You're on this list because the work matters to you. Here's what I'm doing with it this summer.


Hey Reader,

Using context and intent is how performers connect with our audience. That's how AD performance, when it works well, feels like it's already inside the story, instead of at a distance.

Context is everything available to you before you open your mouth. Intent is what you do with it. Together, they're the difference between words that move and words that sit there.

Before I open registration to the public, you get first access. Think of it like a friend saving you a seat before the doors open.

I've been coaching voice actors for twenty years. Audio Description is where that experience is most specific and most useful.

This summer I'm running Summer Camp 2026. Two programs. One arc that carries through September.

When you approach Audio Description performance, it helps to imagine a friend seated next to you at a concert. Close enough to hear you, and the intimacy of that conversation. That's the relationship you're building with our AD audiences. Everything I'm running this summer is built around that kind of specificity.

Bootcamp Mondays in July builds the craft: pacing, timing, self-direction, live feedback on real material. Four weeks of performance coaching on the specific technical demands of Audio Description performance. Small group. Mondays in July. $297.

Beyond the Booth Tuesdays in July takes the career questions seriously, informed by four weeks of actual work. Where you fit in this industry, how you talk about what you do, what your next steps actually are. Business clarity. Capped at 10. Tuesdays in July. $300.

The full arc is Boothcamp. It's the Bootcamp in July, and a special Beyond the booth in August. Then an integration session in late September is your checkpoint after you've had time to apply things. Nine sessions. Three practical bonuses. $497. Summer school with a purpose.

That's the one I'd want if I were starting in AD today.

Register for Boothcamp — $497

If you already know you're only here for one side of this:

Performance coaching only — Bootcamp, Mondays in July, $297

Career clarity only — Beyond the Booth, Tuesdays in July, $300

Registration opens publicly soon. You have access now.


Beyond the Booth and Boothcamp applications are screened. Small groups only work when everyone belongs in the room. Bootcamp is open enrollment.


If you're unsure about fit, reach out before you join. Tell me where you are in your AD work, and I'll give you a straight answer.

Roy

P.S. If someone comes to mind who's been asking you how to get into AD performance, send this their way.

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Roy Samuelson helps companies turn accessibility into unforgettable storytelling. His newsletter shares sharp insights on inclusive content, the craft of audio description, and how human + AI voice can build trust, clarity, and emotional impact.

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