Nuance

My Battle With “It”

My Battle With “It”

It's a darn shame, doncha think? So tell me...what does the "it" refer to in the sentence above? It's crazy isn't it? (same question) "IT" has become the most overused, misunderstood, misused "crutch" word in the English language. Lately, I've been going back through emails, bio's, letters, news...

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Speak Text For Me

Speak Text For Me

The issue of Synthetic Voices has garnered as much or more attention on this blog as any other one topic. There are unique challenges and advantages in this area to the voice actor.  I'll get to that in a minute. First, a little backstory:  I've blogged about this at least 6 times in recent years:...

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Don’t Type…Voice

Don’t Type…Voice

Why have I often harangued my readers to learn "Touch Typing"? It saves time.  Gobs of it. Look, if you don't type much...no big deal.  Hunt 'n' peck with your index fingers all you want. But let's face it...Americans are writing more than ever.  E-mail, FaceBook, Twitter, Blogs, Comments,...

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