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Liz de Nesnera. Best of Both Worlds VO.

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

100+ VO Resources!

March 17, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

As a Voice Talent, I’m always on the lookout for information and resources.

Well, the great gang at Voices.com just made that search a whole lot easier!

They just published a list of 100+ Industry Resources for Voice Over Talent, and I’m honored to be listed in their blog section!

Check it out. Bookmark the page! It’s worth it!

My thanks to Stephanie Ciccarelli at Voices.com for this great list!

Filed Under: business, marketing, Uncategorized, Voice Over

Voice Talent: What business are you in?

March 14, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

Think about that question for a minute.

It’s not so obvious.
When I was “behind the glass” as an engineer/producer, the voice talent that I loved to work with the most were the ones that made my job easier!

They had talent, they knew what to do, and they were pleasant to work with.
They helped me do my job well, by doing their job well.
Now that I’m in front of the mic, I realize that my job is to make my client’s job easier!

My friend, and amazing voice talent Bob Souer, has just written a great post about what business we are really in a voice talent. It’s a must read!

Enjoy!

Filed Under: business, Uncategorized, Voice Over

VO Cold Remedies – Take 3

March 8, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

My friend, and talented Voice Over artist Peter Drew posted yet more remedies that voice talent can use to help prevent or shorten the span of a cold.

Hope this helps!

“As we all know, there is still no cure for the common cold, but there are a
few things you can try to reduce a cold’s severity.

  • At the first sign of a cold, try Oregacillin from Physician’s Strength. The
    active ingredient has been isolated from Greek oregano oil, which has been
    used for thousands of years to fight infections. A Johns Hopkins study showed
    that the active ingredient in Oregacillin kills viruses better than
    pharmaceutical antivirals. I use it and it does seem to prevent a cold from
    getting worse and cuts the time a cold hangs around.
  • Try nasal irrigation and zinc. For more info on nasal irrigation, visit this
    site: http://www.ent-consult.com/#nose-and-sinusitis From what
    I’ve heard, zinc lozenges are much less effective than zinc ointment that is
    put inside the nostrils.
  • Gargle with salt water. Recent research indicates that much of a cold’s
    infection actually resides in your throat. Gargling with salt water can help
    clear out that infection. Over the counter cold products and decongestants
    dry up mucous production, which can actually prolong a cold because there is
    no mucous to carry away the infection and products of the body’s immune
    response to the cold.
  • If you’re prone to catching colds, then a good defense is necessary. Penn
    Gilette of Penn and Teller fame says, since he went on the road with their
    act years ago, he’s become a fanatical hand washer. He avoids shaking hands
    with people if he can and if he does shake hands with someone, he’s very
    careful not to touch his face until he can wash his hands. He admits it
    sounds obsessive, but he can’t afford a cold that will prevent him from
    working.
  • On hand washing, stay away from the antibacterial hand sanitizers you can
    pick up at the supermarket or drug store. Most of them contain triclosan, an
    antibacterial that has been linked to creating more resistant bacteria, and
    they don’t have enough alcohol to kill viruses, which actually cause a cold.
    The only hand sanitizers that kill enough bacteria and viruses to be of
    value are the ones containing 60 percent or more of alcohol. The best way to
    sanitize hands is simple soap and water. Work up a good lather and wash rub
    your hands for at least 20 seconds and then rinse. Clean under your
    fingernails while washing, too.”

Thanks Peter!

Remember…these are just suggestions, go see your doctor if you feel you’re getting sicker than usual. You know your body best!

Filed Under: health, Uncategorized, Voice Over

The rain in Spain…..

March 4, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

If you’ve ever seen the movie “My Fair Lady” you remember the articulation exercise “The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain.”

As voice talent, we often “talk” a fine line between over and under-articulation.

Marc Cashman wrote a wonderful article that addresses some of those pesky little “bridge” words that sometimes fall victim to voice over mush-mouth!

Thanks to John Florian at VoiceOverXtra for posting this great article!

Filed Under: language, Uncategorized, Voice Over

My “Elevator Demo”

March 1, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

We’ve all heard of the “Elevator Speech,” right? Being able to tell someone what you do/sell yourself in :30 or less, basically in the time it takes to ride an elevator.

Well, when it comes to Voice Over, demos are already pretty short, and getting shorter. Anything much longer than :60 these days is considered “too long!” And people say that if you don’t grab the listener in the first :10, they’ll stop listening and go on to the next talent.

So my friend Philip Banks threw out a challenge to those of us on the VO-BB:

“Sell your voice in a 10 second demo.
Your sounds, your experience,
your reads, your personality in 10 seconds.”

WOW! It was a challenge, and I had fun putting mine together.

Here is my contribution:

Liz’s :10 Demo

Think about it. If you truly only had :10 to showcase what you do….could you? Give it a shot & let me know, I’d love to hear it!

Filed Under: business, demos, Uncategorized, Voice Over

Putting yourself out there!

February 28, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

My friend Bobbin Beam has a great post on her blog about the Art of Risk in being an actor.
It’s absolutely worth the read!

As the cruise line commercial says, when you’re an actor you need to “get out there!” no matter the risk! šŸ™‚

Filed Under: business, Uncategorized, Voice Over

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2008 Voicey Awards!

February 23, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

Well, it was an honor just to be nominated!
Really it was!
I know that when you hear that, you’re probably saying, “Yeah, sure!” but actually, even though I didn’t win in my category, I was still really happy, and yes honored, to be considered!

And here’s the thing, I was still able to let clients, prospective clients, colleagues and…ok, family šŸ˜‰ know about the fact that I was in the finals. I got this great graphic to use as a promotional piece, and….there’s always next year!

Frankly it was still a win for me!

As to who among my friends won:

Winner of Best New Voice – Jeffrey Kafer
Winner of Best Teen Voice – Jesse Springer
Winners Best Voice Team – Kara Edwards /Adam Fox
Winner Lifetime Achievement – Pat Fraley

Congratulations to all!

You can also go listen to the Voices Vox Talk Podcast of the announcement of all the winners!

Thanks to Stephanie Ciccarelli, and the entire Voices.com staff for all they do for the voiceover community & for putting together the Voiceys!

Filed Under: business, Uncategorized, Voice Over, Voicey Awards

More VO Remedies

February 16, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

An other great voice talent, Kitzie Stern wrote a great piece on her blog about more voice over remedies.

Read the readers comments too!

Thanks to my friend Bob Souer for pointing me in the direction of Kitzie’s blog!

Here’s to staying healthy!

Filed Under: health, Uncategorized, Voice Over

Searching for myself!

February 13, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

So….on his Blog today, my friend Peter O’Connell posted about “Google Placement” and SEO (Search Engine Optimization), all about our constant hopes of being on Page 1 of a Google search…or at least in the first 3 Pages.

So I went searching…for myself, so to speak!

Here is where I come up:

ā€œFrench voice overā€ ranked #4! – THAT was a nice surprise!
ā€œFrench voice talent ā€ ranked #6!
ā€œBilingual voice overā€ ranked #19 (page 2)
ā€œFrench female voice overā€ ranked #69 (my TalentDatabase.com page)
ā€œFemale voice overā€ – I gave up looking for me! šŸ˜‰
ā€œde Nesneraā€ ranked #2 (after my older brother – every “de Nesnera” is my family!)

So then I went looking for “Hire Liz” my website url…just to see, and came up #1 – not bad.

It was a worthwhile exercise…I’m doing well in some areas, and need to work on some others!

Then, when I was doing the “Hire Liz” search I happened upon another “Liz”: Liz Stevens.
She’s an illustrator, and I just love her style! I don’t know her, but I’m looking forward to seeing more of her artwork!

So today I learned something about my placement in cyberspace and found some cool art!

Time well spent, I think! (Thanks for the push, Peter!)

Filed Under: business, SEO, Uncategorized, Voice Over

I’m a 2008 Voicey Awards Finalist!

February 12, 2008 By Liz de Nesnera

I just found out that I am also one of the finalists for the 2008 Voicey Awards in the category of Best Foreign Voice!

I’m REALLY excited & honored!

Good luck to all of us!

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Voice Over, Voicey Awards

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