The voice-over industry has changed dramatically. With the explosionof voice-over Web sites on the Internet, and the easy and inexpensive technology available to record at home, interest in learning how to comprehend and read copy effectively has never been greater. This course will focus on the essential elements necessary to becoming a voice-over artist and help you "find your voice." We will focus on the various types of copy that are most conducive to your personality, sound and interests. How to approach working with a script will be emphasized.

Valerie Smaldone
Media personality; host, producer, Valerie's New York

Awards include: Radio Personality of the Year Award, Billboard; Golden Apple Award, America Women in Radio and Television; Radio Personality of the Year Award, Radio and Records; Metro Air Award; Woman of the Year, Italian Welfare League; Italian Heritage and Culture Committee; Humanitarian Award, Sass Foundation for Medical Research

Education: BA, Fordham University

Web site: http://www.valeriesmaldone.com

Professional experience includes: Radio talent, WLTW (Lite-FM) New York; J-WAVE Tokyo; interviewer/ host: The Broadway League, broadwaybulletin.com, tonyawards.com, Channel 13; voice-overs for: CBS, Lifetime, HBO/Cinemax, NBC

The voice-over industry has changed dramatically. With the explosionof voice-over Web sites on the Internet, and the easy and inexpensive technology available to record at home, interest in learning how to comprehend and read copy effectively has never been greater. This course will focus on the essential elements necessary to becoming a voice-over artist and help you "find your voice." We will focus on the various types of copy that are most conducive to your personality, sound and interests. How to approach working with a script will be emphasized.

Valerie Smaldone
Media personality; host, producer, Valerie's New York

Awards include: Radio Personality of the Year Award, Billboard; Golden Apple Award, America Women in Radio and Television; Radio Personality of the Year Award, Radio and Records; Metro Air Award; Woman of the Year, Italian Welfare League; Italian Heritage and Culture Committee; Humanitarian Award, Sass Foundation for Medical Research

Education: BA, Fordham University

Web site: http://www.valeriesmaldone.com

Professional experience includes: Radio talent, WLTW (Lite-FM) New York; J-WAVE Tokyo; interviewer/ host: The Broadway League, broadwaybulletin.com, tonyawards.com, Channel 13; voice-overs for: CBS, Lifetime, HBO/Cinemax, NBC

This boot camp is an intensive two-day voice-over workshop where students will work on targeted copy chosen for their particular area of expertise and geared toward students' specific talents, including narration/industrial, promotion, commercial, urban, character or kids? demos. Students will be coached to perfect their delivery in a professional recording booth. By the end of the workshop, students will have recorded five to six pieces of copy that will be professionally mixed and produced into a finished demo. PREREQUISITE: PDC-1443, Voice-Over Copy Reading

Valerie Smaldone
Media personality; host, producer, Valerie's New York

Awards include: Radio Personality of the Year Award, Billboard; Golden Apple Award, America Women in Radio and Television; Radio Personality of the Year Award, Radio and Records; Metro Air Award; Woman of the Year, Italian Welfare League; Italian Heritage and Culture Committee; Humanitarian Award, Sass Foundation for Medical Research

Education: BA, Fordham University

Web site: http://www.valeriesmaldone.com

Professional experience includes: Radio talent, WLTW (Lite-FM) New York; J-WAVE Tokyo; interviewer/ host: The Broadway League, broadwaybulletin.com, tonyawards.com, Channel 13; voice-overs for: CBS, Lifetime, HBO/Cinemax, NBC

Have you always wanted to be on the radio or host a broadcast? Internet radio has exploded in our consciousness and created countless opportunities with audiences that have increased by 50 percent over the last year alone. Due to technology that allows broadcasting from a laptop, virtually anyone can now host their own radio show. Experts ranging from car care to childcare have become Internet radio personalities, with the potential for millions of listeners. This new medium joins satellite and traditional radio in opening doors for new talent like never before. In this course, you'll learn how to create compelling content and formalize your concept for a podcast or radio show. Topics will include writing text and structuring copy; creating a format for your show or podcast, and how to keep it moving and compelling; interviewing skills; communicating information without sounding like you're reading, and creating an "emotional bridge" between you and your audience, making them come back for more. By the end of the course, you will have the tools to create a demo for your show idea. This course is geared toward creating lifestyle/talk/content for radio and podcasts. It will not focus on playing music and announcing it on the radio. NOTE: Students must have a USB microphone or digital recorder, and access to the Internet. For general technical information, please refer to the General Information section of this web site under "Online Courses"

Valerie Smaldone
Media personality; host, producer, Valerie's New York

Awards include: Radio Personality of the Year Award, Billboard; Golden Apple Award, America Women in Radio and Television; Radio Personality of the Year Award, Radio and Records; Metro Air Award; Woman of the Year, Italian Welfare League; Italian Heritage and Culture Committee; Humanitarian Award, Sass Foundation for Medical Research

Education: BA, Fordham University

Web site: http://www.valeriesmaldone.com

Professional experience includes: Radio talent, WLTW (Lite-FM) New York; J-WAVE Tokyo; interviewer/ host: The Broadway League, broadwaybulletin.com, tonyawards.com, Channel 13; voice-overs for: CBS, Lifetime, HBO/Cinemax, NBC

Have you always wanted to be on the radio or host a broadcast? Internet radio has exploded in our consciousness and created countless opportunities with audiences that have increased by 50 percent over the last year alone. Due to technology that allows broadcasting from a laptop, virtually anyone can now host their own radio show. Experts ranging from car care to childcare have become Internet radio personalities, with the potential for millions of listeners. This new medium joins satellite and traditional radio in opening doors for new talent like never before. In this course, you'll learn how to create compelling content and formalize your concept for a podcast or radio show. Topics will include writing text and structuring copy; creating a format for your show or podcast, and how to keep it moving and compelling; interviewing skills; communicating information without sounding like you're reading, and creating an "emotional bridge" between you and your audience, making them come back for more. By the end of the course, you will have the tools to create a demo for your show idea. This course is geared toward creating lifestyle/talk/content for radio and podcasts. It will not focus on playing music and announcing it on the radio. NOTE: Students must have a USB microphone or digital recorder, and access to the Internet. For general technical information, please refer to the General Information section of this web site under "Online Courses"

Valerie Smaldone
Media personality; host, producer, Valerie's New York

Awards include: Radio Personality of the Year Award, Billboard; Golden Apple Award, America Women in Radio and Television; Radio Personality of the Year Award, Radio and Records; Metro Air Award; Woman of the Year, Italian Welfare League; Italian Heritage and Culture Committee; Humanitarian Award, Sass Foundation for Medical Research

Education: BA, Fordham University

Web site: http://www.valeriesmaldone.com

Professional experience includes: Radio talent, WLTW (Lite-FM) New York; J-WAVE Tokyo; interviewer/ host: The Broadway League, broadwaybulletin.com, tonyawards.com, Channel 13; voice-overs for: CBS, Lifetime, HBO/Cinemax, NBC

Have you always wanted to be on the radio or host a broadcast? Internet radio has exploded in our consciousness and created countless opportunities with audiences that have increased by 50 percent over the last year alone. Due to technology that allows broadcasting from a laptop, virtually anyone can now host their own radio show. Experts ranging from car care to childcare have become Internet radio personalities, with the potential for millions of listeners. This new medium joins satellite and traditional radio in opening doors for new talent like never before. In this course, you'll learn how to create compelling content and structure your concept for a podcast or radio show. Topics will include writing text and structuring copy; creating a format for your show or podcast, and how to keep it moving and compelling; interviewing skills; communicating information without sounding like you're reading, and creating an "emotional bridge" between you and your audience, making them come back for more. Practice exercises in microphone techniques will be given in a sound lab. By the end of the course, you will have the tools to create a demo for your show idea. This course is geared toward creating lifestyle/talk/content for radio and podcasts. It will not focus on playing music and announcing it on the radio.

Valerie Smaldone
Media personality; host, producer, Valerie's New York

Awards include: Radio Personality of the Year Award, Billboard; Golden Apple Award, America Women in Radio and Television; Radio Personality of the Year Award, Radio and Records; Metro Air Award; Woman of the Year, Italian Welfare League; Italian Heritage and Culture Committee; Humanitarian Award, Sass Foundation for Medical Research

Education: BA, Fordham University

Web site: http://www.valeriesmaldone.com

Professional experience includes: Radio talent, WLTW (Lite-FM) New York; J-WAVE Tokyo; interviewer/ host: The Broadway League, broadwaybulletin.com, tonyawards.com, Channel 13; voice-overs for: CBS, Lifetime, HBO/Cinemax, NBC

Have you always wanted to be on the radio or host a broadcast? Internet radio has exploded in our consciousness and created countless opportunities with audiences that have increased by 50 percent over the last year alone. Due to technology that allows broadcasting from a laptop, virtually anyone can now host their own radio show. Experts ranging from car care to childcare have become Internet radio personalities, with the potential for millions of listeners. This new medium joins satellite and traditional radio in opening doors for new talent like never before. In this course, you'll learn how to create compelling content and structure your concept for a podcast or radio show. Topics will include writing text and structuring copy; creating a format for your show or podcast, and how to keep it moving and compelling; interviewing skills; communicating information without sounding like you're reading, and creating an "emotional bridge" between you and your audience, making them come back for more. Practice exercises in microphone techniques will be given in a sound lab. By the end of the course, you will have the tools to create a demo for your show idea. This course is geared toward creating lifestyle/talk/content for radio and podcasts. It will not focus on playing music and announcing it on the radio.

Valerie Smaldone
Media personality; host, producer, Valerie's New York

Awards include: Radio Personality of the Year Award, Billboard; Golden Apple Award, America Women in Radio and Television; Radio Personality of the Year Award, Radio and Records; Metro Air Award; Woman of the Year, Italian Welfare League; Italian Heritage and Culture Committee; Humanitarian Award, Sass Foundation for Medical Research

Education: BA, Fordham University

Web site: http://www.valeriesmaldone.com

Professional experience includes: Radio talent, WLTW (Lite-FM) New York; J-WAVE Tokyo; interviewer/ host: The Broadway League, broadwaybulletin.com, tonyawards.com, Channel 13; voice-overs for: CBS, Lifetime, HBO/Cinemax, NBC