Lesley Abrams and Dean Steeves have collectively
and individually been involved in literally thousands of creative
media projects. From effective voice-overs to fascinating narrations,
from commercial copywriting to industrial media production, from
speech writing to...well, what's your latest communications Challenge?
If you or your clients are looking for creative, effective and professional
media, look no further than LaughingStock Creative Media.
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LaughingStock Voice & Acting Demos
Lesley Abrams & Dean Steeves Combined
Acting Demo
Meet a lively,
motley cast of characters brought to life by a couple of
experienced and creative comics. By the way, Lesley and
Dean wrote these scripts for Hewlett Packard and Compaq
Computer, as well as acted in them. - Video 10:07
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Lesley Abrams Voice Demos
Lesley Abrams has a smooth,
smoky, velvety voice and can parse a sentence for extraordinarily
wonderful commercial readings.
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Dean Steeves Voice Demos
Dean Steeves' voice has been
called "sincere and believable." He can pitch products or
services to a world waiting to hear your message.
Dean Steeves Commercial
Voice-Over Demo - Audio 2:48
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VOG
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the meeting is about to begin, please
take your seats." Yeah, we do those Voice of God announcements,
too. On site or pre-recorded.
LaughingStock Radio Commercials
All of these commercials were written, voiced and produced by
LaughingStock Comedy Company. Okay, we didn't sing the jingle at
the end, but we could have!
Play All
- Audio 9:22 (Or select them individually below to
play in any order you like.) Download the MP3
(3.9MB)
Maine Bay Furniture
- Audio :60 "Location, Location, Location" Challenge: Help this hard-to-find business
get some curb recognition. Download the MP3
(420KB)
Horsefeathers
Restaurant - Audio :60 "The Place to Meet" Challenge: Make this hot, local watering hole
THE place to meet. Download
the MP3 (400KB)
Arby's
- Audio :60 "Lobster Roll" Challenge: Sell an off-brand item to the local and
tourist markets. Download the
MP3 (430KB)
Hewins Travel
- Audio :60 "Full-Service Travel Agency" Challenge: Help travelers understand that
full-service costs nothing extra. Download the
MP3 (420KB)
Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters - Audio :60 "Good Morning" Challenge: Introduce a high-end cafe and bakery
to a new market. Download
the MP3 (400KB)
Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters - Audio :60 "Good Evening" Challenge: Sell fresh-roasted coffee beans
to make better coffee at home. Download
the MP3 (420KB)
Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters - Audio :60 "Happy Weekend" Challenge: Highlight this upscale cafe and
bakery's products to make special weekends. Download
the MP3 (400KB)
Strictly Formal
- Audio :60 "The Wedding" Challenge: Promote a free rental for the groom with
groomsmen's rentals. Download
the MP3 (430KB)
Poland Spring
Water - Audio :60 "Come Up for a Drink" Challenge: Sell bottled water to frugal New
Englanders. Download the
MP3 (470KB)
Hurricane Restaurant
- Audio :60 "On the Coast of Maine" Challenge: Create a song - more memorable
than a jingle - to position an upscale restaurant front-of-mind
to affluent diners. Download the
MP3 (420KB)
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LaughingStock Sales Tools
Here are just a couple of examples, one video and one audio,
of projects LaughingStock created to highlight our client's products
and services. We also custom-craft live presentations for meetings,
general sessions, trade shows, even guerilla marketing on the street.
Let's chat about your unique requirements.
Lucent/AT&T Incentive Catalog
- Video 7:29 "Cable Channel Surfing" Challenge:
Demonstrate the value of accumulating sales points and selecting
quality products from the incentive program catalog.
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Forster Manufacturing
- Audio 4:48 "Toothpick Tape" Challenge: Create
an attention-getting, carry-in sales tool to introduce a
new version of an old product to store-buyers. Download
the MP3 (3.4MB)
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The Forster Toothpick
Tape is a small example of a larger concept we call, "Through
the Ages." LaughingStock takes a cracked look at a product
or service as it was discovered, inspired, evolved, developed,
mangled, improved and finally brought to perfection by our
sponsor. We can create a Through the Ages for you as a simple
and short audio file, a 10-minute video or a fully realized
45-minute live presentation with costumes, music, sound
effects and a big cast of players. Or some combination in
between. Every one is different. Every one is fun and memorable.
LaughingStock Speech Writing
Busy presenters hate to write or don't have the time. We
like to write and like to charge for our time.
We can create a highly effective, brand new message.
We can breathe life into an old one.
We can make dusty subjects interesting and dull ones charming.
And we can even provide advance and/or on-site coaching
to make your presentation effective and memorable.
