This Saturday May 3 I am a featured guest on “Definitely not the Opera”- a popular radio show hosted by controversial Canadian film maker, actor and media personality Sook Yin Lee.

The subject is “What does your voice say about you?”

Didja’ click the link about Sook yin? Do it and see why she is definitely NOTopera material. But you know what’s weird? I also have opera tickets for Saturday night! I’ll be seeing Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito at the Met!

To record the interview, we linked my studio at The Great Voice Company in Englewood Cliffs, NJ with the CBC studios in Ottawa, Canada using ISDN technology. When you listen, it’ll sound as if we’re sitting right next to one another, but we are actually thousands of miles away.

I was especially happy that they played my voice-over demo at the beginning of the interview. We covered a variety of voice related topics ranging from what your voice says about you to how people can channel universal energy through their voices to be more charismatic.

I gave  Sook Yin a voice assesment and had her doing vocal warm ups with me on the air. You’ll also learn what she secretly thinks about the sound of her  voice. It really surprised me!

The show will air on on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 137 - this Saturday May 3, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. ET  and 9:00 p.m Et. In Canada, DNTO airs Saturday afternoons across Canada at 1:00 p.m. on CBC Radio One.  If you’re in Chicago or Seattle, you can catch it   on public radio on WBEZ in Chicago Sunday at midnight, and on KXOT in Seattle Saturday at 9:00 a.m. There’s also a weekly podcast of DNTO highlights on iTunes.

Here we are at last ” Secrets of The Masters” voice-over  Bootcamp  Saturn Sound Studios in West Palm Beach Florida with 24 emerging voice talents from all over the world and my co-instructor Jay Ginsberg. Thanks to studio owner Rob Norris for all his help and the big Florida welcome .

Gregg Steinhauser flew in to join us from his home in Hong Kong where he lives. He just completed a multi year assignment with a multinational company and is now able to pursue his dream in voice-over. Gregg is enjoying travelling around Asia and working with conservationists to help save the Pandas. He seemed unaffected by jet-lag and told me his secret was taking Melatonin before going to bed to reset his clock and ensure a good night’s sleep.

Deborah Devries flew in from her home in Lutterworth, UK where she enjoys a successful voice-over career working for clients around the world from her home studio in the English countryside. Deborah is also a dedicated member of my Marketing Mastermind group and each month she makes a cup of tea and calls in for our meetings at 2 in the morning her time!

We also had both a federal prosecutor AND a policeman in the group, sitting right next to one another. Tony Quinn is an assistant federal prosecutor in Washington DC who is also developing an exciting career in film acting and voice-over. When he’s not behind the mic, Sterling Hollingsworth is an officer for the Tallahassee police Department, and he has the imposing stature to prove it. I accidentally forgot Sterling’s name tag, of all the people! But he was a great sport and wonderful to work with.

Before the Bootcamp, I got to spend a few wonderful days with my Mom who spends the winter in Delray Beach. Here we are on St. Patricks day at City Place. OOPS, I forgot to dress in green!

My next voice-over Bootcamp will be May 16-18 in New York City I will be joined by casting director Diana Boylston and audio book narrator Alan Sklar along with independent film producer Adriana Davis. This is going to be a fast sell out, so for information please call Jason at The Great Voice Company at 800-333-8108 or email jason@greatvoice.com. Hope to see you there!

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