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Training in Audiobook Narration, Business and Marketing!

todayOctober 5, 2022 265

Background

The National Cultural Foundation is inviting actors, writers, sound engineers and other creatives interested in learning the art of audio book narration to register for our Training in Audiobook Narration, Business and Marketing! 

Topics include:

  • Narrating Fiction
    • Audiobook (script) preparation and research
    • The performance approach to narration (storytelling vs. reading out loud)
    • Acting tools for narration
    • Performing both male and female characters (as one narrator)
    • Tools for creating multiple character voices
  • Narrating Non-fiction 
    • Non-fiction vs. fiction
    • Finding the non-fiction “story”
    • Personalizing the text
    • Tools for complication/dense text
    • Tools for narrating Non-fiction
  • Business and Marketing
    • How you make money as a narrator
    • Industry players: publishers, producers, indie authors, local collaboration
    • Websites and demos
    • Diversity and authenticity trends
    • The Narration community
    • Continuing education: Narrator.Life, Clubhouse, APAC
    • Self-care best practices

Workshops will occur via ZOOM on November 7,8 and 9 from 5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.

Interested participants should register below by Wednesday, November 1 at 4:00pm.

For further information, contact Cultural Officer – Literary Arts Karra Price at karra-price@ncf.bb/ 417-6625.

Due to the overwhelming response, registration is now closed.

Written by: Toni Yarde

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