Kate Chen <[email protected]>,
Angelina D’Orta <[email protected]>,
Kristina Dawoud <[email protected]>,
Shmyah Hoppie <[email protected]>,
Eduardo Ibanez <[email protected]>,
Grazelle Juanillio <[email protected]>,
Torri Little <[email protected]>,
“Carlos Montoya, Jr.” <[email protected]>,
Alessia Pisicchio <[email protected]>,
Edwin Ramirez <[email protected]>,
Tatjana Razai <[email protected]>,
Loida Rivera <[email protected]>,
Monica Sarduy <[email protected]>,
Holden Velasco <[email protected]>,
Arianna Arce <[email protected]>

Here’s how the experiment goes:

• Using any device, record yourself three times saying, “This is 99% Invisible. I’m YOUR NAME” three different ways. Just read it differently or use your voice differently each time.
• Listen back to what you recorded.
• Then, watch the video on “Three Tips for Training Your Voice” (below). Do the exercises along with the video.
• Then record yourself three times again, trying out different tones or energy levels. This time say, ““This is 99% Invisible. I’m Loida Rivera. Today we’re going to start back in the 1970s, at a Catholic School in South Los Angeles. It is picture day.”
• Then listen back to what you recorded. See what differences you notice after the exercises.
  

For class on Tuesday:

• Be sure to do the reading and listening in advance.
• Take some notes, with time stamps, on the episode of 99% Invisible we’re listening to.
• Choose a moment from the episode that reflects EITHER an element of storytelling Roman Mars mentioned in the segment of Period Talks we discussed in class OR an element of podcasting Glen Weldon discusses in the introduction or first chapter to NPR’s Podcast Startup Guide.
• Be sure you have the time stamp for your moment and are prepared to talk about it in class.

ALSO: We’re going to do a voice recording experiment, so be sure you have a device to record into.  Your phone is a good bet, but if you have a decent microphone, a computer or tablet will work too (or a digital recorder).