Dave Courvoisier             November 2008           follow-up edition
CourVO.com
Newsletter

Voice Acting
in Vegas

O. M. G. ! 
You all were so kind in your response to my first newsletter.
THANK YOU!
However, ahem...if you happened to notice in the header of the
newsletter, I sent that thing at 3am PST
and the late hour led to some serious omissions and oversights.
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR SOME
NOTEWORTHY UPDATES...!!!
     ...Dave Courvoisier

First Things First
by Dave
The Black Background Stays

But I've heard your cries to make the links more readable,
...so no more dark blue links.
In fact, the text colors seem to be all over the place depending
on what browser, what e-mail utility, or what monitor you use.
For some, Thunderbird didn't like my newsletter,
for others, pics didn't display.
Such is the state of html conflicts on websites and e-mails.
I've already queried CONSTANT CONTACT about possible fixes.
#2 -- I LOVES me some voice coaches...!!!
by
CourVO
So Many Great Coaches -- So Little Time :

woman at keyboard
  I wouldn't even BE here without Alice Whitfield.  How I could've
  overlooked a mention of her awesome service to voice-actors I'll never
  know (groggy at 3am I guess).  At any rate, Alice is tempered and  
  seasoned by years of entertainment work in New York City. 40 years 
  as  a writer, casting director, producer and director.  We're just
  lucky to have someone of her caliber here in Las Vegas. She helped me
  get my first demo off the ground. Thanks, Alice!
       SEE HER PERSONAL COACHING WEBSITE HERE

   I searched and searched last night for Deb Munro's voice-coaching website.  Apparently, I didn't look deep enough.  Here it is: CLICK.  
Also, Deb reminds me that there is also now a dedicated website just for their voice-over cruise planned for '09. CLICK.

An old friend, Scott Shurian also reminded me that among his many talents he's a voice coach with a long track record of success, and I post his coaching website link HERE with my full recommendation.  20 years of his experience  is well worth your time with Scott.

Finally, apologies to voice coach Bettye Zoller, for spelling her name without the "e" at the end. Me...a guy who spells "Courvoisier" all day every day for people....I still forgot to add the siimple "e" at the end!

Threesies
by the
guy with
the funny
last
name
200...

person at computer
  ...was the mailing list magic number to send my first newsletter.  I  
  feel pretty good that 179 made it through.  I'd also highly recommend
  Constant Contact as your e-mail service if you're thinking about
  doing this.  It's pretty slick....telling you who opened your e-mail,
  who clicked-through, and who didn't even get it. Nice stats!

If you know of others who want to or might like to get my newsletter, please pass along my e-mail (below) and I'll add them to the e-mail list.  After I sent the mail, I realized how many names I'd forgotten to put on...my own sisters and other personal friends among them.

I particularly want to thank those who sent thoughtful, lengthy responses with kudos as well as criticisms.

Apparently, most everyone liked the 'VEGAS STEROTYPES" section the best.
 
 
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