CAN you Read iT? By Matthew C Wallace Most all of us have stood the twenty feet away, covered an eye and been asked to read the letters off the Snellen Eye Chart. It’s as commonplace as saying, “Ahhhh”, to the doctor while their tongue depressor agitates your tonsils to a gag. Rather than just being…
What Music To Play? Ask Them. By Matthew C Wallace Music Moves the Needle If you’ve got your game day music totally dialed in, skip this entire piece. If, however, you don’t have your game day music under control, read on… At any type of event, music moves the needle, up OR down. The lack…
Being Prepared to Be Prepared By John McBride Mummers Parade Recently, January 2nd, 2022 in fact, I had the opportunity to be the Public Address Announcer for what has been voted the nation’s #1 holiday parade, the Mummers’ New Year’s Day Parade in Philadelphia. It was a near perfect weather for marching in January, and…
Wanna Announce? Start Here! Anyone Can Learn Public Address Announcing that means you too!!! Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. If you have the desire and enthusiasm, go for it! The world needs good public address announcers of any age. Good announcers make a difference for companies, organizations and institutions they work for as well…
The Starters is a video series which gives people a chance to “virtually” hear the starters of critical championship football games early on in the 20th century. This video gives the listener the unique opportunity to step back in time to hear what names such as Red Grange or George Halas might have sounded in…
“The Lineups” is a video/audio series which gives people a chance to “virtually” hear the starting lineups of every World Series Game 1 from 1884 up into the fifties. This video gives the listener the unique opportunity to step back in time to hear what names such as Walter Johnson or Ty Cobb might have…
The Twelve Days of Announcer Christmas Composed by Frederic Austin (1872-1952)Lyrics Adapted by Matthew C. Wallace Day 1 On the first day of Christmas my home team gave to me, a game to announce or two or three. Day 2 On the second day of Christmas my home team gave to me, two working mics,…
Tongue Twisters Elocution Exercises for Voice Professionals TWISTERS Each video comes with a spoken sample of the tongue twister but, also, a real-world application example. Listen then, apply them to your speaking life! They are only useful if you practice them over and over to improve your speech. A Ann Anteater ate Andy Alligator’s apples…