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Hi! I'm a Eliza Jane Schneider.

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Freedom of Speech Podcast Live Taping 3/22
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SUNDAY 7-9 PST - LIVESTREAM! Portland's Songs of Protest - Freedom of Speech Podcast

Sunday March 22 at 7-9pm Pacific Experience the voices of Portland protest songwriters Darka Dusty, Alexa Wiley, Bill Valenti, Lisa Marie Garvin, and Jon Shea from LA and special guest Dr. Travis Melin in our community keening over the state of the world, a special live taping of Eliza Jane's Freedom of Speech Podcast at Artichoke Music, where Joy is resistance! Tickets for the LIVESTREAM Eliza Jane is a traveling folk storyteller whose protest songs grow from decades spent listening to...

SAVE THE DATE! WHEN: On March 22, 2026 at 7pm Pacific WHERE: Online AND In-Person at Artichoke Music in Portland, Oregon In-Person TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eliza-janes-freedom-of-speech-podcast-live-taping-tickets-1983146833564?aff=oddtdtcreator LIVESTREAM LOCATION: https://www.patreon.com/c/elizajaneschneider (go to that link now & join for free, then paste it into your calendar on 3/22 for the livestream link) Thank you for your attention! Thank you so much for taking the time...

The doors are OPEN. Producers don't want a "narrator." They want versatility. They look for the actor who has sharpened every crayon in their box, the big accents, the vocal range, the comedic chops, and the improv skills. Introducing: The Utility Voice Membership (Black Friday Special) For a limited time, you can access Eliza Jane Schneider’s acclaimed on-demand training for just $25/Month. This self-guided membership is the only place where you will learn: The 3-Prong Method: Learn or LOSE...

Well, that wasn't quite right. That email that you received a little while ago wasn't what was supposed to go out. That was actually from the LAST time we offered this program. Rest assured, the gremlins at the wheel have been sufficiently chastised. Anything more you receive from us will be 100% intentional. Promise. What was supposed to reach you today was an email that teased our new Black Friday deal that we're dropping tomorrow. For the inconvenience of clogging up your inboxes, you...

The answer is yes (but there’s a catch). Hi! There is a worry in the world right now that voice jobs are going away thanks to AI. And to be honest? That is partially true. If you are a "voiceover" artist, someone who simply delivers information for explainer videos or e-learning, that low-hanging fruit is indeed drying up. But if you are a Voice Actor, someone trained to believably live in imagined circumstances, the opportunities are only getting more exciting. So, how do you prove you are a...

Hey brilliant humans! This month in the Character Acting Program at Competitive Edge Voice, we’re opening up our British Regional Dialect Mini Lessons and a special live “Hotseat” session with Eliza Jane Schneider for free next Saturday to everyone who’s shown interest in this work before! 🗓 Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 15th at 9:30am PST // 12:30pm EST // 5:30pm GMT and get ready to explore accents from across the UK with dialect coach & voice actor Jasmine Yates (you might’ve...

Freedom of Speech Podcast

It's finally here. Freedom of Speech: The PODCAST! NEW EPISODE FREE ON PATREON Hello my favorite humans. As most of you know, I've been travelling the world, recording dialects, for over 30 years. Listening to people. The widest swath of humanity the English language has to offer. So finally, after all these years, I'm getting over what my friend calls the 3 P's of law school: the Perfectionism that leads to Procrastination that leads to Paralysis, and I'm releasing my 4th P: This PODCAST....

Hi! Eliza Jane here with a quick update ... Thursday August 7th at 11AM Pacific, we're holding our final free class of the summer entitled... "Crafting a Career in Character Voice Acting" A Professional Voice Acting Q & A with Eliza Jane Schneider And since you are on my VIP list, you are invited! It is going to be epic, check out all of the gold we will be talking and details below Registration link DATE: Thursday, August 7th, 2025 Time: 11AM PST 2pm EST In this Free webclass we cover how to...

Super excited about the FREE masterclass tomorrow! I have been working on it all week because I want to make sure you get the best training you have ever gotten on this topic! We will be talking about a lot of things I discovered that PROPELLED my career and changed my life. One of the things you will discover are how I used the Springboard Looping method to book a jub that ended up paying $10,000.00 for a single day of work at the beginning of my career for an "Additional Voices" gig, and...

Back by popular demand, we're doing one more FREE LIVE online masterclass & Q & A for actors who want to expand their bookings, perfect their accents and dialects, build their character repertoire, and take their VO careers to the next level. Is that you? WHEN: Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 at 11AM Pacific Time WHAT: How to PROPEL your Voice Acting Career and Kill Impostor Syndrome for Good! HOW: CLICK HERE NOW to register (space is limited) Maybe you're kicking yourself for having missed our last...