After attending the Nancy Wolfson branding session on Saturday morning at VOICE 2008, which included this interesting moment as Nancy used life-sized cardboard images of 3 blond celebrities to reinforce one of her branding points …
I returned to the Dan O’Day Summit in time to catch Pat Fraley‘s excellent session on voiceover and copy interpretation.
One key suggestion from Pat’s session that I know is going to stick with me: Force yourself to read your commercial script through without any acting inflections or choices the first time. This will allow you to understand the entire story without locking in any wrong-heading acting choices.
Among the VO-BB folk I ran in to during the day were Caryn Clark, Kara Edwards, Rachel Rauch and Gregory Best.
At the end of the day on Saturday, several of the VO-BB members and other new friends joined up in the VOICE 2008 hotel lobby for some delightful conversation.
Charles Nove, Eric Souer, Gregory Houser, Melissa Exelberth, and Ron Levine are joined by several friends from VOICE 2008.
Also in our group were VO-BB members Rick Reid and Ben Wilson.
On Sunday, one of the highlights of the day was Joyce Castellano’s session on promo work. What a bright and interesting lady. Kara Edwards was in the session with me and spotted the amazing audiobook narrator Scott Brick sitting just behind us. Naturally we asked Scott if he’d be willing to take a quick photo with us, which he was gracious enough to do.
Sunday at VOICE 2008 concluded with a banquet. Since Kara Edwards and Caryn Clark didn’t have anyone to attend with them, my son Eric and I agreed to escort these very talented ladies.
James and Penny presented a Community Award to Rick Party, founder of the Voiceover Universe site. I regret to say my photo of that presentation didn’t turn out; but it was a really lovely moment and a well deserved award for Rick.
And I’ll conclude by pointing out that at the VOICE 2008 banquet, Kara certainly won the Most Amazing dinner award with her vegetarian bowl.
Great reporting, Bob —
Thanks! I was not able to attend since I was supposed to attend the New Digital Media Expo later this week in Las Vegas – but had to cancel that, too, since I’m running an annual retreat for veteran professional speakers next week and I’m buried with details. But, I got a great feel for all the events, activities and people at both events. I wish I could have followed some of the other blogs and I have peeked at some – but time, time, time has just been so tight! So, again, thanks for the commentary and the pix – not quite the next best thing to being there – but certainly way better then being in the dark!
Ed
Great pics and captions, Bob. Hope you’ll be able to provide a summary of sorts on the things that stood out most to you from both events.
The comment about Pat Fraley’s advice to read through copy once before delving in was helpful.
Ed,
Thank you for your very gracious and kind comments. And Brian, yes, I have notes from just about everything so several posts with more about the content are forthcoming.
Be well,
Bob
Looks like you guys had a blast!
Um, is Eric blushing? LOL!
Juan,
Yes, he is. And I think so was I at just about that same moment. We Souer men blush easily as anyone at either of these events can tell you.
One of my few regrets about this trip is that I didn’t get a chance to shake your hand while I was here in your part of the country.
Be well,
Bob
I’m glad you’re having such a great time, Bob. Wish I could be there!
Tom,
May your work succeed to the level that you can join us in the future.
Be well,
Bob
Bob,
I loved seeing all the fantastic photos you took. You and Eric created some beautiful father and son memories this weekend.
I also look forward to reading your comments about the workshops.
I also hope Eric will tell us about his impressions of the weekend. Is he planning on keeping a journal or maybe starting up a blog to chronicle this special year he is embarking on?
Chris
Chris,
Thank you for your kind comments. I’m looking forward to digging through all of my notes and posting some further reflections as well. And I will at the very least ask Eric to offer some of his comments in among mine as I post over the next several days.
Be well,
Bob
Thanks for all the great pictures Bob. Looks like a lot of fun. And a great learning experience for Eric as well!
James
Oh-h-h,
Thanks for sharing these piccies and news Bob. It’s great and so much fun to keep up with all the happenings. I’ll treasure that tidbit of info from Pat Fraley that you kindly shared with us.
Take care….
Stefania 😀
James and Stefania,
Oh yes, it was both a great learning experience and a ton of fun. There’s lots more to write, but it’s going to have to wait until after I unbury myself from the stuff that’s come in over the last couple of days.
Be well,
Bob
God what a horrible photo of me, lol!
Great experience this year. I’m so glad that the naysayers were, for the most part, off the mark.
Greg,
Yes, great fun. Thank you for adding to the conversation.
Be well,
Bob