Chuck and Stacey welcome an icon in the world of network promos and

voice over coaching, Joyce Castellanos, who shares how she started as

the secretary to the VP at NBC and worked her way up to promo director.

She

talks about the first people she directed, the legendary Don LaFontaine

and iconic voice of NBC, Danny Dark. She reflects on the changing

styles in promo reads, shares her expertise on how to find the

conversational tone and what trends she is noticing now in promos.

Joyce

gives great advice about finding your signature voice and range and

marketing yourself to where you best fit in. She speaks to why it is so

vital to get training in the promo style of voice over and lets people

know how they can reach her and partner, Gene Cordes of One Stop VO, for

ongoing training and audition coaching.

Part 1 closes with Joyce

answering the True or False question which speaks to her commitment to

being a brilliant director able to work collaboratively with voice

actors and some more sage advice anyone wanting to work in promo needs

to hear.

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