Gusto kong Maging Voice Talent

The Mentor Me Program, a joint project of the Department of Trade and Industry and Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (Go Negosyo), conducted a free seminar for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) last August 23. Held at the Casablanca Hotel and Convention Center, the seminar is part of the first phase of the program, where MSME’s are taught to develop good business sense. The seminar features talks from Go Negosyo Angelpreneurs and Mentor Me mentors, such as  Filipino motivational speaker , Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales. The seminar started early in the morning with a welcome message from DTI Bicol Regional Director Engr. Jocelyn LB Blanco. Usec. Zenaida Maglaya from DTI Regional Operations Group also sent her message to the seminar participants. Albay Board Member Alan Ranola also graced the event with his presence to give some words of inspiration on behalf of Albay Governor, Hon. Al Francis Bichara. Go Negosyo was represented by Programs Development Associa...

Voice of the Youth Network (VOTY) headed by its Founder –  Filipino motivational speaker  Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales – were the featured speakers at the Journalism Summit held at the University of Perpetual Help in Molino, Cavite on September 16, 2017. Over 90 Grade 7 to Grade 9 students attended the summit to learn journalism skills such as news writing, broadcasting and interviewing. After the opening ceremonies and welcome remarks, the first speaker came onstage – Dennis Paule, also known as DJ Denn Epic. DJ Denn is one of VOTY’s broadcasters, and also works as a Digital Media Assistant in DZXL/RMN Manila. He conducted a workshop on News Writing. He tackled the fundamentals of writing news, such as the fundamentals of writing, characteristics of news, and the 5 W’s and 1 H. He also touched on the different kinds of news, with focus on Editorial and Feature writing. Towards the end of his session, DJ Denn tasked the students to write a feature article, which the ...

Kinect Academy Inc., a school based in Nueva Ecija, organized its first Educational Tour on September 28, 2017. Over 200 High School students travelled to Metro Manila for a day of fun and learning. One of their activities was a Personality Development Seminar, held at the PICC in the morning.  Filipino motivational speaker  Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales was one of the speakers during the event. Pocholo’s talk was focused on entrepreneurship, where Pocholo spoke about the 12 qualities that make a successful entrepreneur. He started his presentation with his own personal journey in building his business. He talked a little bit about the voice acting industry, and also showed a video of his company, Creativoices Productions, when it was featured on national television. He even amazed the students with his ensemble of voice impressions! Pocholo also shared about the challenges he encountered in building his business, especially when he was starting out. He talked about t...

On November 19, Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales conducted a 3-hour voice acting workshop for the Animation students of iAcademy in Makati City. Over 30 participants attended the workshop to learn about the art of giving life to animation through the use of voice. The VoiceMaster shared the story of his journey in the voice acting world. He told the story of how he discovered his talent and inclination for the craft, and how it has given birth to his vision to make the Philippines the center of voiceover excellence in Asia. He also talked about the opportunities that await those who want to get in to the industry, as well as the future of voice acting amidst all the technological advancements today. The VoiceMaster also went beyond the topic of voice acting and also highlighted the importance of voice as the most powerful human instrument. He shared how voice is what makes an animation human, and that voice is what enables us to move the world with our message. The VoiceMast...

Creativoices Productions conducted an advanced voice acting workshop on March 28, at its headquarters in Makati City. The workshop was facilitated by Voiceworx Director Brian Ligsay, and Creativoices CEO and  Filipino motivational speaker  Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales. The whole-day intensive workshop was intended for Voiceworx graduates and those with some experience in dubbing and voiceover. Ten participants experienced this comprehensive voice workshop to sharpen their voice acting skills, particularly in dubbing and voiceovers. The day started with an introduction and an icebreaker, and a motivational talk by the VoiceMaster. He set the mood for the participants to develop a deeper appreciation for the art of voice acting. Pocholo shared the stories of how the industry has grown in his 20 years of being in it, and how their voice acting school has opened the doors to all who used to just dream to become voice artists. Then came Voiceworx Director Brian Ligsay...

On May 31,  Filipino motivational speaker  Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales was invited as one of the speakers in Impact Hub’s “Fuck Up Nights Volume 5.” The event started out as a normal gathering and networking event, which turned into an event where people can learn and be inspired by the failures of now-successful entrepreneurs. Each speaker was given 15 minutes to share their “fuck-up story,” which was followed by a 5-minute question and answer session. Pocholo came onstage as the first speaker. He began by introducing what he does as a voice artist, and even impressed the audience with a “sample” of the character voices he has dubbed. Pocholo then went on to share his first-hand experience of the monopoly and politics that surrounded the voice acting industry. He recalled his first dubbing experience, where he was told by a veteran that he is no good and that he will not make it in the industry. Pocholo transitioned into telling his “fuck up” story, where he inv...

On June 16, a half-day voice acting workshop was conducted at the Sykes Asia office in Makati. The workshop was organized by Artist Anonymous as part of the Sykes Choices program.  Filipino motivational speaker  Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales led his team of trainers to teach the basics of voice acting to Sykes employees. The workshop kicked off with the Voice Care Queen Ada Cuaresma, as she introduced the art of voice acting to the class. She gave them a glimpse of the industry, the various media where voice artists are needed, and the basic requirements needed to start a voice acting career. She then led the class through a series of vocal exercises, from warm up exercises to those that would improve the quality of one’s voice. She also gave them breathing and relaxation exercises, as those are also essential in increasing vocal power. After those exercises, Ada called the next speaker, Kelvin Lumibao, who discussed the “VoiceMaster’s Formula in Creating Character ...

What is your most important tool as a teacher? Is it your lesson plan? Your books? Your intelligence and positive mental attitude? When asked, teachers are likely to forget the very essential tool that they intensely use above everything else – the VOICE. Teachers make up the largest population of “professional voice users,” or the people whose occupations rely heavily on the use of the voice. In addition, teachers have far greater vocal demands than others – speaking for up to 6 hours a day on a daily basis, to 40 to as much as 70 students, in an environment that is not always conducive to teaching. Despite the importance of voice in their vocation, however, teachers get very little to no training on how to USE and NURTURE it. Voice artist, broadcaster and motivational speaker Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales brings to the teaching community his first book, “Voice Care for Teachers: Save your Voice, Save your Career”. It is filled with theoretical and practical informa...

Book enthusiasts, unite! The 37 th  Manila International Book Fair will be held on September 14-18, 2016 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. It is the biggest and longest-running book expo in the country, where thousands of titles ranging from fiction, textbooks, graphic novels and educational materials may be seen and even bought at a discounted price. MIBF is a haven for book lovers as they have access to such wide variety of reading materials, and also an opportunity of exposure and exchange of ideas amongst the players in the publishing and academic industry. MIBF is a great venue for authors to launch their new titles… and this year, the VoiceMaster is one of them. Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales, releases the very first voice acting book in the Philippines entitled  “Gusto Kong Maging Voice Talent”. Pocholo has made his mark in the voice acting industry, not only because he has voiced thousands of commercials, anime, foreign TV shows, children’s pro...