PANAcademy
Presenting Sponsor of PANAcademy
What is PANAcademy?
PANAcademy offers continuing education courses for narrators at subsidized rates. These member-exclusive classes are offered by industry professionals and change with the needs of our members.
PLEASE NOTE: If you attempt to register for a event or class and receive a blank screen, loading wheel, or 404 error, please check for a confirmation email before trying again. You may also email hello@pronarrators.org for more assistance.
Thursday, January 29 • FREE • 1.5 hours
Non-members – $30
3:00 pm ET (New York)
12:00 pm PT (Los Angeles)
8:00 pm GMT (London)
Award-winning audiobook narrator Teri Schnaubelt shares her financial management and tax-saving tips she’s learned from 30 years of living as a solopreneur that made her a millionaire. Join us to learn how to start applying specific business—and personal—smart money management best-practices right away. You’ll get insight on how to evaluate your net worth, check your credit reports and scores, and evaluate how much you can and should start contributing to your Solo 401(k) or other retirement plans NOW!
This event is open to the public.
Thursday, February 5 • $75 • 1.5 hours
3:00 pm ET (New York)
12:00 pm PT (Los Angeles)
8:00 pm GMT (London)
In our workshop, we’ll talk all about how to craft your demos. From where to find good demo pieces, to how to edit them to suit your needs, to how to label them. This will be a crash course in Demo How-To!
This class is only available to PANA members.
Thursday, February 19 • FREE • 1.5 hours
Non-members – $30
12:00 pm ET (New York)
3:00 pm PT (Los Angeles)
5:00 pm GMT (London)
Are you tired of shouting into the social media void every time you have a new release? Most narrators treat marketing like a digital billboard, but in the indie world, the real power lies in community, not just a “fanbase.”
In this 90-minute session, narrator and former brand consultant Ruthie Bowles applies the power of Brand Archetypes to the world of audiobook narration. You’ll learn how to move past the “”constant sell”” and toward authentic engagement by discovering your unique professional persona. We’ll focus heavily on online engagement strategies—how to become an invaluable ally for your author clients and a favorite “”follow”” for readers—and how to bridge those digital connections into the real world through strategic convention attendance.
This event is open to the public.
Thursday, March 12 • $75 • 2.5 hours
Audit (members only) – $40
12:00 pm ET (New York)
9:00 am PT (Los Angeles)
5:00 pm GMT (London)
Select, perform, and polish audiobook demo material that will best demonstrate a narrator’s skills and show producers & casting directors what they want to hear. Attendees will have the opportunity to perform a short demo piece for an attending director and receive real-time feedback as well as observe their peers’ performances of a variety of different material.
This is a members-only event.
