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Comment on The Science of Directing Voice Talent by Voice123

Voice123 — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:43:40 +0000

You touch on something very important here; That crazy thing about the voice over business called ‘No absolute right, but an absolute wrong’. The absolute ‘wrong’ is not respecting that everyone has a voice job to do; not just one person.

Glenn is great (I hear he gets works all the time lol), and maybe it has something to do with him having an understanding of what each party goes through during a job.

Equal understanding is key to any business relationship.

Steven
Voice123
“Knowledge is the key to understanding”

Comment on You Are NOT the Next Caller in Line… by Jakk

Jakk — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:40:17 +0000

I remember when I was 16 and I called a company in America regarding a product I purchased (can’t name them). I was put on hold, and after 3 minutes, a robotic voice came on and said ‘Please bare with us, all our reps are currently on the other line, so go grab yourself a biscuit and dunk it in your tea’ (to which I politely obliged).

I stayed on for another 5 minutes, when again it came back on, and amuzingly said ‘did you enjoy that biscuit, biscuit boy? Yeah? Well I want one, okay?’

I eventually got through to a real person who had no idea what I was talking about. The joke was on me, I guess.

Comment on Google Talks Speech with Europe Show Organizers by Speech Technology Magazine Blog Google Talks Speech with Europe Show Organizers « WorldWright's …

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:06:45 +0000

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Comment on with a little help from speech technology, Roger Ebert returns by Detlev Artelt

Detlev Artelt — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:29:15 +0000

We need more examples like this to show the benefit of actual speech technology.

Comment on Google Improves Speech on Google Translate by Oddmund Braaten

Oddmund Braaten — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:10:06 +0000

I would just like to point out that the new improved speech synthesis on Google Translate is from SVOX and not from Phonetic Art’s.

Comment on Do We REALLY Need to Say That by K O'Connor

K O'Connor — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:22:57 +0000

I agree on your points 2, 4 and 5. I see repeating “www” as a lesser thing. However, in terms of your point # 1… The kinds of voice mails people leave! I guess a lot of people have really bad phone manners. E.g. if you are a sales guy and leave a message for someone in the hopes of getting them to phone you back, you need to be clear, compelling and concise. Many people actually either forget to leave their number (thinking that I’m going to look it up) or say it too fast/mumble which will reduce their chances of getting a call back.

Comment on Do We REALLY Need to Say That by Vignesh D

Vignesh D — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:14:02 +0000

Yup, I agree with your points.. There are a lot more voicing that exist just under the name of being formulaic..!!

Now that “To end this call, please hang up” looks funnier to me, “To end this call, please press 7″ looks totally ridiculous..!! Hahaha..!!

Comment on When Automated Me Comes Back to Haunt Me by K O'Connor

K O'Connor — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:53:20 +0000

I can imagine that it’s quite spooky for you to deal with yourself on the other end of the line. However, your first example of a wine distributor demonstrates the importance of planning (understanding who call and why), correctly defining the grammar, tuning and continuous assessment to improve the system.