Name: Voice Acting Lessons I Didn't Learn From Voice Acting
Start: 2026-08-14T15:00:00-0700
End: 2026-08-14T16:00:00-0700

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Voice Acting Lessons I Didn't Learn From Voice Acting

Friday August 14, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

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This panel explores how skills and perspectives from other disciplines, including music, on-camera acting, visual arts, academia, and retail, can translate into becoming a stronger voice actor. Elisa Meléndez will share lessons and experiences from across these fields, along with how she has applied them to her voice acting career. After a brief presentation, the floor will open for a Q&A about 30 minutes in.

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Elisa Meléndez

Voice Actor (Borderlands series)

Please welcome Elisa Meléndez to MAGWest! Elisa is an actress as well as a singer and songwriter, and she has channeled her passion into a PhD in Sociology and careers in college instruction and video game marketing. She is most known for her work in the Borderlands Franchise, as... Read More →

Friday August 14, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels 1 San Simeon / San Martin

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