TALK WITH A PRO - Discussion Series
Part of the PROGRESS SERIES - $35 each or a ten-pack for $300! - TRY A FEW & GET BETTER!



TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS!
Speak personally and candidly with an industry-respected, full time working professional voice over artist.

Ask, Pry, Be Nosy, Learn, Get The Inside Scoop, and GET ANSWERS and TIPS!



IT'S SIMPLE
From your standard telephone (land line or cell phone), call in to our special number, and be connected with a professional voice over artist and approximately nine other voice over artists.

Each month may be a different professional.

Have your questions ready, and read biographies (below) to determine which professional you want to speak with.

CODE OF CONDUCT?
Ask anything you want!
And expect candid answers, since we enforce that the professionals are straightforward.


Approximately 10 participants... have your questions ready!

SCHEDULE      TELE-CLASS: second Thursday every month 7pm-9pm ET. See schedule. PRICE $35/each or a ten-pack for $300! (interchange with any Progress Series event) INTERESTED? Please call weekdays 9-5-ET to receive your dial-in code: 888-321-edge (3343). DETAILS workshop is limited to approximately 10 participants  .  workshop is 2 hours long OR 20-minutes per person if there are fewer than 6 participants  .  please read The Fine Print below

BIOGRAPHIES of the PROFESSIONAL TALENT YOU SPEAK WITH



JOAN FRANZINO
"Mr. Franzino, Joanie talks too much in class."...a common phrase said by school teachers. And now...aren't we glad?

Joan Franzino started her career in acting and comedy improv in 1994 at a tiny radio station in Westport, Connecticut. Her first real voice-over was a national TV spot for Consumer Reports Magazine in 1995. Her credits now include Sharp, Finesse Shampoo, Dove Soap, Diet Pepsi, N'Sync / Nabisco, Nyquil, 10-10-566, Progresso, Motorola, Cohen's Fashion Optical, Enterprise Rent-a-car, Pediacare, Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa / Disney…and others. Though her smooth, clear, upbeat sound is what clients like most of all, they also become addicted to her characters! She’s been "Cosmo the Dog" for Imaginarium Toy Stores, "Mother Goose" for Hasbro’s Mother Goose Sings Nursery Rhyme Songs Game (2003), and "Wanda" for the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority. Check out more of her voices on JoanFranzino.com.

Joan is a master of the at-home studio, as she’s done 60% of her voice work from it since 1997.

Joan is also the Morning Show News Anchor and Sidekick at Westchester, New York’s number one station, WFAS-FM (103.9 & 106.3). She’s also the Midday DJ at WFAS-AM (1230) but uses the name Gina Lewis.

And lastly, she’s performed loads of comedy improv in New York City, does on-camera news and commercial work, practices Tai Chi, is big on family, and has a fat cat named Spanky who she loves to death.


JIM CISSELL
Jim Cissell got his start in radio broadcasting in the US Air Force in 1967. Since then he has voiced, written, and produced over 10,000 commercials, TV shows, films, and videos.

His work has won every major award – CLIO’s, Addys, Tellys, EFFY’s, Golden CINE, Peabody’s, Hugo’s, Mercury’s, Aurora’s, POLLY’s, Ampey’s, Dove’s, TVB’s, and all major Film Festivals—including New York, Chicago, Houston, and the Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes Film Festival. It’s been featured on national TV shows like Oprah and The World’s Funniest, Now A Word from Our Sponsor, and in the White House.

Jim has narrated over a hundred national TV shows and documentaries seen on Discovery, PBS, and National Geographic – including the prime time series Critical Rescues, Interpol Investigates, Brainchild, and Jack Hanna’s Top Ten Animal Adventures. He has voiced over a hundred national commercials for the likes of Dairy Queen, The Johnny Carson Collection, Scotts Lawn, The Club, NetFlix, Sir Speedy, Time-Life, PETsMART, DirecTV, and Time Warner—as well as thousands of local and regional commercials. He’s been national on-camera spokesperson for National Money Service and Clorox’s “most successful new product intro ever.” And his voice can be heard in Permanent Exhibits at dozens of US Parks, the top of Sears Tower, and the Doppler Museum in Austria.

His client list reads like a Who’s Who of the Fortune 500 -- Disney, ABC, CBS, Fox, Turner Broadcasting, Tribune, Encore/STARZ, the Learning Channel, Animal Planet, Home Shopping Network, Buena Vista Television, the WWF, GE, IBM, Toyota, Microsoft, Pfizer, Merrill Lynch, Intel, FedEx, Sony, Dolby, Coors, Starbucks, USX, Arco, Hanes, Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Mercedes, Holland America, Bank of America, Bissell, Planet Hollywood, REI, Thermos, the US Park Services, Select Comfort, Rand McNally, Corbis, United Way, Boy Scouts, Boys & Girls Club, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, the American Lung Association, Nintendo, and E-A. And he has written and produced thousands of radio and TV commercials—including several national award-winners.

Over 90% of Jim’s work is recorded at his own studio, complete with ISDN lines, Pro Tools, and FTP site. He is available 24/7 and can deliver any format, anytime, anywhere. And Jim works hand-in-hand with other industry veterans, including Grammy-Award-winning music composers, nationally-accredited editors, and other nationally-recognized voice talent.


BRUCE BAYLEY JOHNSON
Bruce Bayley Johnson was a drama major at Middlebury College. He started in the business as a radio copywriter and hands-on radio producer. His radio production awards include a Clio and 14 Clio finalists, a national Addy award, several Hatch awards and many more.

Bruce began full time freelance work doing on-camera work in industrials and training films and then moved into the world of voiceovers in the 1980s. Bruce was the signature voice of Lever 2000 bar soap ("momma parts, poppa parts, and baby parts") one of the most successful new product introductions ever. He has voiced many national and regional TV campaigns for McDonalds, French's, Diet Coke, Tyco Toys, and many more.

In the world of animation, Bruce is the voice of Mayor Jeff on Disney's "P.B. and J. Otter," Mr. Swirly, Cowpoke Pete, Mr. Crushey, the Wacky Weatherman and many others on Disney's "Doug," "Brand Spanking New Doug," and in "Doug's First Movie," Mr. Spudinski, the couch potato on Disney's "Jo Jo's Circus," Pedro the Penquin on Noggin's "Pinky Dinky Doo," and others.

With his quirky, friendly sound, Bruce has narrated dozens of children's videos and CD's for the likes of Random House, Weston Woods, PBS, Scholastic and Jumbo Pictures. In the promo field Bruce's voice has been featured on promos for ESPN basketball, PBS, DMX, as well as several local affiliates.

Like so many voiceover actors these days, much of his work is now done via the internet or ISDN from his state-of-the-art home studio in Guilford, CT.


MARTY MORAN
Marty Moran began his professional broadcasting career in 1984 working as a DJ and Production Director at WKPE-FM on Cape Cod. In 1986, he joined the production department at WXKS-FM in Boston, MA as a writer, producer and announcer. In 1987 he relocated to Hartford, CT to become the Production Director at WKSS-FM, working to create award-winning radio commercials (displayed at the Francis W. Hatch awards in Boston), promos, hilarious parody songs and morning show bits. Marty eventually became the Creative Services Director at WHCN-FM. While there, he also hosted “The Comedy Zone” and won the Hartford Radio Broadcasters Association’s “Why Radio?” production competition.

In 1999, he left the radio industry to work as a full-time voice over artist and commercial actor.

His voice has been featured on hundreds of projects, including McDonald’s McGriddles, Compaq, Mobil 1 Oil, 1-800-Flowers, TGI Fridays and Microsoft. Some of his character voices can be heard on toys like Yahtzee Turbo, TV Whack-A-Mole and Tickle Toes. Currently, Marty appears in TV commercials for Papa John’s Pizza, Carmax and The New Jersey Clean Energy Program. Marty’s professional goals include landing a voiceover gig on “The Simpsons” and performing on-stage with The Beach Boys.

Marty enjoys sailing and performing as a singer & bass guitarist in The Nifty Fifties Band. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Susan and their cats Henry and June.