In this interactive workshop, actor and voice coach Tobi Mattingly will take you through exercises and techniques to help you create unique and consistent character voices in a safe and healthy way.
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Bring your characters to life! You'll walk away from this session with a toolkit you can use to quickly and easily create many different character voices. You'll also learn how to reliably find those voices again, whether you're switching between many voices in one scene or bringing an NPC back months later. This is an abridged version of a workshop originally developed for professional actors doing audio drama, so the tools will serve you whether you need them for your home game, your Twitch stream, or your podcast! All exercises can be performed while wearing masks, and we kindly encourage all participants to wear appropriate face masks during this event.
Want to sell your art or crafts, be hired as a GM, or turn some other hobby into a side (or full time) hustle? Come learn how to evaluate viability, and avoid common legal and financial pitfalls.
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Many people turn their hobbies into successful businesses. But plenty others make errors early on that cost them time, money, and even their love of the hobby. Still others never try at all, fearing exactly such a negative outcome. Do I need a business license? When do I have to pay income tax, or sales tax? What do I need to charge to make a profit? Whatever your hobby, this workshop provides answers to many of these questions, and a clear blueprint (with lots of handouts) on how to find answers for the rest for your specific hobby and location. Facilitator Tobi Mattingly is an Enrolled Agent (licensed tax pro) and provider of small business services, working with artists, performers, creators, and hobby-entrepreneurs of all stripes for more than a decade. She's also a creator herself, having worked over the past 25 years as an actor, director, musician, and game designer.