THE ART OF COMMUNICATiNG IDEAS
DAVID TYLER'S COMMUNICATiON ARTS E-ZINE
An e-Zine for people working in the communications field. Broadcasters, TV producers, post-production editors, writers. Please add your voice in the comments, it’s through discussion that we will learn and grow together.
Media Training: How To Prepare for A Media Interview
Seriously, who couldn't use a little bit of free publicity, right? It doesn't matter if you're a C-Suite executive, small business owner, or a solo-preneur, for one reason or another the media will come calling...and you need to be prepared to face them. A good...
How To Create Video Subtitles in .SRT Format
Early in my career, long before I was working on-air or doing voice overs I had a client that wanted French subtitles placed on an English video I had shot and edited. This was long before the internet and personal computers and honestly, I was...
How To Write A Press Release That Gets Noticed
As much as the media seems in a state of flux these days the one thing that remains is the need for an organization to disseminate it's story. Despite the many options via social sharing, the one stable constant is the press release. Proper usage of the press release,...
Valerie Geller: Beyond Powerful Radio
Beyond Powerful Radio - Valerie Geller on Life with a Microphone (Part 1) from Mark Ramsey on Vimeo. Beyond Powerful Radio - Valerie Geller on Life with a Microphone (Part 2) from Mark Ramsey on Vimeo.
Word of Mouth is Getting People Talking about Something Worth Talking About
Word of Mouth is Getting People Talking about Something Worth Talking About...what's your message?
How to Prevent A Cold by Drinking Honey and Lemon
My work as a full time voice over talent depends on my voice always being in shape to work. More often than not, especially during the winter months, friends ask me what I do if I catch a cold. The short answer is, I don't. I do have a few tricks up my sleeve in the...
Writing Tools To Help You Communicate Better
When it comes to writing style I don't consider myself a "traditionalist". Two things that I insist on when writing is spelling and punctuation. Both of these things have improved by using two apps on a regular basis: Hemingway and Grammarly. If you're writing a...
Change Is the Only Constant
"The man who views the world at 50 the same way he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" - Muhammad Ali As someone who just turned the big 5-oh I'm not going to argue with that statement from "The People's Champion" . Truth be told, I'm certain if I had...
Post Production Audio Trick Using Melodyne
I've had Melodyne in my audio production arsenal for many years and have used it only occasionally to play around with for radio imaging voice overs. It's main purpose of course is to fix out of tune singers in music production. I call it the more beautiful sister...
5 Indispensable Tools to Run My Voice Over Business
I've always said when you have the right tools you can make anything happen. The same goes for my voice over business. I've been asked a million times before what software I use (ProTools), what microphones I use (TLM 103 + MKH 416), what's my mic preamp (BAE 1073MP)...
10 Tips to Make Your Periscope and Facebook Live Broadcasts Successful
From the looks of it 'live' video on social media has become a thing. And to help it not turn into a monstrous thing from the deep I've put together this list of 10 tips to make your live Periscope and Facebook Live broadcasts successful and help you connect with your...
Behind the Scenes: Recording the Voice Over for CTV’s W5, Episode 50-16
Join me in the booth for this behind the scenes look at recording the voice over for one of Canada's most renowned broadcasts: CTV's W5.
6 Tips to Setting Up Recording Studio Reference Monitors
Whether you work in a radio production studio, post production sound studio, TV edit suite, a bedroom project studio or world class music recording facility, the placement of your reference monitors matter. When making critical decisions about EQ and stereo...
David Tyler – Profile Video
David Tyler is a voice over talent based in Montreal, Canada. This is a 2 minute profile video of who he is, what he does and why he does it. Find out more: davidtyler.com #communicatingideas
It’s Not About the Medium Anymore…
It's not about the medium anymore...it's about the message! #communicatingideas #MarshallMcLuhan pic.twitter.com/mHKbFQhIBM — David Tyler (@DavidTylerVO) January 18, 2016
How to Choose An Advertising Agency
It doesn't matter what business you're in as you grow, eventually you will face the challenge of hiring an advertising agency. Now, for clarity when I say "advertising agency" I'm also talking about any kind of creative agencies that offer creative marketing services...
Smile!
SMILE Let everyone know that today you’re a lot stronger than you were yesterday. #smile #simpleidea #idealicious pic.twitter.com/sFuLn0WZcy — David Tyler (@DavidTylerVO) November 6, 2015
How To Create A Public Relations Action Plan for Non Profit Organizations
I was recently asked to help a non profit organization create a public relations action plan that they could implement on their own without the use of a PR firm. Here's what we did. There are 2 distinct stages to creating a public relations action plan setting the...
