The VO Atlanta Audiobook Academy presented by ACX is a deep dive into audiobooks geared towards those who have narrated fewer than 50 titles. Areas of focus will be technical, business and performance with Breakouts and X-sessions available in each in addition to a few panel discussions designed to help you. Whether you are at the start of your audiobook journey and need help setting up your home studio and profile for audiobook work, you've recorded a few audiobooks and need guidance on next steps to forward your career, or you want to work on improving your performances - The Audiobook Academy at VO Atlanta (AAVOA) will have exciting educational options and top names as your guide.
Audiobook Academy Highlights:
The Audiobook Academy takes place alongside the main VO Atlanta Voiceover Conference, so if you're interested, you can register for both at a discounted rate, and get the best of both worlds. |  Academy Highlight |
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The following sessions take place at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel.
Additional sessions are listed below which take place as part of the General VO Atlanta Conference.
Day | Session Title | Session Speaker | Start Time | End Time |
| 3/27/20 | AAVOA Keynote | Dion Graham | 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| 3/27/20 | Dialects, Accents, and Honoring Ethnicity in Audio | Joel Froomkin | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 3/27/20 | A Deep Dive into an Ahab Audition | Dan Zitt, Julie Wilson | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Working with a Production Studio | Chris Fogg | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM |
| 3/27/20 | Chapter One: Intro to ACX, the Audiobook Creation Exchange | Scott Jacobi | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM |
| 3/27/20 | How & Where to Research and Advance an Audiobook Career | John Florian | 11:10 AM | 12:10 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Dual POV Audiobook Narration | Natalie Naudus, Andrew Eiden | 11:10 AM | 12:10 PM |
| 3/27/20 | LUNCH BREAK (Included with Registration) | - | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Please, Pigeonhole Me! Audiobook Narrators, Genre Fiction, and the Value of a Niche | Andi Arndt | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Alone in the Booth: Focus on Tech | Andrew Eiden | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Actors Buffet | January LaVoy, Dion Graham | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Marketing Yourself & Your Audiobook Projects | Scott Jacobi | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Working with a Production Studio | Chris Fogg | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Self-Producing an Audiobook: Home Studio Set Up, Recording, and Outsourcing Post-Production | Evan Andree | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Containing Multitudes - Honoring Diversity in Audiobook Performance | January LaVoy | 4:40 PM | 5:40 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Working with Authors | Scott Jacobi | 4:40 PM | 5:40 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Friday Night Chill | - | 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 3/28/20 | How Your Voice Can Change Lives: Audiobooks Promote Equal Learning Opportunities | Paula Restrepo | 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| 3/28/20 | Audiobook Recording Using Hindenburg | Jonathan Hurley | 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| 3/28/20 | The Art of Storytelling | Dion Graham | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Character Voices Workout | Natalie Naudus | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Breathing Life into Audiobooks - Tips and Techniques | January LaVoy | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM |
| 3/28/20 | Self-Producing an Audiobook: Home Studio Set Up, Recording, and Outsourcing Post-Production | Evan Andree | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM |
| 3/28/20 | Setting up Your Home Studio | Michael Kinsey | 11:10 AM | 12:10 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Audiobooks for the Actor - The unique challenges of coming to audio as a seasoned actor (or the complete opposite.) | Joel Froomkin | 11:10 AM | 12:10 PM |
| 3/28/20 | LUNCH BREAK (Included with Registration) | - | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Unleashing Your Inner Voice - Audiobook Performance Intensive | January LaVoy | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Do It Yourself Platforms and Launching Your Audiobook Career | Joel Froomkin | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Bridging the Gap - from Indie Work to Publishers | Natalie Naudus | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 3/28/20 | How & Where to Research and Advance an Audiobook Career | John Florian | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Narration Using Hindenburg | Jonathan Hurley | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Intro to Casting & Ahab 3.0 | Dan Zitt, Julie Wilson | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Choose Your Own Adventure: Paths to Success in Audiobook Narration | Andi Arndt | 4:40 PM | 5:40 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Making YOU a Business | Natalie Naudus, Scott Jacobi | 4:40 PM | 5:40 PM |
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The following sessions are available as part of the General VO Atlanta Conference. They take place at the Hilton Atlanta Airport.
| Session Title | Session Speaker | Start Time | End Time | |
| 3/26/20 | GPS: Approaches to Text Prep for Audiobook Narrators | Andi Arndt | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 3/26/20 | From Voiceover to Audiobooks - Should You Take the Leap? | Tom Jordan | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Self-Producing an Audiobook: Home Studio Set Up, Recording, and Outsourcing Post-Production | Evan Andree | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM |
| 3/27/20 | Romance and Erotica: Embracing and Honoring the Genre | Joel Froomkin | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM |
| 3/27/20 | Out of Character? or All the Way In? | Dion Graham | 6:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Be a Savvy Audiobook Producer | Andi Arndt, Scott Jacobi, Andrew Eiden | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM |
| 3/28/20 | Alone in the Booth: Navigating the Path of Self-Recording | Andrew Eiden | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 3/28/20 | Audiobook Narration vs. Other VO Work | Dion Graham | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM |
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