Directing Voiceovers: Don't Be. Do.Written by Peter Drew
Directing a voice-over talent you’ve hired to read a spot for, say, dog food is pretty much same as directing a great actor in a scene in a major film production. Well, almost same. Go with me here.It’s all about action. The end result of performers’ action in both situations is a reaction from audience. A successful performance in dog food commercial gets listener to buy product. The well-acted movie gets viewer to buy into world it creates. Independent filmmaker, Steve Pak, writes: “…the goal is to tell a story dramatically rather than didactically, which means characters do things rather than explain things.” To get listeners to buy your product or service, you need to get voice actor to actually do something with copy, not think about what they’re doing with copy. Mr. Pak observes: “The challenge for directors is to stop talking about results and start talking about process.” In other words, it’s what happens during journey, not just arriving at destination, that’s most important to story. Mr. Pak’s key to talking about process is use of action verbs, not adjectives. How does this work with a piece of commercial copy? Let’s take our example of dog food. We’ll call our brand “Stinkalicious.” It’s a wet, canned food. Now, Stinkalicious’s unique selling proposition is that it only stinks to dogs! Yes, when you open a can of new, genetically altered Stinkalicious dog food, only your dog can smell disgusting aromas that always appeal best to dogs. It’s these non-aromatic aromas that cause Rover to come a runnin’.
| | Nursing Jobs Website Wins Praise From Those Who Count – The Nurses and Employers Who Use It.Written by Neil Street
NursingExecutives.com, an innovative career website for executive and administrative nurses, is winning plaudits from those who count most – executive nurses seeking career choices and employers and recruiters who are seeking them. By focusing on a very specific niche, nursing leaders, NursingExecutives.com has achieved outstanding growth since its launch in 2003 and is attracting attention of many in healthcare industry – an industry rolling from a critical labor shortage.Cheryl Hooper, president of NursingExecutives.com, knows her way around healthcare industry. She has spent more than fifteen years in various healthcare-related capacities, including ten years in field of medical staffing, and is an active member of several healthcare associations on a local and national level. At a time of deep-seated labor shortages in healthcare industry, Hooper’s background helped her to single out one segment of industry – nursing executives – that was chronically under-served by existing career services. While many recruitment firms and career websites catered in some fashion to broadest spectrum ofnursing jobs, nobody was doing anything to help this specialized yet vital group - nursing leaders. Nursing leaders include executive, administrative, and middle management nurses – and they are a group that occupies one of most crucial positions in entire healthcare field. Nursing executives in every sector of healthcare field are highly sought after by employers and recruiters. Yet, as Hooper knew only too well from her daily interaction with executive nurses, they were largely overlooked in terms of employment and career resources aimed specifically at their needs, as were recruiters and employers who are desperate to reach them. Hooper’s company and website, NursingExecutives.com, set out to fill this void with a unique and innovative solution: not only bringing together administrative level nurses and employers, but doing so in a way that offered a real service and value to both sides. NursingExecutives.com offers an efficient, confidential, and effective procedure whereby nursing executives can showcase their expertise to potential employers. For employers and recruiters, website offers a unique, carefully-screened pool of talent across a range of specializations under “nursing leaders” umbrella. It’s a win-win situation. As a result, website serves as a destination site for those seeking executive nursing positions and those with positions to fill.
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