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PANAcademy: Choosing Impressive Audiobook Demos

April 8, 2024 by Alex Raby, Website Czar

Virtual Event

Thu April 25, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm New York

12:00pm ET (New York)
9:00am PT (Los Angeles)
5:00pm GMT (London)
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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. Tanya would like to work with a variety of narrators from different levels of their careers.

Students should come with a 2 minute sample that they can read for the class. We’ll discuss the piece’s viability for a demo: what works, what could be improved. By listening to others and sharing their own demo ideas, participants will leave the course having a clearer idea of how to present themselves in the way that makes them more credible, and more hirable.

Instructor: Tanya Eby

Class Length: 90 Minutes

Max Enrollment: 12 people

Target Audience: All narrators

Zoom instructions: You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to your event. The Zoom link will also be available to logged-in ticket holders on this page 15 minutes prior to the event.

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Please note that classes that do not meet a minimum number of students may be cancelled with 48 hours notice. Students will be notified by email and their payment refunded.

Got questions? Email panacademy@pronarrators.org and we’ll get back to ya!

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Brands in the wild: three narrators’ discoveries

May 12, 2023 by executivedirector

Virtual Event

Wed June 28, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm PDT

1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST
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André Santana hosts Natalie Naudus, Tanya Eby, and Steven Jay Cohen in conversation about what they’ve discovered putting their brands out there: what worked, what didn’t, the highs, the lows – and everything in between.

Steven Jay Cohen is a writer (of prose, poetry, and code), actor, director, educator, audio engineer, and narrator. Steven has been telling stories his whole life; professionally, since 1991.

Tanya Eby is an award-winning narrator of over 1000 audiobooks, a casting director and producer in audiobooks, and a USA Today Bestselling writer.

Natalie Naudus is an Audie and Earphones award-winning audiobook narrator. “A fave among audiobook listeners” (Buzzfeed), she lives with her family on a mountain in Virginia.

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Using your brand to harness your power

May 12, 2023 by executivedirector

Virtual Event

Tue June 20, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm PDT

1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST
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Julia Whelan speaks with Joe Arden about the community he’s built around his romance brand and how serving his fans has ended up serving him.

Joe Arden is one of Romancelandia’s most prolific and beloved narrators, and has been featured in Men’s Health magazine and honored with numerous industry awards. From Audiofile Magazine: “Arden’s smoky baritone, passionate and believable, packs a wallop in the sultry department.” His first solo writing effort, The Chameleon Effect, was shortlisted by Audible’s Editorial Staff as “one of the Best Audiobooks of 2022” and one of the “Top 100 Romance Audios of All Time.” He is an advocate for consent and equality, and also loves to pamper his rescue blue nose pitbull.

Julia Whelan is the Audie-winning and Golden Voice narrator of over 500 titles. She’s also the author of the international bestseller My Oxford Year and the award-winning Thank You for Listening, a romcom set in the audiobook world.

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Human branding for human narrators

May 9, 2023 by executivedirector

Virtual Event

Tue June 6, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm PDT

2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST
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You already have the skills you need to build your authentic personal brand. Learn the basics of branding and how to align your brand with your sense of purpose in this kickoff to PANA’s authentic personal branding series for narrators.

PRESENTERS:

Stacey Lind is a narrator with a secret branding past. As a designer and marketer she’s helped develop brands for individual artists, theatre companies, and international corporations.

André Santana is a narrator on a journey to tell great stories. Before getting behind the mic, he picked up skills throughout human resources, higher education, and diversity and equity.

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