Practice Makes Pitch Perfect
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2/08/2024
Star audiobook narrator Julia Whelan ’08 pulls back the curtain on her work in a profile by Palm Springs Life. For every hour of narration, Whelan takes about four hours to prepare and research, which includes learning pronunciations, practicing characters’ voices, and communicating with authors.