Your voice over demo is your calling card. Without it, your voice over career is nothing but a dream.
It goes without saying that your \demo should be professionally produced and coached and should never be boring.
But the most interesting and effective demos also showcase a wide range of emotions to show your acting ability and grab the attention of buyers.
I’ve observed that there are 5 types of emotions which are especially effective on demos
The first is vulnerability.
Demonstrate that you can sound honest, open and real as you portray a character struggling with a problem that the product solves.
Sometimes it’s an embarrassing problem blown way out of proportion like bad breath or body odor . Other times the problem is truly serious, such as caring for an aging parent or dealing with an illness.
To discover the other 4 emotional voice types, click the link to watch my short Inside Voice Over video training blog.
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After you watch the video be sure to leave a comment. I always love to hear from you so I can support you as you grow your voice over career.
To your voice over success,
Susan Berkley
Founder, The Great Voice Company
P.S. When you’re ready, the first step is my VO Start Here program including a professional voice consultation with our talent advisor and my Perfect Performance on-line training.
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If I am like most “newbies,” the demo is the scariest part of starting out, since it seems so important! It would be great to have a couple of examples of each of these 5 types of voices recommended. And should a demo include just a couple of these that we are best at, or more?
Outstanding tips Susan, thanks this is very helpful. Some emotions come more naturally, vulnerability, and silly for me, seriously. The VO Boot camp was a memorable experience, still resonates.
I enjoyed your video very much. Breaking the mystery down to five basic ‘voices’ was most helpful. I have been trying for years to get into voice over, but have had no success. Does a hint of a foreign accent hinder me? Scottish, in case you are wonderingly! After a training class with someone who has, I think, worked for you or perhaps trained with you, I was told I should do recorded books. I would like to do that, but how to start? How to start anywhere, in fact.