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You are here: Home / Spotlight on BAIPA Members / Becky Parker Geist – Bringing Life to Books through Voice

Becky Parker Geist – Bringing Life to Books through Voice

October 23, 2013 by Becky Parker Geist

IMG_5216eBy Linda Jay Geldens

Becky Parker Geist, a new BAIPA Board member, is a voiceover professional who can, upon request, access a variety of voices from wacky cartoon characters to serious roles like Dame Fortune in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and can launch into accents ranging from British to Southern to pure New Yawker.

 

She received her M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and her B.A. in English and Theatre from Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  Becky then began her voiceover career in 1981 as a staff narrator for the Library of Congress’ Talking Books for the Blind Program.  One of their most popular narrators, she recorded 70 titles during a two-year period.

 

In 1984 she and her husband moved to California with their baby daughter.  Eventually, two more daughters arrived; currently, one lives in Los Angeles, one in New York City, and one in England.

 

Besides doing voiceover work, Becky is a stage actor, acting coach, theatre director, playwright (she’s currently on tour with the one-woman show she wrote, Joy with Wings: A Daughter’s Tale), screenwriter, teacher, and Executive Director of Chaucer Theatre.

 

Becky’s versatile acting background serves her well as she tackles books for self-publishers that might call on her talents to interpret historical figures in a novel or animals in a children’s story.  She has a particular love of creating children’s audio-enhanced ebooks, including sound effects and original music, and also doing voiceovers for animated films.

 

Becky discovered BAIPA in March 2012, thanks to her friend, author/attorney Sandy Shepherd, who thought Becky’s unique talents might enliven books written by self-publishers. 

 

Becky’s philosophy?  “Great stories can uplift and transform.  Effectively delivered from the heart, the voice allows the stories to come alive inside the listener, like a warm light being turned on and revealing a whole new world.  That’s what I do.  I reveal new worlds that the author has created.”

 

Becky has created the Book Audiologist Award Contest, and is currently accepting entries of books for children (details are on her www.proaudiobooks.com website), as a way to help authors expand their marketing efforts, while exploring the possibilities of how an audiobook version of their book might sound.  Weekly finalists have segments of their books podcast.  The 2013 winner will receive an audiobook version at no charge.  BAIPA authors who have worked with Becky include Geraldine Boyce and Susan Pace-Koch.

 

Becky Parker Geist is committed to providing exceptional, inspiring, accessible voiceover services to self-published authors.  As she says, “I stay vulnerable to what is being conveyed in the story and allow it to affect me.”  Her versatile voice truly brings characters to life.

 

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About Becky Parker Geist

An audiobook producer and narrator with 40+ years of experience in the industry, Becky is the CEO of Pro Audio Voices Inc. Typically working with authors and publishers who are challenged in reaching their widest audience, our Pro Audio Voices team provides audiobook production, including complex and unusual projects, and the marketing options including podcasting services to help increase impact.
Committed to leadership, Becky serves as President of BAIPA. She is also a member of NFAA (NonFiction Authors Assn), IBPA, and APA (Audio Publishers Assn)I. She is the author of 6 titles, including The Left Turn: Two Lives Worlds Apart; Audiobook Toolkit for Authors; Selecting a Narrator for Your Audiobook: Insider's Guide to Choosing a Narrator You'll Be Thrilled With!; Game Plan for Educators; and two children's books: Rock-a-Bye Wiship and Grandmother Moon and Other Mother Stories: Book One (co-authored with Vlatka Herzberg). Becky's passion is to help great stories come alive!

Becky Parker Geist (recording/stage name Becky Parker) came to the audiobook world from the acting side of things. After receiving her M.F.A. in Acting, Becky began narrating Talking Books for the Blind through the Library of Congress, narrating over 70 titles in two years, and became one of their most popular narrators and one of only 2 full time narrators. As a professional stage actress, she has toured internationally, regionally and locally.

Becky Parker Geist of Pro Audio Voices

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UPDATE: BAIPA continues to meet via ZOOM ONLY. However, we held a very successful HYBRID meeting on May 6. The board is in discussion about future events like that one, and we will get the word out as soon as decisions are made. Even when we decide to resume regular in-person events, we will continue the Zoom option. We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

Upcoming Events

  • Recording Only Workshop Ticket: Putting Your Audiobook to Work for You with Becky Parker Geist
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    • June 17 Audiobook Results workshop with Becky Parker Geist
       June 17, 2023 - December 31, 2023
       10:00 am - 12:00 am
  • Book Cover Design with David Kudler — 12/02/23
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    •  December 2, 2023
       9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • How to Promote With Social Media
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    • Diana Concoff Morgan - social media
       January 6, 2024
       9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • How to use Social Media and ChatGPT Authentically to Grow Your Following
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    • January 20, Social Media + ChatGPT with Diana Concoff Morgan
       January 20, 2024
       10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • The Power of Taking the Stage as an Author
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    • Parchelle Tashi - Taking the Stage
       February 3, 2024
       9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • Writing Success Guaranteed: Using Your 10 Unique Superpowers
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    • Michael Larsen: Writing Success Guaranteed
       March 2, 2024
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BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having occasional workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • April 6 : Alexa Bigwarfe on creating a book marketing plan
  • May 4th: Becky Parker Geist on the latest on audiobooks
  • May 18th: Workshop with Becky Parker Geist on audiobooks
  • June 1st: HYBRID meeting at The Next Key Room with Ruth Schwartz speaking about the latest info on print on demand with KDP and Ingramspark.

And more great events to come!

 

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