Voice Coaching - Let me have a look for Cash or Trade!

Ed White · **Voice Talent** Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 26

Richard,

I can't count the times I've missed streets, or even my destination while listening to The Beach Boys, thinking about summer, cars, and the beach. I've drove by an exit on the highway, and had to drive another 10 miles before I could turn around.
I can't admit that to my wife though.

Ed

Thomas C. Gass · **Voice Talent** Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 179

Just a short message to let you all know that I've just finished my first session with Phyllis! Wow, what an experience!

As you might know, English is not my first language, I'm a native German VO but I would encourage all foreign language VO to make that experience, too, because it's not about language, it's about voice: No matter what language you speak, as long as you can make conversation in English, go ahead - this is the voice-coach I was looking for in Europe - but could not find!

It is amazing what you can learn in just an hour about yourself, your voice, your profession... Looking forward to my next session (after having done my homework Wink

Thank you, Phyllis

Thomas

Phyllis K. Day · **Voice Talent** Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 251

Jacob Ekstroem · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 721

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

Zo... Thomaz, ze veri nize German-zpeaking voizeover artizt haz been tzalking tzo ze veri nize Amerikan voizeover coach, ja?

Interezting... maybe ze alzo veri nize Danizh voizeover artist (zat wut be me) zhould conzider ze zame...

Phyllis K. Day · **Voice Talent** Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 251

Ed White · **Voice Talent** Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 26

I had my first session with Phyllis today, and it was great! She is so user friendly! For every good thing there’s a little adjustment that I never would have got, and would keep on doing the same over and over. It’ll be a challenge to unlearn some things, and having homework is, well cool! No more Beach Boys on the stereo in the car, I’ve got mouth and jaw exercises to do! I can’t wait to see the other cars at the stop lights.
Thanks Phyllis

Phyllis K. Day · **Voice Talent** Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 251

Ed White · **Voice Talent** Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 26

If everybody had an ocean,
across the USA,
then everybody'd be Surfin',
SURFIN' USA!

Yeah!

Kimberly Berg · **Voice Talent** Joined: 24 Nov 2006 Posts: 28

Hi all....I just got off the phone with Phyllis....This is my 3rd or 4th session with her. Awsome!! She is helping me take my voice from the front part of my face....and move it to the spot in my throat where it needs to be. We've been using French to do this since I am able to pronounce the french in the right spot for my voice. We have been switching back and forth sentence by sentence which is helping me hear and feel where I need to be......

I know with Phyllis' help I'll be successful with my career.

Voice on Y'all.....

Bergie

Dina Monaco-Boland · **Voice Talent** Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 671

Hey folks!

Just had my first session with Phyllis. Let me tell you... It's amazing what she can pick up over the phone!

Just a bit of background.... I'm having trouble with the mechanics of my speaking (siblilant s's, lispy sounding s's, soft r's) and she was able to pick up on it right away. She said it sounded sort of like I was speaking with a tongue stud in. Well, no, my tongue is not pierced but I am tongue tied. I never thought about that being the source or contributing factor to my problem.

Phyllis gives a free evaluation (I did that first) and I highly reccommend doing that because that'll prove to you that she knows what she's talking about. Trust me, she'll wow you with what she picks up on you. Plus you'll find out what a great person she is to work with.

Looking forward to the next session knowing that she's highly supportive in between.

Jacob Ekstroem · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 721

Still considering.... Embarassed

but I really love all these stories.

Keith O'Brien · **Voice Talent** Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 1

I have just completed my first session with Phyllis, and to be honest I thought she was superb! I feel very empowered by her words and she gives you a really tangible instruction on how you are using your voice, and I you could be using your voice. I am excited by the possibilities and I am looking forward to my second session with Phyllis. Very Happy

Ed White · **Voice Talent** Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 26

During my session, Phyllis had me do something a bit different, I recorded 2 scripts using different emotions, not what we'd call my voiceover voice.
I was to do the script; angry, happy, sad, and concerned, all with the same words!
I had a ball doing it, but to hear her on the other end of the line listening, cheering, and laughing was worth the price of admission!

Homework is getting more interesting, i've worked on the mechanics of my mouth, now it's just making a whole lot of new sounds that I've never used in front of a microphone.

Thanks Phyllis!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait till next week.

Ed