Voice Over Articles

The Sonnet Project is a year-long internet-based, video exploration of Shakespeare’s great love poems. They will professionally film all 154 sonnets, performed by 154 different actors in 154 unique locations throughout the five boroughs of New York City. I’ve just been signed on along with Lynn Cohen – Magda in Sex in the City –…

Achieving Voice Over Success: How To Get Unstuck By Susan Berkley Wanna’ know a big success lesson that only took me…’duh…like 25 years to learn? Here it is. Eye popping, jaw-dropping success in voice-over does not come from methodical, “step one, step two, step three” type of activity. It comes from an all out assault;…

My Best Voice Over Pronunciation Secrets By Susan Berkley Former President George W. Bush was famous for his mispronunciations including, “misunderestimate,” “hispanically” and “subliminable.” Hillary Clinton once slaughtered the name of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, calling him “Meh, um, Menedvadah — whatever,” during a debate. But we professional voice talent are expected to pronounce words…

The Price of Nice By Susan Berkley Whether you’re just starting out in voice over or your career is in gear, pay careful attention to what I’m about to say. One of the main reasons voice actors don’t book the job is because they are bland and boring. Most of us have nice voices–some of…

How To Get Paid For Your Voice Over Work By Susan Berkley You might be wondering why I am stating the obvious here. I mean, you record a voice-over, you get a check, right? Well… not exactly. An Inner Circle member who is just starting out told me she had gotten “stiffed” on her first…