I’ve been noticing as never before that television and radio newscasters have an unnatural vocal delivery, and I wrote a short article about it last month for the monthly newsletter I send to all my clients and contacts. The topic resonated with many readers and I got a number of emails in response from people [...]

My Chamber of Commerce hosts four breakfasts each year. I enjoy these events tremendously as they give me a chance for relaxed conversation with people I’ve never met and in greater depth than is usually possible at the monthly Arrive @ 5 events. The December breakfast took place last week at the Delaney House, a [...]

NBC News has a new voice, which is being criticised as “lacking in gravitas”. You can read the opinions of viewers here. My friend and colleague Peter O’Connell doesn’t like to complain without offering solutions. He suggests that other voice talent could do the job better than Michael Douglas, who made his NBC voice-over debut [...]

A few years ago, voice talent David Fuller and animator Daisy Church created a yuletide fowl extravaganza that is posted at David’s website. Do visit and listen!   “Cluck of the Bells” by David Fuller and Daisy Church While you’re visiting, check out some of David’s voice-over demos. His “Yahoo Hot jobs” is a scream.

Robert Coen, director of forecasting at international ad agency Universal McCann, has revised his projections downward for ad spending in 2007, with local advertising being harder hit than at the national level. You can read the article at Crain’s New York business.com. Slightly improved growth is predicted for 2008 but even these slight gains are [...]