Blog tagged as Narration

Human Wins!

19.11.24 10:46 PM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

Keep your learning human. Your staff will thank you.

So, allow me to paraphrase for the sake of better eLearning in 2024 and 25: give me your tired script, your huddled instructional designers yearning to hire a human voice to read it, the wretched AI voiceover your client wants to use, send these t...

The Power of Familiarity: Building Trust and Connection Through Recognizable Voices

15.03.24 04:12 PM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

In a world filled with constant stimuli and ever-changing faces, there's something comforting in the sound of a familiar voice.

As a voice actor who’s been around for a couple of decades, my voice (and the voices of many of my pro peers) can be one of the familiar (and familiar-sounding) voices you ...

VO for Commercials

22.01.24 02:19 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

I'm musing about three things about narration and voice acting this week, but they're in a particular order.

    First: Who are YOU? The DISTINCT you?

    Second: WHEN are you? Are you actually living in THIS moment? 

    Third: Are you working with qualified teachers or coaches to enrich what the distinct &...


Expertise in Voice Acting

22.01.24 01:52 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

I spent some time this past weekend, as I do most weekends, traveling to and from ideal sites to engage in one of my favourite hobbies, road cycling. In this case, the badass badlands of Drumheller, Alberta.


While driving, I finished listening to this season's Against The Rules podcast, written a...


Unethical Outsourcing

22.01.24 01:43 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

For many years, large corporate players in all sectors have looked for ways to “divide and conquer” suppliers to erode quoted prices.

There are times when this is completely above-board, genuinely looking for the best match of price and value.

 

However, one of the most insidious ways that North ...