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S4 Episode 19: Karen Jacobsen - the GPS Girl on her serendipitous role as the Australian voice of Siri

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Kandungan disediakan oleh Chief Futurist - The Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill. Semua kandungan podcast termasuk episod, grafik dan perihalan podcast dimuat naik dan disediakan terus oleh Chief Futurist - The Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill atau rakan kongsi platform podcast mereka. Jika anda percaya seseorang menggunakan karya berhak cipta anda tanpa kebenaran anda, anda boleh mengikuti proses yang digariskan di sini https://ms.player.fm/legal.

Our guest is world-famous and while you may not heard of her, you may have heard her voice!

Aussie-born and now back in Australia, Karen Jacobsen’s speaking voice is in over 1 Billion GPS units and smartphones worldwide giving directions.
From a single voice-over booking, she created her empowerment brand “The GPS Girl”, teaching the five directions for “recalculating" in business and life.
An award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Karen's musical career highlights include sharing the bill with Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka and Christopher Cross and singing the national anthem at major sporting events including 80,000 people at the Giants Stadium for the New York Jets.

A TEDx speaker, Karen has enjoyed wide media coverage including the NBC Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine, being named one of People Magazine's Most Intriguing People and she hosted her own web series "Navigating New York with The GPSGirl".
Karen's voice is in demand in the studio as a Voice-Over artist recording customised voice systems and advertising campaigns and in-person as an entertainer and speaker for Corporate events around the globe.

As an Author, Karen’s book "The GPS Girl's Road Map for Your Future” gives direction for getting more of what you want in business and life.
We covered a range of topics including

  • Karen's Hero: Olivia Newton-John
  • How Karen became "Aussie Karen" in Siri
  • How the recording process worked
  • How Karen uses voice interfaces in real life
  • Will AI replace the human voice assistant completely?
  • The time Karen found out she was the voice behind "Aussie Karen"
  • Karen's Son's reaction to his mummy being in her phone
  • Karen's most interesting voiceover job
  • The GPS Girl and corporate audiences on recalculating
  • Transferrable skills from a signer to a corporate presenter
  • The new reality of performing in a post-covid world
  • Advice for people wanting to perform as a singer or speaker and how to build confidence
  • Tips for improving your public speaking
  • How Karen recalculated in March 2020
  • Karen's new life in The Whitsundays, Australia
  • The blueprint for a real ambassador
  • The magic about The Whitsundays
  • Three Actionable tips for recalculating your next destination

Resources mentioned on the show
A Passionate Life - Ita Butrose
Tourism Whitsundays
Olivia Newton-John

More on Karen
Karen on LinkedIn
Karen on Twitter
Karen's Music Website
The GPS Girl

Your Host: Actionable Futurist® & Chief Futurist Andrew Grill
For more on Andrew - what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com
Andrew's Social Channels
Andrew on LinkedIn
@AndrewGrill on Twitter
@Andrew.Grill on Instagram
Keynote speeches here
Pre-order Andrew's upcoming book - Digitally Curious

  continue reading

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Kandungan disediakan oleh Chief Futurist - The Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill. Semua kandungan podcast termasuk episod, grafik dan perihalan podcast dimuat naik dan disediakan terus oleh Chief Futurist - The Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill atau rakan kongsi platform podcast mereka. Jika anda percaya seseorang menggunakan karya berhak cipta anda tanpa kebenaran anda, anda boleh mengikuti proses yang digariskan di sini https://ms.player.fm/legal.

Our guest is world-famous and while you may not heard of her, you may have heard her voice!

Aussie-born and now back in Australia, Karen Jacobsen’s speaking voice is in over 1 Billion GPS units and smartphones worldwide giving directions.
From a single voice-over booking, she created her empowerment brand “The GPS Girl”, teaching the five directions for “recalculating" in business and life.
An award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Karen's musical career highlights include sharing the bill with Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka and Christopher Cross and singing the national anthem at major sporting events including 80,000 people at the Giants Stadium for the New York Jets.

A TEDx speaker, Karen has enjoyed wide media coverage including the NBC Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine, being named one of People Magazine's Most Intriguing People and she hosted her own web series "Navigating New York with The GPSGirl".
Karen's voice is in demand in the studio as a Voice-Over artist recording customised voice systems and advertising campaigns and in-person as an entertainer and speaker for Corporate events around the globe.

As an Author, Karen’s book "The GPS Girl's Road Map for Your Future” gives direction for getting more of what you want in business and life.
We covered a range of topics including

  • Karen's Hero: Olivia Newton-John
  • How Karen became "Aussie Karen" in Siri
  • How the recording process worked
  • How Karen uses voice interfaces in real life
  • Will AI replace the human voice assistant completely?
  • The time Karen found out she was the voice behind "Aussie Karen"
  • Karen's Son's reaction to his mummy being in her phone
  • Karen's most interesting voiceover job
  • The GPS Girl and corporate audiences on recalculating
  • Transferrable skills from a signer to a corporate presenter
  • The new reality of performing in a post-covid world
  • Advice for people wanting to perform as a singer or speaker and how to build confidence
  • Tips for improving your public speaking
  • How Karen recalculated in March 2020
  • Karen's new life in The Whitsundays, Australia
  • The blueprint for a real ambassador
  • The magic about The Whitsundays
  • Three Actionable tips for recalculating your next destination

Resources mentioned on the show
A Passionate Life - Ita Butrose
Tourism Whitsundays
Olivia Newton-John

More on Karen
Karen on LinkedIn
Karen on Twitter
Karen's Music Website
The GPS Girl

Your Host: Actionable Futurist® & Chief Futurist Andrew Grill
For more on Andrew - what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com
Andrew's Social Channels
Andrew on LinkedIn
@AndrewGrill on Twitter
@Andrew.Grill on Instagram
Keynote speeches here
Pre-order Andrew's upcoming book - Digitally Curious

  continue reading

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