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Jon Gardner Voice-Overs, Woman listening to herself
We don't hear ourselves objectively, so how can we know what we really sound like?
A voice over fable
“Oh, all wise and knowing oracle, what path should my life take that is easy, fast, fun and leads to riches untold?”
Flower growing through cracked soil, flaws, cracks, beauty
“Real” doesn’t always, or even usually, mean speaking your lines the way you would in everyday life.
Where is that neck brace I used to have? It has got to be around here […]
Almost a year ago now, I began seriously building my voice-over business. One of the first […]

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