#recordedVoiceForEvents
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A Dash of Wow
Give your event personality with recorded voice during the live action! Here are some ways to do it: 1) Pre-record powerful, inspiring intros to make your guests feel special, being there; 2) Introduce speakers, stars & guests professionally and more personally; 3) Put everyone at-ease with a “buddy in the room”; 4) Keep everyone informed with PA-style announcements; 5) Engage the audience with voice-enhanced polls, surveys, Q&As & more.
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A Thought Leader in Virtual Events
When you start doing stuff that other people don’t do, you hope it works! If it’s new and it works, you’re a pioneer and a thought leader. With the recent popularity of virtual events, I started combining my studio voiceover capability with my live announcer flexibility. For good measure, I threw in a little acting ability. I’ve now been called a virtual event thought leader. Cool!
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A Versatile Voice (2)
How come I’m talking about tips for swingers? I’d love to tell you but I’m sworn to secrecy. You’ll have to settle for my top tip, instead. Play the clip!
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Amp it Up!
In the studio, I’m taking my direction from the script (or the producer/director). Live events are different from studio sessions in that you get instant feedback from the listener. Sometimes, when the crowd responds to the action… I respond to the crowd’s direction, and help them take the excitement to an even higher level!
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Announcer Doug de Nance is a Fan First
“Motorsports Spectacular brings “death-defying” stunts to Lethbridge this weekend featuring heart-pounding monster truck races, jaw-dropping motocross performances, monster truck rides and the ultimate pre-show pit party.” – Stan Ashbee
I couldn’t have said it any better, myself! And, yeah, it’s my heart pounding, and my jaw dropping as I announce these wild shows.
Read the full article at: https://www.mylethbridgenow.com/37880/news/motorsports-spectacular-announcer-is-a-fan-first/
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Award Winning Narration (2)
Award-winning narration for “Antarctica: The Journey to the End of the Earth:” I think I won the Hollywood award was because I felt in awe. Can you hear that in my voice? Play the Antarctica trailer.
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Be Prepared Checklist
Like a great recipe, there are key ingredients that make or break virtual events. Here’s a helpful list to remind you how to “cook up” an outstanding event!
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Been to an Event Lately?
Events don’t sound like they used to. Whether it’s live, virtual or hybrid, your event is an opportunity to deliver an outstanding audience experience. That’s always been part of my job as voice talent.
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Calling All Video Producers
High-quality, professional voiceover is a gamechanger in producing outstanding video. Can we talk?
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Check Please
In my Event Planner’s Checklist, I cover off the benefits of using recorded voice before, during and after an event (live, virtual or hybrid). Before an awards show, for example, audio ads can feature the voice of the same host you’ll hear at the event itself. Brand consistency is a fundamental in the media and advertising worlds. It can help you sell event tickets!
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Clients Say…
“Doug is the GOAT!” That’s what one of my valued clients called me, anyway. GOAT = Greatest Of All Time. I’ve certainly been called worse!
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Collaboratively Creative
In the studio, there’s no crowd. Instead, I rely on collaboration with producers and directors whenever I can. There are always plenty of ways to read the same script. When in doubt, I ask for direction. It keeps me current in the game.
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Conduit
At live events, the work I do announcing is a conduit between the action and the audience, or the performers and their crowd. It can be subtle, simply reinforcing audience response. Or it can be theatrical, part of the spectacle.
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Corporate Narration is Storytelling (2)
Corporate and documentary narration share a needfor powerful storytelling. In both cases, you need a collaborative, directable narrator with some vocal versatility. Hear it (here).
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Corporate Storytelling (2)
How would you say this narration’s opening line: “Steel gives rise to the icons of American architecture.” Here’s my take on it.
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Crowds Get Loud!
When the crowd gets loud, I take it as my cue to hold off on commentary. There’s magic in the interplay between the action, my comments (or silence) and an excited audience at a live event.
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Doug is a Leading Event Voice (2)
“Welcome to the world of augmented reality.”How would you say that line? Here’s how I read it to promote events: virtual, hybrid and live. Check it out.
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Doug is a Versatile Voice (2)
Engaging TV commercials, like documentaries,tell great stories…sometimes with a fun & friendly voice. You know you want to know more. “There are many legends regarding the seven slots in the JEEP grill…” Check ‘em out
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Doug Knows When to Improvise
Not that there are many quiet moments in the events I announce… but, hey, part of my job is to keep the audience engaged no matter what! Again, I’m a fan first, so that’s how I approach any and all improvisational commentary.
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Doug, as Never Seen Before!
Once in a while, I like to stretch as an artist. As an example, I play the bad guy, without actually saying anything, in an on-camera appearance in an award-winning music video, Long Way Down, by Juno-nominated recording artist Nuela Charles.
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Doug’s Got You Covered
Let me help guide you into the world of live and virtual events. It’s a glowing, sunlit world of opportunity, as you can see from the graphic I had built to explain it. Imagine the crowds filing in under the arch of pre-event promotion. And think of the strengthened foundation a great event can deliver to your brand, post-event!
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Download the Checklist
Events can be live (like monster trucking), virtual (online conferences) or hybrid where you’ve got a real crowd and a “connected” online audience, too. I recently shared my thoughts on how you can use recorded voice to enhance all types of events. If you’re planning a “show,” why not download the Event Planner’s Checklist. Hope it helps!
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Download the Checklist
You can use recorded voice clips (like mine) in three key areas of virtual events, bringing them to life: 1) Pre-event, to promote it via digital ads;
2) During the event, as a host, announcer and “buddy”; 3) Post-event, to say “thanks” and to build community. Why not give it a shot!Learn more:
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Entertaining the Crowd
I’m very often part of the show, sharing the stage, with action unfolding around me. That makes it my job as live announcer to help direct the energy of the crowd to different elements of the spectacle, like a circus ringmaster.
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Excitement for Events (2)
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Exciting Live Events (2)
How would you say these event opening lines: “Live, from Los Angeles... Please welcome your host for this evening: Beyonce!” Here’s my take.
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Full Mario Toneguzzi with Doug de Nance (2)
I like to talk business. Do you? Please check out my interview with Mario Toneguzzi and let me know if you agree with my point of view!
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Gettin’ Creative
On the road, you sometimes have to get creative by building your own sound booth in your hotel room.
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Hear the Awe!
I’m convinced that I won the Hollywood award for my narration in this documentary because I felt truly in awe. Can you hear it in my voice? Play the Antarctica trailer!
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Hear the Awe! (2)
I’m convinced that I won the Hollywood award for my narration in this documentary because I felt truly in awe. Can you hear it in my voice? Play the Antarctica trailer!
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How Would You Say It? (2)
How would you say this event opener: “The final results were placed in sealed envelopes and revealed on tonight’s show.” Here’s my take on it:
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It Goes Way Back
When I was a little kid, my grandfather was the house announcer at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. I got to go to a lot of hockey games, and had access to the Gardens for virtually anything that was on - my favorites were the circus and wrestling. Those experiences led me to what I do today.
Excerpt from Stan Ashbee’s article at https://www.mylethbridgenow.com/37880/news/motorsports-spectacular-announcer-is-a-fan-first/
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Life is Like Boxing (2)
“Life is like boxing. Sometimes you get knocked down.” How would you say that line? It’s the genuine emotion behind the reads that packs punch.
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Live Announcing
Through live announcing, I’ve had the chance to meet professional athletes and entertainers who create magic for their audiences. I'm fortunate to be a part of those experiences.
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Live Announcing
Through live announcing, I’ve had the chance to meet professional athletes and entertainers who create magic for their audiences. I'm fortunate to be a part of those experiences.
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Live Events are Back!
Getting the crowd going is part of my job. To be honest, it’s the BEST part of my job!
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Live, Virtual or Hybrid?
When I’m working as voice talent for clients, it’s always an event. Hence the tagline. Nowadays, events can be live, virtual or hybrid.
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Monster Show Business
When I’m live announcing Motorsports Entertainment Events, I feel the excitement myself, and I transfer it to the audience with my voice. What these guys and gals do with thousands of pounds of moving metal is awesome.
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Monster Voice!
When I’m live announcing Motorsports Entertainment Events, I feel the excitement myself, and I transfer it to the audience with my voice. What these guys and gals do with thousands of pounds of moving metal is awesome.
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More Proof: Pre-Event Promos Work!
If you follow my Blog, you know I’ve been posting about the idea of using recorded voice for events, and also using it for pre-event ads and promos on social media. If you want to “put butts in seats” for your own events, why not download our Event Checklist!
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My Dad is Cooler Than Your Dad (2)
My Dad is Cooler Than Your Dad
It's great to have fans. But you gotta' love a testimonial like this: "My dad is cooler than your dad!" Check out why she thinks that in her video.
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Narration Award
“Antarctica: The Journey to the End of the Earth.” Can you hear the awe in my voice as you watch this documentary? It’s the reason I won this Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award for narration. Play the Antarctica trailer.
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Never Lose the Excitement
That rumbling sound is larger than life. If you’ve been there for ignition, you know what I mean. When I get excited like that, it transfers to the audience. It’s contagious.
Excerpt from Stan Ashbee’s article at https://www.mylethbridgenow.com/37880/news/motorsports-spectacular-announcer-is-a-fan-first/
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Powerful Stories (2)
The best documentaries tell powerful stories.To do that, you need a collaborative, directable narrator who can bring versatility and creativity to the process. Or so I’ve been told (nudge, nudge)!
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Pre-Event Ideas
To break through the social media clutter and get people interested in your event, try using audio-enhanced digital ads and videos. If you don’t have any great video, have it created using static images like a slideshow, enhanced by a music track, sound effects and – you guessed it – recorded voice. I can help!
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Pre-Event Promo Ideas
Shhh… Don’t tell anyone: To enhance events, I love to produce recorded voice clips that can be played with the push of a button when I’m not actually there. The events can be live, virtual or hybrid. To promote the events beforehand, you can use some of the same clips to produce event, brand and sponsor spots.
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Pre-Event Promos Work
OK, I didn’t say it, but I think it’s a great line, and not to be take literally. The point is that when you’re the voice of an event, and you go online or on the radio and pre-promote that event with the same excitement, magic can happen. Events can sell out!
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Real Person Loves His Job (2)
I love my job. Can you tell? Maybe you’d better play the video and then answer that question!
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Reap What You Sow
After a great show, it’s time to reap the rewards. Leverage your success with these tips: 1) Say “thanks for attending” with voice-enhanced posts, emails and on websites; 2) Invite feedback the same way, by sharing media-enhanced posts and emails; 3) Start pre-promoting your next event with trailers, voice-enhanced ads and pages; 4) Engage social communities, joining conversations with voice-enhanced thought leadership posts.
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Sell It Out!
You can shoot for sold out events with strong, pre-show promotion. Here are some tips to do that. I feature these in my Event Planner’s Checklist, which you can download from my site:1) Run voice-enhanced digital ads; 2) Add voice to your event landing page; 3) Add a promo voice clip to your website; 4) Enhance pre-event materials with the voice of your event!
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Show Biz (2)
Announcing monster trucks is show biz.I’m honoured to be working with a lineup of sensational performers. My job is to project the excitement to the audience. Can you tell by my comments in this interview?
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Some say…
GOAT = Greatest Of All Time. I’ve certainly been called worse!
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Storytelling
When I’m telling a great story, I don’t over-express it. I let the suspense build. I let the under-stated secrets spill from the script itself.
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The Main Event
Great events don’t just happen. The main event is designed with an audience in mind… and delivered with an audience in attendance! The sound can come courtesy of a live announcer. It can also be pre-engineered with recorded voice clips that break through in ways that can sometimes be “larger than live!”
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The Power of Voice
My voice is used during virtual events. It is also used to promote the events in digital ads… before they happen.
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The Three-Legged Stool
In my experience, the three-legged stool represents the best voiceover performance through a unique trio of talents coming together. For me, collaborative creativity is that magic conjured together by a producer, a director and me, the voice guy!
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There’s Always an Audience!
I don’t have to imagine the audience at live events like this one. I see, hear and feel the crowd. As a live, virtual and hybrid events announcer, in studio as well as on stage, there’s always a “connected audience” in my mind.
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Under the Big Top
“As a live announcer, I look at my role as being more like the ringmaster, as opposed to the emcee.”
I’m a ringmaster at monster shows and, to be that, I’m a fan first. I’m a fan of people who do things really well. Being around those people is exciting!
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Vast Scope of Work
If you visit my YouTube channel, check out the Playlists I’ve created for various categories of work I’ve had the privilege of doing. For a sample of my Automotive voiceover work, play the “Doug de Nance voiceover for regional automotive TV commercial - Dick Shirley Chev.” Let me know what you think! (Link at bottom of this blog post)
Doug de Nance voice over for regional automotive TV commercial - Dick Shirley Chev (youtube.com)
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Videos
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Virtual Events That Sound Live
During virtual events, a recorded voice can “read the lines perfectly” at the push of a button. Want to try this technique for yourself? Get in touch!
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Voice Sells
My voice is used during virtual events. It can also be used to promote the events in digital ads… before they happen, making sales.
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When Silence is Golden
Sometimes the EVENT takes my breath away. I think staying silent can be part of my job during live events – knowing when to let the action speak for itself!