The Art of Audiobook Narration
Celeste Lawson is recording studio director for the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. In this video, she explains techniques for becoming a skilled audiobook narrator, demonstrating the subtleties of performance, enunciation and diction.
https://youtu.be/xxbXlwsMj1s
I thought this might be interesting to those who are considering becoming professional narrators.
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The Art of Audiobook Narration
That is a very interesting video!
This one I found interesting (I paraphrase):
And in the end I had to chuckle when she started with "For more information,..."
This one I found interesting (I paraphrase):
Pity our authors are all dead by now...You can go on youtube and listen to author's interviews where they say their own name, presumably correctly.
And in the end I had to chuckle when she started with "For more information,..."
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That is an excellent guide to narration, and how not to be boring. In her judgement I must be a very boring reader. So I must see to it!
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Thank you for posting this video link. Ms. Lawson is very insightful, and her vocal examples are helpful, too.
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OOOO!! This lady is fabulous!! She even made 'Library of Congress" sound good. Super inspiring and just what I needed to hear. How is this not mandatory viewing for readers? Thanks for sharing. I just posted this on my FB site under "Up your bedtime story game."
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