by Kristen Simoes | May 12, 2022 | News Reporter, Voiceover
Do you find yourself loving your work, but avoiding the prospect of working for someone? Or craving variety in your work life, rather than pounding away at the same project for the same company every day? All my life friends and family have given me a hard time...
by Kristen Simoes | Feb 3, 2022 | Voiceover
As humans, we’re wired to make assumptions about others– what they wear, how they talk, even who they are connected to, all plays a role in who we think they are. Part of the picture we paint about another person may include what they do for a living. For instance, a...
by Kristen Simoes | Jan 15, 2021 | Audiobook, News Reporter, Voiceover
In recent years, I’ve worked hard to segue everything I learned as a reporter into a whole new way of working as a voice over talent. Lose the broadcast voice, slow it down, have some personality, play with your ‘sound’, learn how to edit, how to pitch, how to market...
by Kristen Simoes | Sep 4, 2019 | News Reporter, Voiceover
Once upon a time the phrase “you sound just like a news reporter” was a compliment. When you are a news reporter, it is a compliment. When you are in voiceover, however, it is most definitely not. While trends come and go in voiceover just as they do in any industry,...
by Kristen Simoes | Jul 8, 2019 | News Reporter, Voiceover
What do former reporters do when they “retire” from the game of news? The smart ones enter the world of public relations. I have countless friends (arguably much smarter than I) who have made the transition from chasing ambulances and standing at crime scenes for the...
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