Like a lot of us - I'm an introvert - painfully so, sometimes. And it does get in the way of my personal and professional communication.
I needed to try something to break some patterns, to pick up a few tools. To scare myself a bit.
So, a voiceover class...
There are about 20 of us in a room - sometimes with pre-prepared scripts, sometimes cold-reading. We read to the group - a disparate mix of students, actors, salespeople, a construction worker, a couple of engineers, a couple of homemakers, under the tutelage of our instructor. We are about halfway through the seasons - essentially a survey of the various applications of voiceover - ads, dramatic, cartoon, narrative, gaming, etc.
So how does the concept of standing in a recording booth, reading a script off a stand, apply to the real world? Well - I (we) get coached to slow down, relax, convert nervousness to energy. Make any script our own by interposing our personality and interpretation. All applicable to face-to-face communication, as well, I suppose...
I'm not sure if anything will come out of it, but I definitely feel a spike in energy throughout the class and afterward.
And for your entertainment, some behind-the-scenes of Antonio Banderas voicing Shrek's Puss In Boots....
So, anyway - remember to step out of the comfort zone occasionally.
That said, I realize this is my 200th post - throwing my little ideas out into the aether... Hopefully a few of those ideas have found homes on other's tables... Enjoy.
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