Making Cold Calls for VO
The following is from the Such A Voice archive, written by Catherine Marshall: Preparing to make cold calls reminds me of being at a middle school dance. The girls are on one side and the boys are on the other, scared …
VO Technique Tip: Mess It Up, Then Get It Right!
The following is from the Such A Voice archive, written by Catherine Marshall. For years I trained in classical flute. Anyone who has ever played a musical instrument knows how frustrating it can be when you hear how something should be …
Your Path to Voice Over Success
At Such A Voice, we believe success in the voice over profession resembles the same patterns of success that exist in most vocations. Simply put, the people who focus more, take action, and develop constructive habits achieve the highest levels …
Say It, Don't Spray It: Preventing Wet Mouth
The following is from the Such A Voice archive, written by Catherine Marshall. Preparing for a voice-over job is a funny thing. You have to first network to get the job, utilize your voice-over technique while sounding as natural as …
VO Opportunities: Do Well By Doing Good
As VO actors, we are always looking for new and creative ways to increase our clientele. Volunteering for voice-over work is a great way to accumulate work experience behind the mic or practice performing in front of an audience, while …
4 Tips for Nailing a VO Audition
You may have a slick demo, an awesome website, and a few friends willing to write fake testimonials for you, but if you really want to be a successful VO artist, you need to become an audition master. Doesn’t …
Get Your First Voice Over Gig This Week!
At suchavoice.com, we work with a lot of people just entering the voice over business. As you can likely imagine, we often hear the question, “How can I get that first paid voice over gig?” When a beginning voice over …
Keeping it Real: Commercial Voice-Over Tips
So you’ve probably heard it plenty from your coach: make it conversational! There are so many wonderful tips throughout the Such A Voice training program, and I’m sure many of you have been working through them. One of the challenges …
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 …