under: business, Uncategorized, VO Tips, Voice Over

The grass may just look greener on the other side, ‘cause you’re standing in the shade.

November 7, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

A while back I got a call from a potential new client. It was a very pleasant call, asking about my rates and availability. And then, as is often the case in IVR/MOH work they asked how long I’d been doing this work, and basically whether I planned on being around to complete any updates they may requires months, or years down the line. I told them that this is what I do.
I’m a full time voice talent. I don’t have a “day-job.” This IS my job.

There was silence on the other end of the line.

Then a sigh.

Then “Wow…that must be nice.”

Now, don’t get me wrong. I LOVE my job. I really can’t see myself doing anything else. BUT, when I get this reaction, I really think people think that we Voice Talent have it so “easy.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: business, health, marketing, Uncategorized, VO Tips, Voice Over

Federer, Nadal, and Voiceover!

July 8, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

I love Tennis. And it has been a family tradition for the past 25+ years to watch the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon every year.

This past Sunday I watched the epic 4 hour and 27 minute match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. It was the longest match ever played in Wimbledon history and it was the best match I (& John McEnroe!) have ever witnessed.

Even if you’re not a tennis fan, bear with me…you’ll see how this relates to VO in a bit. [Read more…]

Filed Under: business, Uncategorized, VO Tips, Voice Over

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