Drop the mic!
I don’t know if you know that I know you don’t know what you want
October 21, 2022
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Sometimes there are very ambiguous briefings for voice-overs! The client has huge stylistic requests, most of them contradictory.
“This voice-over must be calm, energetic, inspiring and informative. Please have a serious and jovial […]
Sharing a language but with different flavors! Or on being a voice actor in other Portuguese speaking countries
September 20, 2022
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I’m often asked for voice-overs in Portuguese for Brazil. I always explain to my clients that I am from Portugal, and that our Portuguese accent is different in Brazil.
Brazilians open their mouths […]
The strength of a voice
August 4, 2022
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There was a period in my life when I spoke softly, with low volume, so I wouldn’t scare people. Let me explain. It was at puberty, when hair began to grow in hidden parts of the body, deodorant […]
Pay attention to what I say, not what I wear
July 5, 2022
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I’ve instructed a large audience on dietary precautions to take when having breakfast. Yup. I taught, with maximum credibility, that arugula, for example, prevents some forms of cancer.
It contains […]
Have a break before you break!
May 27, 2022
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“We have to protect our Flaura and Fona…”
(Quote from a tired voice talent) […]
Good things attract good things!
April 29, 2022
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There are days when everything seems to go wrong, when we get into a spiral of problems which is hard to get out of!
I remember once […]
I guess it’s in the line of duty, with or without a hair cut
April 4, 2022
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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 […]
Oh no... You say goodbye and I say hello
March 7, 2022
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I don’t know what’s going on with me and the “hellos”.
Whenever the script of a voice-over starts with “hello” the bastard never comes right the first time. […]
Ich bin ein portugiesischer Sprecher, in Lissabon, Portugal. Ich bin eindeutig kein deutscher Übersetzer!
February 14, 2022
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“I’m a Portuguese voice talent, in Lisbon, Portugal. I’m definitely not a German translator!”, mentions the title.
I found this out when I tried to adapt my English blog posts to German […]
To be or not to be, that is the question
January 25, 2022
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A friend told me: “I love the documentaries you narrate”.
I thought: “Yes!” […]
Voice can tickle the neck!
January 5, 2022
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Much is said about the voice conveying emotions and moods, but it is less common to know the large-scale emotional and sensitive impacts that a voice can have.
And they can be really huge! […]
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