In this episode, Roger talks with Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald. Maarten is a voice evangelist; He works with the Dutch Voice coalition to bring voice to the Dutch people, founded Project Zilver which brings voice to elder adults, actively works on the Open Voice Network, and is an all-around icon in the voice community.
Roger and Maarten discuss
- Maarten's background
- Voice Evangelism and what it is
- Maarten's first experience with voice
- AR and voice
- The Dutch Voice Coalition
- Voice for the people and why it's important
- What is "Google Dutch" and the dangers of voice homogeny
- Openness and voice -why voice should be more like the web
- Project Zilver and bringing voice to older adults
- Why the voice opportunity for older adults is so huge
- Maarten's Book
- Open Voice Network and what Maarten does for it
- Maarten's Podcast and Newsletter
- In-Person Events and Covid
- Voice Lunch
- Maarten's hidden gem
- Maarten's shocking prediction
- Keeping in touch
Links from the Show
Dutch Voice Coalition - www.spraakcoalitie.nl
Project Zilver - www.projectzilver.com
Open Voice Network - openvoicenetwork.org
Open Voice Newsletter - www.getrevue.co/profile/openvoice
Open Voice Events - www.openvoice.nl
Maarten's Book - www.managementboek.nl/boek/9789047012900/voice-maarten-lens-fitzgerald
Keeping in Touch
Maarten's Website - www.lens-fitzgerald.com
Maarten on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lensfitzgerald
Maarten on Twitter - twitter.com/Dutchcowboy
Host: Roger Kibbe
(@rogerkibbe) is a senior developer evangelist for Samsung
www.linkedin.com/in/rkibbe
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