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1000 - The End
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 26, 2023 23:01 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.27 - 1000 - The End Thanks for the loan of your ears, for one-thousand consecutive daily episodes. All of my contacts are here: https://linktr.ee/Peter_Stewart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
0999 – The Diction-ary of Voice – V and W
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 25, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.26 – 0999 – The Diction-ary of Voice – V and W **V Verbal tic – the repeated use of words or phrases such as “like” or “y’know what I mean?” Velum – the soft palate at the back of the roof of the mouth. The back of your tongue touches the velum when pronouncing letters such as ‘k’. V...
0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 24, 2023 23:01 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.25 – 0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T **T Tag (or ‘slogan’) – the branding phrase at the end of a commercial Take (as in ‘go for a take’) – a recording. Also see ‘pickup’ Take a level (or ‘take a bit for level’) – the instruction given by an audio engineer to a presenter to ask t...
0997 – The Diction-ary of Voice – S
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 23, 2023 23:01 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.24 – 0997 – The Diction-ary of Voice – S **S Scratch Track - a temporary recording that is a ‘place-holder’ for the final voice-over. Not ‘broadcast quality’ it is used to help producers feel the pacing and style of a project before a final voice over is added Self op (‘self op studio...
0996 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 2
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 22, 2023 23:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.23 – 0996 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 2 Riding the gain (or ‘riding the mic’ or ‘riding the levels’) – the constant adjustment of the input levels as the sound unexpectedly (and often unprofessionally) varies in volume dramatically Room Tone - the ‘indoor ambience’ or backgro...
0995 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 1
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 21, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.22 – 0995 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 1 **R Rate – the speed of someone speaking or reading Rate – the amount paid to a voice-over for a day, hour or script Raw audio - unprocessed recorded audio Read (or ‘take’) – a recording of a script (or the ‘copy’) Reaper – a DAW ...
0994 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 20, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.21 – 0994 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P Polyp - usually unilateral (one vocal fold) mass that grows off the surface. Can be hemorrhagic (filled with blood) or not, and’s usually due to voice misuse or overuse. Pop – when a plosive sound is too close to the mic and causes distorti...
0993 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P - Part 2
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 19, 2023 23:01 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.20 – 0993 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P - Part 2 Pharynx – the area between the larynx and the nasal cavities Phonation – the process of making sounds into words, which articulation turns into recognisable speech Phonemes – the different smaller sounds which when combined form a w...
0992 – The Diction-ary of Voice – N and P
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 18, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.19 – 0992 – The Diction-ary of Voice – N and P **N Name check – saying your name on air Narrative non-fiction – a true-story podcast Narrative voice - the voice you use for the storyteller/author part of the story, rather a character voice Nasal sounds – speech sounds heard in wo...
0991 – The Diction-ary of Voice – M
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 17, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.18 – 0991 – The Diction-ary of Voice – M Marking copy – different markings on a script (underlinings, arrows, circles) to show which words require different voice presentations such as inflection, characterisation or changes to volume or speed, difficult passages, odd pronunciations ...
0990 – The Diction-ary of Voice – L
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 16, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.17 – 0990 – The Diction-ary of Voice – L **L Labiodental – very few sounds use the sound created when the upper teeth rest on the lower lip, but say ‘very’ and ‘few’ and you will hear two Lapel (or ‘lavaliere’ or ‘lav’) microphone - small microphone attached to clothing of a presen...
0989 – The Diction-ary of Voice – I
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 15, 2023 23:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.16 – 0989 – The Diction-ary of Voice – I **I Impromptu (or ‘ad libbed’) – a comment made ‘off the cuff’ without a script or prior rehearsal Inflection – the lifting or lowering of the pitch of an individual word or different parts of a word to indicate significance (see: ‘cadence’)...
0988 – The Diction-ary of Voice – H
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 14, 2023 23:01 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.15 – 0988 – The Diction-ary of Voice – H **H Haemorrhage (‘vocal cord bruise’, ‘hematoma’) - a collection of blood in the vocal fold that develops after considerable voice use and leads to severe hoarseness Hand signals – gestured directions given to a presenter to, for example, start...
0987 – The Diction-ary of Voice – G
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 13, 2023 23:01 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.14 – 0987 – The Diction-ary of Voice – G Glottal – a softer ‘coughing’ sound when used in speech, often when used instead of proper pronunciation in words such as ‘hot’ or ‘water’ when the tongue has not been used to pronounce the ‘t’ sound at the end or middle of words. Interestingly (...
0986 – The Diction-ary of Voice – F
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 12, 2023 23:01 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.13 – 0986 – The Diction-ary of Voice – F **F Fade (in, out, up, down, under) - to gradually adjust the volume of sound from low to high or high to low Fader – an audio channel’s level controller Fade to black/fade away – to decrease the volume of a sound until it cannot be heard ...
0985 – The Diction-ary of Voice – E
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 11, 2023 23:01 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.12 – 0985 – The Diction-ary of Voice – E Ellipsis – the marking on a script (‘…’) usually indicating that a pause is required Emphasis list - if an author wants to stress a point, they an emphasis list such as “the country was utterly, totally and demonstrably broken” Encoding - conv...
0984 – The Diction-ary of Voice – D Part 2
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 10, 2023 23:01 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.11 – 0984 – The Diction-ary of Voice – D Part 2 Dry audio – a voice recording without any music underneath (which would be a ‘mixed’ recording) Dry mouth – literally having little saliva in one’s mouth, making talking difficult Dub – to make a copy of an audio or video recording Dub...
0983 – The Diction-ary of Voice - D Part 1
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 09, 2023 23:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.10 – 0983 – The Diction-ary of Voice - D Part 1 DAW - Short for ‘Digital Audio Workstation’ (or ‘Workspace’), said variously D.A.W and DAW (as in ‘door’). The software you use to record, edit, mix and play back your audio. Either a computer which is dedicated to audio only, or a comp...
0982 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 4
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 08, 2023 23:01 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.09 – 0982 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 4 Cue – the instruction to a presenter to start talking or performing. This could be verbal or by a light or a audio ‘cue tone’ Cue – the short script read by a radio presenter or newsreader to introduce a guest or other live or pre-reco...
0981 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 3
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 07, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.08 – 0981 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 3 Conversational read (sometimes ‘transparent read’) – when a script doesn’t sound as though it is being read, so, using an authentic, friendly or realistic style that gives the impression the voice-over is talking with the listener one-to-o...
0980 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 2
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 06, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.07 – 0980 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 2 Clipped – when a recorded signal has gone past the 0db threshold (or any other maximum recording level set by the engineer) and the computer software has no more ‘headroom’ to record. This is often heard when a voice actor shouts, or wh...
0979 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 1
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 05, 2023 23:01 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.06 – 0979 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 1 **C Cadence - rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or word (see: ‘inflection’) Camera panic – anxiety about being in a video affecting someone’s ability to talk or act effectively (also see ‘mic fright’) Cans - headphones Cardioid –...
0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 04, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.05 – 0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2 Binaural – a type of recording and/or processing that allows a 3D sound space to be conveyed over headphones Bit depth – refers to the quality of the recording, where higher ‘bit rates’ have a wider difference between the quietest soun...
0977 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 1
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 03, 2023 23:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.04 – 0977 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 1 **B B2B / B2C – different marketing or advertising models. ‘B2B’ stands for 'business to business', that is, an advert for a product or service services that targets other businesses, while ‘B2C’ is 'business to consumer', where the (in o...
0976 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 2
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 02, 2023 23:01 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.03 – 0976 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 2 Alveolus – the area just behind your upper teeth and where your tongue darts to in the final sound of the word ‘sin’ Ambience (‘ambient noise’, ‘ambi’, ‘nat sound’, ‘sfx’ – ‘sound effects’) - The general sound at a location, such as tr...
0975 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 1
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - September 01, 2023 23:01 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.02 – 0975 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 1 The Diction-ary of Voice ON GOOD SPEAKING TERMS **A Abdomen – your stomach area that moves out as you breath in, as the diaphragm lowers to allow the lungs to expand Actuality (‘act’) – sound, such as an interview, recorded on loca...
0974 – Whispering Voice
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - August 31, 2023 23:01 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.09.01 – 0974 – A Whispering Voice Whispering voice Symptom: Speaking very softly Prescription: Don’t. A whisper needs vocal fold tension, with the sound produced in a small gap between them. Instead talk in a breathy voice as outlined in episode 770. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
0973 – The Whining Voice
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - August 30, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.08.31 – 0973 – The Whining Voice Whining voice Symptom: As you might expect, this sound is related to the ‘unnatural pitch’ described above. It too is a higher-pitched voice, with the added issue of elongated words, especially vowels, and often additional nasality. Those vowels may ‘wh...
0972 – ‘Vocal Fry’ Voice
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - August 29, 2023 23:01 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.08.30 – 0972 – ‘Vocal Fry’ Voice ‘Vocal fry’ voice[1],[2] Symptom: We have covered this in some depth previously, especially in episode 38: the low, glottal, creaky, choppy, breathy delivery often described as a millennial speech pattern used most often perhaps by women and most famously ...
0971 – Valley Speak
Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice - August 28, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings2023.08.29 – 0971 – Valley Speak Valley speak (short for ‘Valley Girl-speak’)[1]’[2] Symptom: This is a combination of several vocal features (nasality, uptalk, fast-paced run-on sentences, breathiness and vocal fry) and vocabulary (“like”, “I know, right?”, “whatever”, “totally”) Episode 638 ...
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