Practical work at the microphone: distance, response, behavior, artistic demands of the dubbing role, dubbing technique: role finding, expression, synchronicity, speaking in an ensemble, simultaneous speaking: voice-over, exercises with the “instrument of voice”: voice recording, concentration, emotion, and intonation exercises, intensive development of a scene in a group, in dialogue, and in an emotional role, self-taught exercises for speech and voice training. (OPUScomMUNICation, seminar leader: Volker Gerth)

Fundamentals of acting technique according to Konstantin Stanislavski, self-awareness and personality development in the acting process, text analysis, and scene work. The course participants demonstrated their skills in a successful final presentation, thereby deepening and consolidating essential acting skills. (Speaker Academy, trainers: Claudia Maria Haas & Matthias Rehrl)

Adjustment of the voice to the head resonance and speaker mask. Harmonisation of the individual voice sound to the mid-range. Reduction of the speaker volume in favour of a harmonious microphone reproduction. (Off-mike) Speaking according to the rules of German high pitch. (Theodor Siebs and Kleiner Hey) Articulation exercises with texts of different genres in raising and lowering the phonetic sentence weight. Emphasis was placed on text types such as literary audio books, factual news texts or voice-overs. (Sprecherakademie, Trainers: Claudia Maria Haas & Matthias Rehrl)

Conveying emotions with voice and timbre. Voice and vocal melody for different genres. Training the natural use of the voice and developing an awareness of the right vocal tone, the development of depth, resonance and volume. Basic acting for character development. Character and figure development. Fundamentals of the different theatre teachings. Authenticity in voice, facial expressions and gestures. Practical recording sessions in the field of dubbing. Work on monologues and dialogues. Body language and body work. (Sprecherakademie, Trainer: Andreas Schnell)

Recording technology and production. The work of the producer. Editing technique, transitions, integration of sound bites, CVs and music beds. Assembling words and music using multitrack technology. Fine editing and pausing. Mixdown of the finished production and conversion into different data formats. (Sprecherakademie, Trainer: Ulrich Habel)

Creation of customised templates for professional acquisition and communication in the voice over business. This includes templates for enquiries to recording studios and agencies that enable a clear and convincing presentation of your own voice talent profile. This is supplemented by acquisition lists for targeted contacts, invoice templates for efficient order processing and sophisticated pricing models based on the specific requirements of the industry. (Sprecherakademie, Trainer: Alexandra Jost)

The basics of elocution and dynamics for speaking from different narrative or speaker perspectives (authorial speaker, personal speaker, first-person speaker, neutral speaker). The perspectives were taught using different literary genres (classical and new literature, crime novels, short stories, fantasy & fiction, etc.) and differences in speech design were conveyed. (Sprecherakademie, Trainer: Dirk Müller)

Elocution and training in standard German theatre language according to Theodor Siebs. Precise articulation, voice and melody of the voice for different genres. Timbre of the voice and conscious formation of overtones for different uses such as: free moderation, contributions, news, advertising, answering phone calls, audio books, commercial and literary speaking. (Sprecherakademie, Trainer: Harald Jokesch)