Izolda Trakhtenberg, Storyteller

Playwright, Author, Director, Podcaster

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Writer, speaker, singer, educator

Category: voice

  • Voice-to-Text, a primer

    I love Voice-to-text (V-t-T). As the technology improves, conducting business via V-t-T becomes  easier and more accessible. Business and communication become more portable and that creates more flexibility in how and where we manage our affairs. For example, I can now write emails and texts while walking my dog. I can give quick answers to…

  • My Faux Pas transformed into a Faux Pie: Say what you mean with the appropriate flavor

    I can no longer leave voicemails without adding in the Voice-to-Text commands that make words into sentences. I just left a voicemail that went like this: “Hi [period]. This is Izolda [period]. I had a couple of questions for you [period]. Can you give me a call when you get a chance [comma], please ?…

  • Speak Your Words, part 1 – Bring Your Written Work to Audible Life!

    In addition to narrating and voicing products for NASA, the National Geographic Society, and others, I have recorded a few audiobooks in the past few months. This has prompted me to ponder why any author would want to read his or her work out loud and how they would approach such a project.What vocal, acting,…

  • Learning to Sing – Confidence and the Callous Word

    This is why I teach people to sing. On Monday, I started teaching the first of the singing class series at Howard Community College. As part of the intro, I ask the students to tell me their names and their singing history. One of the students, an older lady (I’d say early 70s easily) told…