PANAcademy: Casting Your Audiobook
In this two hour session, Erin will discuss the things you need to think about when casting your book... with…well you.
$50.00
Professional Audiobook Narrators Association
By Narrators, For Narrators
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PANAcademy: Twisted Wave Audiobook Post Production
Virtual Event
This course will use many of the tools at Twisted Wave to edit, proof, pickup, and master audiobook audio to meet ACX, Spoken Realms, and Findaway Voices specifications.
$100.00
PANAcademy: Feldenkrais Lessons
Feldenkrais lessons enable you to feel simultaneously grounded and free as you enter the world of your book, so you emerge from your booth invigorated, rather than exhausted. *Please note: this is a multi-week class*
$150.00
PANAcademy: Prepping, Tuning, and Pimping Out Your Home Studio
Virtual Event
A comprehensive session to equip narrators at all experience levels with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to honestly understand and optimize their recording environment.
Free
PANAcademy: Working with Independent Authors
Virtual Event
Whether you're a brand new narrator or a seasoned pro, working with indie authors can be a great way for narrators to diversify their client base. This webinar will provide a deep dive into why you should work with indie authors and how to do it in practical steps.
Free
PANAcademy: Beyond Audiobooks: Opportunities in Voiceover
Virtual Event
An expansive look at the world of voiceover and the skill overlaps that narrators possess to be able to grow beyond building characters for audiobooks. This free webinar will showcase how a narrator's talent can be used to broaden their career horizons from animation to commercial and beyond.
Free
PANAcademy: IPA: Overview, Symbols, and Usage
Virtual Event
An introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA. Appropriate for narrators at all levels, this interactive class will introduce and refresh the basics of IPA to provide a better understanding for accent and dialect study as well as general pronunciation research.
$50.00
PANAcademy: Recording Yourself in Reaper
Virtual Event
Whether you are changing DAWS or are trying to find one to start with, This course will teach you the basics of setting up Reaper and then recording with it. We will discuss the best practices of recording yourself. Lastly, we will also cover how to render your final files for sending your files off to your editor.
Free
PANAcademy: IPA: Overview, Symbols, and Usage, Encore
Virtual Event
An introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA. Appropriate for narrators at all levels, this interactive class will introduce and refresh the basics of IPA to provide a better understanding for accent and dialect study as well as general pronunciation research.
$50.00
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PANAcademy: Izotope RX Workflows & Tools
Virtual Event
Izotope's RX Standard provides an amazing array of tools to make you sound great. In this class you'll learn how to integrate these powerful plug-ins within your current recording software, as well as workflows which can massively automate and simplify the mastering of your work. We'll review best practices with core RX tools and demonstrate key workflows.
Free
PANAcademy: Expectations for Beginning Narrators
Virtual Event
Join narrators Christine Mascott, Ann Richardson, and Krystal Hammond for an honest, informative, and uplifting conversation to address common challenges faced by newer audiobook narrators.
Free
PANAcademy: Choosing Impressive Audiobook Demos
Virtual Event
Tanya will help lead a class through choosing audiobook demos that help highlight your skills as a performer. We'll cover audiobook demo etiquette (what casting directors look for and don't want), how to make sure you're showcasing your skills, how many demos to have, etc.
$50.00
PANAcademy: Breath for Narration
Noisy in-breaths? Running out of breath? Never fear. Nic is here to share the secrets of making breathing for narration non-intrusive and natural to help your words flow. You’ll learn how to make your breathing quieter and quicker and how to use breathing as a part of the story and character rather than just fuel. This will be a practical course so have room to move and play. Have some text to hand so you can put the principles into practice.
$50.00
PANAcademy: DAWs Explained
Virtual Event
Are you still trying to figure out what software will work best for your audiobook recording needs? Maybe you've narrowed down your choices, but you need perspective from one of the best in the biz to make a decision. Join "Uncle Roy" Yokelson to learn how to weigh the pros and cons of various DAWs and software, and focus on two industry faves, Adobe Audition and Twisted Wave.
Free
PANAcademy: Out of Character: Prepping, Proofing, and Directing
Virtual Event
Narrators get to play all the roles in a story - but they aren't the only role in the audiobook industry! Are you curious about other work in the production process? Broaden your horizons - and earning potential - as we cover the basics of prepping, proofing, and directing.
Free