“Our voice is the personal vehicle for
creative expression.
It has great power to touch our lives and
the lives of others.”
Dr. Morton Cooper, Change Your Voice, Change Your Life.
Creating Your Voice “Image”
thru Voice Acting!Lou Hunt, a Voice Over Actor and teacher for 10 years in the Midwest and 16 years in Los Angeles, moved to Phoenix in 1998 and discovered that many people were taking her Voice Over classes for fun as well as profit.
“One of the recurring themes that emerged from my clients was the difficulties they had in projecting the kind of “voice” they desired with loved ones or within the workplace. It became obvious that many of their challenges were similar to the ones we face as Voice Actors. We have to “recreate” emotions and attitudes in our work; that means we have to recognize what they feel and sound like. So I thought why not apply those methods to everyday life? It’s more fun than therapy!“
This is the era of personal communication. In a world of rapid changes, more than ever it’s the power to communicate our own positive human qualities that influences others.
Our voice is the key to expressing ourselves effectively. People who use it well are often thought of as charismatic or having a great presence because of their compelling Voice Image, a voice that draws others into its spell. They have learned how to access the power of their full vocal range. You can too!
In Voice Acting, we learn to re-create and perform emotions and emotional reactions, and in doing so we discover how we sound when we express these emotions.
You’ll learn easy, playful tools to explore how you’d react in various situations and by recording your voice you’ll hear how it comes across to others. I’ll help you identify feelings, attitudes and emotions. You’ll decide what “images” you like and which ones you want to change; then you’ll start to create different “personalities” to portray various versions of those voice images.
In the process of “playing” with your voice you’ll realize you can use these tools to control the “image” your voice creates in everyday situations. You’ll learn a great deal about your own emotions, your emotional reactions, your ability to communicate how you really feel, and how to direct those feelings by focusing on what needs to happen in the moment. Changing your Voice Image will change your Self-Image which will change your Voice Image!
Give me a Call and I’ll be happy to talk to you about
what you want to do with Your Voice
or
Sign up for the next Voice Acting Workshop:
a continuation of “Creating Your Voice Image” class.
You can also send for the "Voice Image" Resource Guide
from Lou's popular College Class!
