Greetings. This is a voice acting mastery special announcement.

Hi there, this is Crispin Freeman.

Normally, I'm your guide to the world of voice acting, but unfortunately, I am sick.

You can probably hear it in my voice.

I've been struggling with a really nasty cough for over a week,

which has made my voice sound tired and ragged.

It also means that for the first time in eight years,

I am unable to bring you your regularly scheduled episode.

I'm deeply sorry about that.

A question aspiring voice actors often ask me is,

what do you do when you get sick?

My first response is, do your best not to get sick. Get plenty of rest, eat a healthy diet,

and exercise regularly. This ensures that your body and your immune system have what they need

to keep you as vital as possible. However, sometimes catching a virus is unavoidable.

When you do get sick, the best thing to do is rest as much as you can, drink plenty of fluids,

and see a doctor if the symptoms persist. That's exactly what I've done, and I seem to be on

the road to recovery. Hopefully, I'll be back up to full strength sooner rather than

later. As far as voice acting jobs go, I've had to reschedule the ones I can and cancel the

ones I'm not ready for. There's not much else you can do about that. Even if I was feeling

relatively okay, that doesn't mean that my voice would sound the same. Which brings us to this episode.

The way I sound now, there was simply no way I could provide you with an episode of the quality

you've come to expect from voice acting mastery this time around. As I mentioned, I've been

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