Do you notice caution signs in your copy? Lisa Rice gives you guidance on how to identify caution signs and ideas for how you can adapt your read to finish a project within its specific timing parameters. When hired to voice a script with more words than allotted time, you can apply the same strategies […]
What does it take to get an awesome demo? Voice Over Expert Terry Daniel shares his perspective on the purpose of a demo, what a successful one ought to do for you and how training and professional audio production affects the overall quality of a voice over demo. Your demo speaks for you… what is […]
As a voice over performer, is it possible to consider yourself an overpaid, glorified sound effect? Join voice over expert Pat Fraley and learn more about how your voice serves as the foundation and how sound effects bring your performance to another level in conjunction with music, giving your read even greater environmental and emotional […]
Professional voice talent JC Haze shares “10 Voice Over Tips for 2010” that he learned from Maura Tighe, a casting agent and teacher based in Boston, MA. Make your 2010 even better by listening to these tips, absorbing them and applying them to your own voice over career. Tags: Maura Tighe Casting, Voiceovers, voice acting, […]
Did you now that 20% of voice talent get 80% of the work? Is it possible to predict who might book or have greater success than their peers by voice alone? Gary Terzza explains how working voice over people make up that top 20% and shares some personal experiences revealing the one essential ingredient that […]
Sunday Muse shares information with parents of aspiring voice talent to prepare them to help their children get into cartoon voice acting in her podcast, “How to Introduce Your Child to Voice Acting.” Following the success of her recently published book “You Can Do Cartoon Voices, Too!,” Sunday’s podcast is full of industry knowledge, casting […]
Join Voice Over Expert Roger King in his lecture, “Tips on Getting Representation.” Roger shares a number of immediately applicable tips that will keep you in a voice over talent agent’s good books. Hear some quick bullet points from a talent agent’s perspective on what they expect of you, the qualities they look for, and […]
Join Voice Over Expert Anthony Reece in his lecture, “Mirror Mirror – Being True to Yourself as a Voice Talent.” As a voice over talent you have to be honest and recognize that you are not right for every part. When you’re in a position to cast consider whether or not you fit the part […]
Join Voice Over Expert Pat Fraley in his podcast, “Accuracy VS Authenticity.” There is a marked and important difference between an accent that is accurate and one that is authentic. Being accurate means that something is free from error, especially due to care, and conforming exactly to truth or to a standard. Accuracy, with dialect, […]
Join Voice Over Expert Dave DeAndrea in his debut podcast, “The Necessity of Social Networking.” Dave gives you a number of tried, tested and true tips that will help you to expand your presence in a professional way online. If you think social networking isn’t for you or is a waste of time, take a […]
Join Voice Over Expert Bettye Zoller in her podcast, “Improving Your Delivery of Printed Texts.” Bettye expresses the importance of using your voice with sincerity, how to infuse it with freshness, and gives a number of practical suggestions that you can apply immediately when interpreting and delivering copy. Links from today’s show: Bettye Zoller Your […]
Join host Julie-Ann Dean as she celebrates the 100th episode of the podcast! Hear from fans of the show from around the world and be sure to add your comments and thoughts about Voice Over Experts on the podcast to join in the fun. Thank you for listening and for staying subscribed. Here’s to one […]
Join Voice Over Expert Doriane Elliott in her podcast, “The Pros and Cons of Having Your Own Studio Setup.” It’s more complicated than you may think! Doriane encourages you to consider the technical side with regard to audio recording equipment (and its use) in addition to self-direction… a must when working from home without the […]
Join Voice Over Expert Pat Fraley in his podcast lesson, "Anatomy of a Character Voice Demo." Hear the process of an actual character voice over demo being produced including the selection and creation of evocative characters, appropriate music, and doing what's needful in a timely way.
Join Voice Over Expert Marc Cashman in his podcast, “Practicing.” Learn what it means to practice and why it is important to practice well. Marc shares tips on how to develop a good practicing regime that makes you happy and gives examples of phenomenal artists such as Joshua Bell and Wynton Marsalis who pushed themselves […]
Join Voice Over Expert Phyllis K. Day in her podcast lecture, “Helping Hispanic Talent Speak Unaccented English”. Phyllis gives us a taste of her work with a female Hispanic voice over talent who is trying to break into the English market, identifying some differences between Spanish and English and how those differences affect how the […]
Join Voice Over Experts Nancy Wolfson in her lecture “Adjusting Interpretation to Book your Brand”. Kara Edwards poses a question on a live call with Nancy Wolfson and Anna Vocino about getting the perfect read. Nancy advises Kara to move outside of her comfort zone and readjust her audience to achieve a desired affect. Experiment […]
Join Voice Over Experts Dan Lenard and George Whittam as they discuss “Pro Tools and other Multi-track recording programs”. Discover different recording software programs and learn more about Pro Tools, the industry standard recording software for musicians, but not necessarily for voice over talent recording dry voice. You be the judge! Your Instructors this week: […]
Join Voice Over Expert Pat Fraley in his lesson on “Voice Over Improvisation Skills”. Improv is spontaneous writing, and for voice talent, it’s spontaneous rewriting! Of the nine critical skills of voice over, improvisation is the most misused and at the same time the most underused voice over skill. Learn more about a topic that […]
Join Voice Over Expert Terry Daniel in his lesson “Getting Voice Over Work Through Social Networking”. Learn how services like Twitter and Facebook help to extend your brand and connect you with prospective clients. Not just for teenagers anymore, social networking is very important for business, and the best part of all, it’s free! Terry […]
Join Voice Over Expert Debbie Munro as she invites you into a lesson from Voice One’s Elaine Clark, author of “There’s Money Where Your Mouth Is”. Even coaches need to be coached! Listen in on Deb’s lesson with Elaine and get some ideas of your own on how to interpret copy and use your body […]
Join Voice Over Expert Julie Williams in her interview with Voices.com co-founder Stephanie Ciccarelli, “Getting the Most Out of Voice Over Marketplaces.” Learn about how you can leverage your membership to the fullest. Find out what works, what’s expected of you and also how you can strategically approach online casting sites as a tool to […]
Join Voice Over Expert and award-winning teacher, Pat Fraley, in his lecture, “The Critical Compound”. Â Pat explains how the three performance elements, which are character voice, acting, and accents, work together to create a compound. When studying these elements, it is of critical importance that you break them down individually before you put them back […]
Join Voice Over Expert Marc Cashman in his podcast “Coloring Our Words”, a liberating exercise in reaching your voice over potential. Discover how the same spirit and artistic techniques from your youth can apply to voiceover artistry when coloring words. Download Podcast Episode 87 » Tags: Marc Cashman, Words, Coloring, Copy, Interpretation, Voice Acting, Voice […]
Join Voice Over Expert Phyllis K. Day in her podcast lecture, "Voice Over Stinkaholic". With permission, Phyllis introduces you to one of her students and shows you how she helped him to progress from recording the worst voice over audition that she has ever heard into a confident, more sonorous voice talent who has since landed a national spot.
Join Voice Over Expert Melody Jones in her debut lecture “Microphone Technique for Voice Actors” from her series “Voiceovers are NOT about your Voice, but about your ACTING!”  Melody goes through a variety of scenarios regarding poor posture and microphone technique, providing solutions for how to get a freer, more flexible read and a more comfortable […]
Join Voice Over Expert Don Morrow in his podcast “Givens About the Voiceover Coaching Industry”. Don Morrow, mentor and voiceover legend, shares a number of truths that he has learned over his 50+ year career in acting and voiceover. If you’ve been thinking about getting into voiceovers or finding a teacher, Don’s candid advice in […]
Join Voice Over Expert Bettye Zoller in her lesson “Areas of Demand for Voice Overs Despite Economic Downturn”. One of the greatest things about the voice over business is that it keeps reinventing itself. Why not reinvent yourself as a voice talent, too? Bettye helps you to rise above the doom and gloom and reassures […]
