Donated to Democratic Campaigns
—Political Ads
—Campaign Media
—Candidate Speech Coaching
Edge Studio is donating Voice Over Casting & Recording to Democratic Campaigns, in English and Spanish, for
- Political ads (TV and radio)
- Campaign fundraising videos
- The ‘Stand By Your Ad Provision’ (E.g.: “I’m Jan Kanton and I approve this message.”)
- Social media posts, Facebook ads, gifs,…
- Live event announcements
- IVR telephony & robocalls
This is 100% in-kind support. This includes casting, auditions, Voice Actors, recording, and mixing with music – all to broadcast standards. Who records: CELEBRITY SPOKESPEOPLE – sometimes we can source celebrities who will donate their voice. PROFESSIONAL VOICE ACTORS – many are willing to donate their voices. YOU – we will prep and voice-direct you.
And I am donating Speaking Coaching to prep Democratic Candidates for
- Campaign events & rallies
- Fundraising events
- Debates
- Radio shows & Podcasts
- Town hall meetings
- Television interviews
- Press conferences & media briefings
- Floor speeches
- Taped voice over recordings
- Virtual events (e.g., Zoom)
- Reading from scripts & outlines
- Stage fright
- Accent reduction
I’ve developed simple speaking techniques that significantly boost voter engagement and turnout.
Numerous politicians have successfully adopted these methods, resulting in a substantial increase in votes—a game-changing number in tight races.
Further the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) has been instrumental in facilitating zoom-seminars where politicians rehearse these techniques with me, through simulated campaign rallies, podcast interviews, town halls, and fundraising events.
This is 100% in-kind support. Speaking coaching and rehearsals can be done online (via Zoom) and in person (at our studios in New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington DC). AND last-minute prep sessions and quick phone rehearsals as you need 24/7.
While we remain dedicated to creating a meaningful impact on your campaign: 1) The extent of our donation may be limited by time commitment, availability, usage terms, and limits of in-kind support. 2) We gladly donate our services when others working on the project will not profit from our donation.
Speaking of getting more votes…
Hello! I’m David Goldberg. I’m a go-to speaking coach with 36 years of extensive experience voice directing both live and recorded voice!
My mission? Tweak how democratic candidates speak, so they better influence voters.
I quickly identify 1) how a slight spin on word-choice, 2) simple rephrasings, and 3) customized speaking-adjustments strengthen your connection with voters, driving your campaign forward—whether you’re on camera, on stage, behind the mic, at a rally, and even when door knocking!
I’m also the CEO of Edge Studio, an international voice over casting and recording facility. We’ve completed over 13,000 projects spanning numerous high-profile projects such as Nike, Google, Microsoft, and major news networks like NPR, CNN, and NBC.
Key achievements include:
- Prepping over 10,000 professionals: CEOs, politicians, authors, podcasters, entrepreneurs, athletes, voice actors, and more for keynotes, media interviews, company podcasts, self-narrated audiobooks, presentations, investor pitches, videoconferencing, TED Talks, Toastmasters, and even kids’ college and internship interviews.
- Presenting over 1,000 times to government agencies, corporations, schools, nonprofits, business groups, and voice-over communities.
- Launching over 1,200 actively working voice actors into the industry.
Other coaches are non-specific. They offer vague goals like, “Engage your audience.” But what does that mean? Instead I show you exactly how to do that — in minutes, with concrete, actionable speaking tweaks. It’s a game-changing approach other coaches don’t offer.
For example,
- Concerned you’ll sound nervous? 2 simple speaking techniques completely mask it.
- Sound clunky when reading from notes? With 3 techniques, you can easily sound natural.
- Have a tightly-timed presentation? No worries, 3 straightforward steps help you convey your material effectively without your audience feeling rushed.
- Need to sound extra convincing? 1 specific speaking technique works great with investors and potential customers.
These techniques are game-changers for connecting with voters.
So say what you’ve gotta say. I’ll direct you to influence & win more voters.
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How you say words is 5X more influential than which words you use! So if voters say ‘no’ to you, it’s 5X more likely because of how you spoke, not which words you said.
Yet nearly all candidates are not trained to speak effectively.
AND THIS IS WHY I’m donating ‘political voice-coaching’ this election: I’m prepping democratic politicians to speak more effectively at campaign rallies, media interviews, podcasts, commercial recording sessions, fundraising events,…
Consider this:
1 …Your medium: Do you know how your speaking style influences voters when you’re interviewed on-mic for a podcast? Versus when on-camera vying for ‘talk time’ at a debate? Versus when standing on-stage giving a campaign speech with a microphone? Versus when addressing an advocacy group face-to-face?
2 …Your application: Will you be delivering campaign speeches, versus townhall meetings, versus political TV commercials, versus funding videos, versus debates, versus broadcast interviews? Do you know how to best adapt to each?
3 …Your audience: Hopefully you’ve been tailoring your voice to the demographic of your audience, to the size of the audience, to their energy, cause, and interest! If not, you haven’t been reaching them as well as you could.
4 …And your message: Has a speaker ever influenced you? Exuded mega-confidence? Touched you? Made you reconsider something? Gotten in your head?
Group Training Classes & Private Coaching Sessions
Voice Over in Politics; Pre & Post Production Best Practices. Group Training Class. 1 Hour.
- Best practices for selecting a voice for ads & media: Professional voice actor vs celebrity vs volunteer-testimonial vs you
- Choosing union or nonunion voice actors
- 4 key voice-directions to give volunteer speakers so they sound natural
- Assessing when to use a local dialect vs neutral American English
- Assessing when to use colloquial speech patterns vs formal
- 3 important steps in recording your own audio (commercials, podcasts, videos,…)
- When to use a professional recording studio
- Mixing/selecting background music in ads and videos, or going voice-only
- Script prep: (techniques that speed up writing time, that better resonate with audiences, and that make it easier to sound natural when recording)
- Translating English voice over into Spanish and other languages … and common translation issues
Voice Over in Politics; Speaking Techniques that Better Influence Voters. Group Training Class. 1 Hour.
- Tailoring your voice to fit the medium (on-stage, on-camera, on-mic, on-Zoom, face-to-face)
- Tailoring your voice to fit the application (townhall meeting, debate, interview, podcast, live speech,…)
- Tailoring your voice to fit the audience (demographic, size, energy,…)
- Tailoring your voice to fit your message (influential, confidence, touching, heartfelt,…)
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- Presenting with or without a microphone – key differences
- Reading from scripts – how to sound natural
- Reading off a teleprompter – how to sound natural
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- Pacing – best practices for different audiences & mediums
- Tone – conveying natural-sounding emotions (confidence, humor, sincerity,…)
- Volume – when to use it, when to soften it
- Personality – wins voters
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- Avoiding ‘filler words’ (e.g., “umm”)
- Avoiding slurred words (most people have a few)
- Avoiding misspeaks & tongue-ties
- Avoiding – or strategically incorporating – dialects and accents
- Interviewing – best practices
- Debate – best practices
- Receiving criticism
- Giving criticism
- Receiving positive feedback
- Covering up stage fright
- Vocal health for long speeches
- Maintaining consistency
- Maintaining energy
Private Speaking; Assessment with Feedback & Direction. Private Coaching Session. 30 to 45 Minutes.
Walk away with a number of ‘speaking adjustments’ that make an impactful improvement when connecting with and engaging your audience. Focus is on ensuring you better connect with your audiences, and more quickly.
Private Speaking; Rehearsal. Private Coaching Session. 10 to 15 Minutes.
Prep & Rehearsal Consults ‘make the difference‘. They can be scheduled last minute (you’ll have my direct mobile #) – or scheduled in advance. Easing anxiety & preparing to motivate speakers right before you speak is key to winning voters. Particularly useful before tough debates, broadcast interviews, and large live speeches.
We regularly voice-direct CEOs, politicians, celebrities,
voice actors, authors, & organizations.
Proud to have over 13,000 clients!
Your voice is the most direct connection you have with voters! Yet it’s probably the one thing you’re not focusing on.
Ironic, right? Here’s the thing: Should you project to a crowd to show strength? Or will they think you’re yelling at them? Will speaking fast engage your audience? Or will it make them feel you’re rushing them through your material? Do you know how to convey confidence when receiving feedback and critique, without sounding weak? Should you speak dynamically to maintain listener engagement? Or will listeners find your variety too bouncy and contrived? Should you hide any natural dialect? Or will that leave you sounding less trustworthy?
Shockingly, our experience shows that in over 95% of speeches; speakers are unclear at times resulting in audiences missing takeaways, stilted resulting in a lack of trust, higher pitched resulting in lack of confidence, tongue-tied with filler words resulting in a less intelligent appearance, choppy resulting in an unnatural sound, and fast resulting in feeling rushed through the material.
If you’re running for office, let us know how we can support you:
Call 212-868-EDGE (weekdays 9am-5pmET)
or email Blue@EdgeStudio.com
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