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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jun 11, 20245 min read
How to handle bad voiceover direction.
How to deal with bad voiceover directors, because, they are out there.
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jun 4, 20242 min read
If you Up-Speak in VO you're not going to get cast. Here's how to stop it.
Casting agents HATE up-speak! If you've ever caught yourself doing it, there is a way to stop.
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
May 1, 20244 min read
It's the battle of punctuation! East Coast vs. West Coast!
Should you ignore punctuation or honor it? Well, it kinda depends on a couple of things.
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jan 30, 20244 min read
Are you "Breathy"? It may keep you from booking work.
Are you "Breathy"? It may keep you from booking work.
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Get the most out of your VO booth!
Do you know how to rock your booth? Like, use the whole space when you're voice acting? You should. Let's talk about it.
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Voiceover isn't voice-over any more. It's...
When you're in you're booth, auditioning, reading for a client. You're never alone. You have a buddy. Gabby lays out just who that is.
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Mistakes are FRUSTRATING! Use this technique to help reduce the flubbs.
Mistakes are FRUSTRATING! Use this technique to help reduce the flubbs.
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jul 27, 20225 min read
Voiceover Demo Reel Elements - What goes into making a great demo?
I'll say it a thousand times, DON"T DIY YOUR VO DEMO! However... If you're bound and determined to do it yourself, you should know what...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jul 19, 20223 min read
The absolute essential must have tool to be a voice actor. (it's not a microphone)
What in the world could be so important as to be the most-est, must-est have item for VO? The answer will surprise you, maybe. Unless...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Voiceover and the Fricative
Fricatives can give a voice actor headaches. Those friction sounds are a lot like sibilance. In this video, Gabby talks about how you...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Feb 5, 20223 min read
Here's why you might NOT be booking any Voice Over work & what you can do to fix it.
Sometimes you need to take a hard look at why you're not booking as much work as you want. In this video, Gabby lays out a key factor...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jan 25, 20224 min read
A day in the life of a voice actor - behind the scenes!
In this episode, we get to see behind the curtain of what happens during the typical day of being a voice actor. Buckle up. A day in the...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Sep 14, 20214 min read
Should I Have Multiple Agents for Voice Acting?
Can you have more than one agent in voice over? What are the rules for having multiple agents? Gabby goes through all that and more....
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Aug 21, 20214 min read
Script Tips for Voice Actors - 5 things you should be doing when you're reading scripts!
Make sure you're making the most of every audition. Here are 5 things you should be doing right now for every audition. 5 things you...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Get Rid of those PLOSIVES! - What voice actors need to know about the "P" POP!
It's a part of speaking, when making a P or B sound, a whole bunch of air explodes out of your mouth. That's not so good when it comes...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Does Your Sound Matter in Voice Acting? - What you should be focusing on to book work.
Voice actors can obsess over every little detail of how they sound. But is that really time well spent? Is that what gets you the job? ...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Voice Actor HOT TIP! --Stop Stopping!!-- #shorts
BOOM! More amazing advice from the VoiceOver Vixen, Gabby Nistico! In this quick episode, Gabby hits us up quick with some super solid...
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Gabrielle Nistico VOCoach
Jan 25, 20214 min read
Three steps to successful self-directing.
Most of the time you are going to do Voice Over without a director. How does that work? Don't spend hours in the booth on something...
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