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Talking Creative

Samantha Boffin

Talking Creative is a weekly podcast all about the art of voiceover directing, hosted by Samantha Boffin. If you"re a creative, voice director or simply love the world of voice production, Talking Creative is designed for you. It"s a podcast that will help you find, prep and direct voice artists and actors - and give you the skinny on how to get the most from every. single. booking. Plus it celebrates the creativity of voice directing - how the techniques used in, say, animation and gaming can

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06:51

How Lists Can Help You Reach Your Goals

Talking Creative ·

2022/12/04

The Talking Creative Countdown to ChristmasIt's December 4th - Santa's List Day!This episode is more nice than naughty though.We're looking at how TO DO lists can really help you to reach your goals. So if you've got to the end of this year and you feel you haven't accomplished quite as much as you'd hoped - this is the episode for you!And you can tune in tomorrow for more gifts from behind the festive mic!As always, you can follow me on LinkedIn for more voiceover related chat - you can find me

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12:39

How to Find the Right Christmas Voiceover

Talking Creative ·

2022/12/03

The Talking Creative Countdown to ChristmasIt's December 3rd - and today we're talking about How to Find the Right Christmas Voiceover!'Tis the season to be jolly. And if you're not yet sorted with your Christmas voiceover - now is the time.Plus this episode should help you get in the festive mood and hopefully give you some Christmassy ideas.Character voicesKids voicesParent voicesSingersIs there even a "Christmas" voice?There were a lot of people who made this episode extra-special...Santa was

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08:39

Get More Voiceover Work By Being Strategic

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2022/12/02

The Talking Creative Countdown to ChristmasIt's December 2nd - and the second episode in the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas!Today is part 2 to yesterday's 'do your homework' episode.In this episode I'm sharing 3 ways to be more strategic when you're looking for work and why it's important - whether you're a voiceover or a voice director.Tune in tomorrow for more gifts from behind the festive mic!As always, you can follow me on LinkedIn for more voiceover related chat - you can find me here:

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10:44

Do Your Voiceover Homework and Transform Your Career

Talking Creative ·

2022/12/01

The Talking Creative Countdown to ChristmasIt's December 1st - the start of the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas!This is a fun little season packed with audio gifts to inspire you to make voiceovers better. During this run up to December the 25th - I'll be sharing something useful, interesting or just a little bit Christmassy all about voiceovers - a daily surprise behind the festive mic so we can end 2022 on a brighter note!Today we're looking at why doing your homework will help you in

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15:21

Voiceovers - how to audition brilliantly.

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2022/08/01

Auditioning for work. Whether you use pay to play sites, have an agent or are going solo - auditioning is part of every voice actor's life. We all have to do it.But how can we do it well?In this episode of Talking Creative, the Summer Series - I've got 6 hot tips to help you do just that.We cover:Auditioning for jobs that you're the right fit for.Starting with a bang.Being clear about who you are, who you're talking to and why.Investigating the brief.Being brave.Some practical tips and tricks.Here

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12:02

3 things your voiceover needs - to make every project...

Talking Creative ·

2022/07/25

In this episode of the Talking Creative Summer Series, we’re looking at three things your voice actor needs so that they can get the job done brilliantly.So - what are they?A ScriptContextConfidenceWe dig deep into why these are so important whether you're directing your voice or getting them to self-direct themselves.The Talking Creative Summer Series - short, sweet episodes to help us all make voiceovers better.Do follow me on LinkedIn for more voiceover related chat - you can find me here:

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21:19

5 tips for killer casting briefs. How to get the best...

Talking Creative ·

2022/07/03

How do you get the right person to audition for your latest project?By writing a short, focussed casting brief.And in this episode, I've got 5 easy ways to write one.A good brief should cover:The type of project: commercial, gaming, e-learningThe kind of actor you're looking for - gender, vocal age, language or accentThe energy or tone you want to capture. Or even the kind of role the voiceover is playing.The script and any character sides.Details about the practicalities: the timing, the studio,

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13:03

How to write voiceover scripts - 3 top tips.

Talking Creative ·

2022/06/23

In this episode of the Talking Creative Summer Series, we're looking at 3 important things to remember when you're writing scripts for voiceovers:Get personalKeep it simple Always read your script out loud yourself (before you get it signed off)As promised, here is the link to The Drum's 100 Best Ads of All Time:https://www.thedrum.com/the-worlds-best-ads-all-timeAnd the link to the Masterclass waitlist:How to become a professional voice artist (even if you haven't been to drama

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08:46

Finding the "right" voiceover. What does that even mean?

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2022/06/17

We all know about the concept of finding the "right" voice artist for a project.But what does that really mean? The right voiceover for who - or what?In this first episode of the Talking Creative Summer Series, we consider what we need to think about when we're looking for the right voice.The Talking Creative Summer Series - short, sweet episodes to help us all make voiceovers better.And if you've ever thought about becoming a professional voice actor - or know someone who has - do get on the

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07:32

The Talking Creative Summer Series

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2022/06/14

After a little break - Talking Creative is back for a Summer Mini Series.Find out what's happening here!

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29:40

TV Promos and Commercials - How to Direct and Be...

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2022/03/11

This is part 2 of the Talking Creative and Voiceover Social workshop: “How to Direct and Be Directed”.This is the live, in-the-moment directing section of the workshopHere I direct two voice actors Leonie and Leonor voicing an advert and a TV promo (but don't worry, it isn't a prerequisite to have a name that starts with "Leon"!)Both the ad and the promo are fictitious - but they're fully written with ideas behind them so just like real-world projects.In this 30 minute episode we cover all kinds of

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49:27

How to Voice Direct and Be Directed - Part 1

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2022/02/01

A Talking Creative and Voiceover Social Podcast SpecialIn January 2022, Talking Creative and The Voiceover Social hosted a workshop: “How to Direct and Be Directed”.A live event with an audience of voice actors, directors and producers.This is the podcast from that workshop - part 1 anyway!And the title says it all.The original event was a panel discussion with audience Q&A about voice directing and how to get the best out of your voice actors, followed by a live directing session and breakout

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19:56

How to tell stories that people want to hear

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2022/01/25

In this first Talking Creative episode of 2022 - rather later than planned - we are looking at telling stories, and how to tell them well. Storytelling - it's a really simple idea - the concept of putting a story at the heart of all the content you're creating.But finding the storyline is just the start - it's also important to tell stories in the right way: with the right words, the right tone, the right voice. Amongst other things in this episode, I'm going to be looking at 4 examples of

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05:20

Voiceovers are allergic to Chocolate.

Talking Creative ·

2021/12/13

It's the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas......and today is National Cocoa Day.So why should you never feed dogs or voiceovers chocolate?Find out in this episode!If you enjoyed this podcast - please do subscribe, rate and review "Talking Creative - the Art of Voiceover Directing" on Apple PodcastsandGo to https://samanthaboffin.co.uk/talkingcreative for the whole series so far.

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08:07

Festive Audiobooks

Talking Creative ·

2021/12/12

It's the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas......and time for a Christmas Audiobook special.Christmas Audiobooks are a little like Christmas movies and music for me - a bit traditional, a bit of an indulgence in the run up to Christmas Day to get me in the mood.Here are my top 3 but perhaps they'll inspire you to think of your own list.I also talk about narrators and what they bring to the festive audio party1If you enjoyed this podcast - please do subscribe, rate and review "Talking Creative -

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05:42

The Importance of the Opening Line

Talking Creative ·

2021/12/11

It's the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas......and today we're talking about why the first line of your script is so important.With a little help from Charles Dickens and a certain Christmas story!If you enjoyed this podcast - please do subscribe, rate and review "Talking Creative - the Art of Voiceover Directing" on Apple PodcastsandGo to https://samanthaboffin.co.uk/talkingcreative for the whole series so far.

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07:37

How to Talk Proper

Talking Creative ·

2021/12/10

It's the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas......and today we're talking about pronunciation and why it matters.We're looking at Tricky words that trip you upHow to deal with foreign words in scriptsWhy you need to do your homework - as directors and as voiceoversMaking decisionsAnd lots of other stuffHere are the useful apps and websites I mentioned:https://howjsay.com/Oxford Dictionary of English apphttps://forvo.com/If you enjoyed this podcast - please do subscribe, rate and review "Talking

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08:06

The History of the Christmas Card

Talking Creative ·

2021/12/09

It's the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas......and it's Christmas Card Day.There were so many things I could have talked about but the History of the Christmas Card seemed like a fun topic.So here it is! A (brief) history of the Christmas Card.As promised - here is the link to Mark Ryes and his personalised Santa messages:https://markryes.com/And you can see the very first Christmas Card here:https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-first-christmas-cardIf you enjoyed this podcast - please do

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04:19

Can your Voice Actor deliver Professional Audio?

Talking Creative ·

2021/12/08

It's the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas......and I've got a quick win for you.All sound files are equal but some are more equal than others.So how can you tell if your voice actor can deliver professional quality files BEFORE you book them?Find out in this quick episode.If you enjoyed this podcast - please do subscribe, rate and review "Talking Creative - the Art of Voiceover Directing" on Apple PodcastsandGo to https://samanthaboffin.co.uk/talkingcreative for the whole series so far.

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07:25

Do you always need a voiceover?

Talking Creative ·

2021/12/07

It's the Talking Creative Countdown to Christmas.........and today we ask the question: do you always need a voiceover for your videos and commercials?With people increasingly watching on mobile with their phones on mute - is there any point?Find out in today's episode!If you enjoyed this podcast - please do subscribe, rate and review "Talking Creative - the Art of Voiceover Directing" on Apple PodcastsandGo to https://samanthaboffin.co.uk/talkingcreative for the whole series so far.

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