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glittlefield
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Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Round Rock, TX
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 Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| Deirdre wrote: | The problem with biographical info is that it can be clunky on a website. I think bio stuff should be limited to work that pertains directly to your VO work; sometimes the best bet is to let a resume do all the talking—there are usually no pronouns to worry about.
Professional info— info about your services—is probably best described with no pronouns or with limited third-person pronouns. Writing about oneself in the first person is likely to induce "I" strain in the reader if you're not careful.
If the website is obviously just your own, using "we" can be dishonest and silly—please! do you really have a staff?
I think a good example of "missing first person" and third-person usage is Connie Terwilliger's front page. |
Thanks, Deebs (and Connie!). One of my goals is to avoid the "I" strain you mentioned. That was one of the things that wore me down last summer while trying to find a job in Maine. "I have this experience... I did this... I did that..." bleh. It was bad enough WRITING it, so I could just imagine how it read. Judging from what I saw on Connie's site, my instinct to use the proper pronoun (ie my NAME) whenever possible is on the right track.
Greg
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bobbinbeamo
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Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Posts: 2468
Location: Wherever I happen to be
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: DB's VO Website "Rules": |
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Hi,
I am an old pro but new here and just looking around. Personally I agree about sound on a landing page. I don't like it. I'd much rather click and hear what I want on demand, It's kinda like having something pushed on me I didn't ask for. As for the other stuff, I enjoy seeing dynamic , original (not canned) images.....which you can spot the moment you see them. Thanks for listening.
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Diane Maggipinto
Spreading Snark Worldwide
Joined: 03 Mar 2006
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Location: saul lay seetee youtee
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Bobbin--Welcome, and nice, nice avatar!
Diane
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