Drop the mic!

In addition to my work as a voice actor in Portugal, I recently worked a few months at a communication agency that has a lot of employees. Each time I was introduced to my new colleagues the boss mentioned that I also worked in radio, always concluding: “Just listen to his voice”…

Pandora’s Box was open. At least as long as my mouth was.

I would walk through the corridors of the company and someone would ask me “Marcos, say something!”. And I would pretend I was presenting a song on the radio. “Marcos, talk to us!”. And I would emulate a radio news. “Marcos, just say something so we can hear your voice!”. And I would pretend to give the weather report like we do on the radio.

It got to the point where, three months later, I was approached by five people at different times of the same day only to speak about anything, no matter what…

It’s a recurring thing to see interviews with media personalities – and honestly, I’m not one of them! -, in which they complain about being approached on the street by fans not just for a hello and a selfie but to do what they do professionally. For instance, some people ask a comedian to tell a joke, a singer to “sing a little something”, or a model to pose. Now I understand how this can be a little annoying…

My old colleagues at the agency were great but if I run into them on the street I’ll surely ask:

– “Look, put out a press release about our meeting”;

– “Analyze our get-together, outline a 360-degree communication plan for what the next rendez-vous should look like, and we’ll discuss it in a series of weekly calls, okay?”;

– “Listen to me carefully while I’m say things with my strong voice for you to transcribe, translate into another language, and try to get a journalist to publish it in a newspaper, okay?”

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