Here are two applications, which require close microphone technique.

2 Applications for Close Mic Technique

Here's a valuable technique for video game voice over performance from my home study course:  Game World:  Video Game Performance and Audition Skills.

"Series Of 3" Video Game Performance Technique

Here are two insider voice over tricks that may help you cut through the fierce competition when auditioning and performing.

Award Winning VO Tricks

A couple of ways to cut through the competition with voice over auditions

Why You Aren't Booking

Here are five ways you can add a "sleaze factor" to your voice over characters. Don't use these on a first date.

5 Ways To Sleaze

A brief method for voicing commercial copy and a shameless plug for my Home Study Course, "I can do that, VOICE OVER." patfraley.com

The Good-Bad Method

A brief lesson on what RISK is, and how performers should use it to get hired, and a pitch for you to take Patrick Fraley's Private Sessions Set, "RIsk" at patfraley.com

What is Risk? Lesson

Why risk? Performers get a note on our need to risk all the time. What's the deal on risking anyway?

Why Risk?

A brief audio lesson and demonstration on how to make your commercial voice over demo, "undeniable."

Making The Undeniable Demo

A lesson and demonstration on how to perform, not read script, text or copy.

Up, Up, and Away VO Lesson

2 Tips On VO Auditioning

A brief lesson on an acting system described through the metaphor of buying a car.

Acting Is A Car Lesson

A brief, comedic and painful lesson/demonstration taught by Pat Fraley and his agent, "Barry."

Comedy Sketch:  A Painful Lesson

A lesson on the importance of getting attention, and aggressive auditioning.

Aggressive Auditioning

A lesson and demonstration on how to just starting a performance just being you, then adding the "skills."

VO Acting - Just Start With You

How to support yourself in voice over by doing eLearning jobs.

Be Your Own Patron

A comedy sketch about "less is more" when preparing an "Undeniable Demo."

Less Is More

A lesson and demonstration the importance of acting along with performing a character.

The Number 1 VO Acting Mistake

What is Expressiveness?

What is Emphasis?

A lesson & demonstration on various ways to emphasize a word.

The Eight Means of Emphasis

A lesson on getting attention being central to advancing.

Cutting Edge Audiobook Narration Home Study Course.

Audiobook Narration and Getting Attention

A technique from Robert Redford for adding realism to a line.

Vanguard Award Techniques Collection Course Study

Redford's Realism Trick

A lesson/demonstration on a way to save time, add confidence and realism to a VO project.

Tommy Lees Jones' "Didn't He Ramble Trick"

A lesson on what to add to doing an older character in VO performance, and how to do it.

Greatest Cartoon Voice Tricks Ever Smuggled Out Of Hollywood

Robert Duvall's Bereft Of Breath Trick

A lesson and story on The Log Line by Scott Brick.

Log Line Lesson By Scott Brick

Honoring Performer, Linda Montana

Honoring voice over performer, Jonathan Cotton.

Honoring VO Performer, Jonathan Cotton

Honoring Audiobook Performer, Dani Foley

Honoring Ginny Hayes, Audiobook Narrator, VO Performer

Kelly Smith, Audiobook Narrator, Honored

Sallie Shapiro, Audiobook Narrator Honored

Tony Joe Shuck, Student, Audiobook Performer Honored

Kiff Vanden Heuval, Performer Honored

A brief lesson on using pausing and tempo changes while performing.

Patrick Howard Fraley

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