Juggling Life and Voiceover
“The trick to juggling is determining which balls are made of rubber and which ones are made of glass.” For some people, juggling many facets of their life is easy and they welcome the challenge, but for others, it …
To Rest and How Much To Rest, That Is the Question: VO Prep Tips
76” x 80”, 100 % Egyptian cotton ivory sheets (1200 thread count, of course), fluffy, white goose down pillows, comforter folded back, lights on dim, a spray of lavender on the pillow cases, Sarah Vaughn playing on the Bose. Stretch …
VO Production Tips: Self-directing and self-editing
Over the last several years, the majority of the work I’ve done – both auditions and bookings – has been from my home studio. And for easily 90% of those recordings, there has been nobody on the other side …
Find Your Voice: Learning to market yourself in VO
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 …
VO Performance Tips: Get Serious About Having Fun
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 …
VO Performance Technique: Use it or Lose it
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 …
5 Great Marketing Tips for Voice Over Professionals
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! …
Ground Yourself: Controlling Your Breathing in VO
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 …
Take It Personally – Connecting with copy
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 …
How I Handle a Slow Week
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 …
Want to become a voice over professional? Here's what you need to know.
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 …
Voice Overs are a Hot Industry
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. …