Often, this time of the year we are looking for opportunities to give back. I am lucky to confess that another great pro-bono opportunity found me. It is my greatest pleasure to serve a “bigger purpose” and positively influence the lives of others.

Today, I recorded a video that promotes awareness about the spread of influenza for Translators Without Borders. Hopefully, I can share completed video with you soon. Stay warm and healthy!

 

Nature inspires artists in many different ways. Visiting the peaceful California mountains allowed us to unleash our creativity and bring it to another level. The Russian Voice-over team developed an experimental piece “Russian voice-over + Nature”. We spiced up our recording with organic nature sounds vs. recording it from a professional secure environment. Stay tuned to hear our creation!

Whenever you are working on advertising translation from English into the Russian language you should encounter the following obstacles:

1. Russian text is 25% longer than English. This especially needs to be taken into consideration when a print ad or editorial piece was already designed. While our team wass working on Direct TV translations, we did our best not only to translate and make it sound native, but reduce the number of words.

2. Keep your audience in mind. No matter what your writing assignment is – always consider who will be reading it. Make your translation as user-friendly as possible. Your audience will thank you with a better conversion rate.

3. Never translate word for word. Yes, I understand, you are trying to be a good translator and showcase your bi-lingual capabilities. But this is not about you and your ego. This is about engaging your audience in the best possible way. People prefer when you talk to them on paper, just as you talk to them in real life. So be short and sweet. And remember: Brevity is the soul of wit.(c) Shakespeare

Chicago Improv Fest (CIF18) returns April 20-April 26, 2015, treating Chicagoans to Improv in Every Direction! A beloved tradition, CIF18 jams into one fun-loving week more than 150 acts, featuring mega-talented improvisers plucked from Chicagoland and imported from cities like NYC and L.A., Rio and Warsaw, plus many places in between.

One World, One Stage

On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, improvisers coming from every direction will convene at Comedy Sportz to perform. A rare opportunity for fans to experience the international language of improv, CIF18 One World, One Stage lineup includes: Complot Escena (Mexico), Thy Neighbor’s Goat (Romania), Kristina Guzikova (Russia), iMprovKAndy ( Switzerland), and Impro Brasil (Brazil).

Location: ComedySportz Theatre

Address: 929 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL 60657

Time: 8 p.m.

Tickets: $10

International Project “Totalni Diktant” is one of the kind educational flash mob, that connects Russian speaking people around the world for the same purpose: Encouraging people to improve Russian grammar.

This year, Russian Voice-Over Services along with Cloudberry Language School will be organizing this educational event in Chicago.

Our target audience is everyone who writes, reads, speaks and thinks in Russian. We have also noticed that Russian speaking immigrants tend to forget some key grammar rules. Our goal is give them a chance to get together and have fun while improving their language skills.

Last year, “Totalni Diktant”, gathered more than 30 enthusiasts at the Chicago Public Library. This year, we expect double the attendance.

We are inviting you to join us on April 18, 2015 at 2pm and try it for yourself. The event is FREE on a first come first serve basis.

Address: Uptown Library, 929 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

This journey took us a year and a half, from getting Don Miguel Ruiz’s blessing to completion of the project. But finally, the love tutorial is here. After reading, listening, and listening again, I realized that’s THE BOOK. Mastery of Love is Toltec wisdom on how to be successful in relationships. You will learn about your wounds from the past, and how it affects your present and future; love addictions, and how it’s the same as drug addictions; how to choose YOUR partner; conscious sex. Now, Toltec wisdom is available in the form of a Russian audiobook. Russian talent who worked on this project includes: Boris Kofman, Eugene Nemirovsky and Kristina Guzikova.

We would be happy if you could share this book with the ones you love!

You can listen this book here

While filming a movie in Kiev, Ukraine in late 2011, Ukrainian movie director Ganka Tretyak, invited Kristina Guzikova to voice-over part of her movie “Don’t Worry”. This movie about relationships, love, and music was filmed in Ukraine, Spain, and America. Ganka had a hard time finding someone to voice-over the female character in English, so Kristina lip-synced for Zhanna’s part. “Don’t Worry” was screened at a few international film festivals, including Berlin and New York City. “Don’t Worry” is now available on YouTube.

Russian Voice Over Team would like to thank all of our clients for a wonderful and eventful 2013. We wish to you a lot of love, prosperity, and happiness in the New Year. We look forward to serving your voice-over needs in 2014!

I was always curious what the best microphone option for my home studio production of russian voice over recordings might be.
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Now the answer is clear: Mic 96 from Apogee

~ Kristina