As a voice over coach with Such A Voice, I talk to new voice over professionals and aspiring voice over talents quite often. One of the most common concerns I hear in new and aspiring voice over professionals is confidence …
Whenever I start coaching a brand new student, the first question I ask is, “Why do you want to do voiceover?” Invariably, the answer is, “It seems like it would be fun.” And you know what? That’s a great reason …
Whether a novice or an old pro, it is absolutely essential that you are constantly working to maintain and improve your chops. That means developing and practicing your performance technique, as well as staying on top of trends in the …
So, you’ve got your demos posted to your website. Your home studio is all set up. You feel confident in your abilities to produce high quality voice over work. Now what? It’s time to get that first voice over job! …
Nerves. We can all get them from time to time. And as a newcomer in the industry, that need to succeed can be especially distracting and actually get in your way. So how do you cut through the noise and …
Have you ever noticed how everyone takes everything personally? Especially when it comes to TV shows, commercials, movies, and music – we have intense emotional reactions to the things we see and hear. I hate that movie… that song drives …
I consider myself among the fortunate few who make their living as a voice-over actor. Each day I awake with the potential to be greeted by the next great audition or booking. A normal person’s smartphone-phantom-limb-syndrome doesn’t hold a candle …
We hear it from our students all the time: “People keep telling me I have a great voice and that I should be on the radio.” It sounds like a neat opportunity too, to be that voice in a commercial …
Sometime in 2009 I met my first voice over professional. I’d never met somebody who did voice overs before that day. I’d never even given a second thought to the voice over profession. In fact, I barely knew it existed. …