Comments on: For Want Of A Nail The Kingdom Was Lost

By: Double Dutch » Blog-casting

Double Dutch » Blog-casting — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:11:48 +0000

[...] I listened to Mahmoud Taji’s very first podcast and I became a believer. He really nailed it (pun intended)! Hearing his voice, his inflection and [...]

By: julialombardo

julialombardo — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:50:36 +0000

When I listened to Taji’s voice today, it reminded me of the Saturday afternoons when I was in a recording booth narrating texts for the blind. When you narrate for such an audience, you must be extremely succinct and clear in your speech, because the listener has virtually no visuals, only your voice, with which to understand the message. That meant that we had to describe complicated charts and graphs, algebraic equations, and complex ideas with superior clarity. The human mind and body never cease to amaze me, and within a very short period of time, I was acquiring the ability to read one line ahead with my eyes while my voice was still a line behind. This ability allowed me to self-edit while I narrating. It was especially important because on any given day they were throwing whatever text needed reading, and I had no idea what I would be reading on any particular day. Virtually everything was a cold read. And yet, there was no greater preparation for me than this. Great job, Taji.

By: brianhudson

brianhudson — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:38:18 +0000

Fantastic listening to Taji in his own words. I have one comment left to say.
Veg-a-tative

hehe
Brian

By: flyingdutchman

flyingdutchman — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:59:27 +0000

In enjoy your “prattles”! For a more in-depth response to your podcast, check out my latest blog:

http://voiceover-casting.com/doubledutch/

Have a great day!

By: mstaji

mstaji — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:06:16 +0000

No You’re right its not your headphones … I accidentally applied a restoration effect on my audio file that was a little too strong and (also accidentally) saved it to the file before I could undo… It bothered me but I figured that its more about what I am saying than the quality of the recording so I just didn’t bother to re-record it (also I fit this in before my audio book recording session as a sound test so didn’t have the time to re-record it) Thanks for taking the time to listen to me prattle on!

By: flyingdutchman

flyingdutchman — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:58:49 +0000

I truly enjoyed listening to your first podcast this morning. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I was inspired to write another blog…

Unfortunately, my technical jargon isn’t sufficient to give you substantial feedback on the quality of the recording. I listened to your voice through tiny earplug headphones, and that can be quite deceptive.

I noticed a slight metallic buzz (for lack of a better description) at the start of each sentence, but perhaps I have to thank my headphones for that.

To be continued….