What goes through your head when you turn on the mic? Many voice over beginners approach the craft by listening to the sound of their voice, trying to direct themselves as they perform. This, unfortunately, is a recipe for disaster and could be the reason why your career is stalled and you haven’t been booking…
How does your voice sound when you first wake up in the morning? Some people think it’s their best voice of the day…deep, husky, sexy. But for others, morning voice means lots of phlegm and constant throat clearing. You might be surprised to learn that you should have a morning voice workout, just like you…
There are a lot of moving parts to a voice over performance: your character, the product, the microphone. But there’s other key piece that’s often overlooked: your sense of timing timing. Beginners often get so carried away with their performance that they forgot the commercial needs to fit within :60 seconds or less. You’ve got…
One of the great things about voice-over is that you’re not live and that’s great news for anyone who makes mistakes while reading copy…and that’s all of us! Yet many novices become flustered and frustrated when they miss a word or stumble. Some people get completely derailed. It’s as if they think they need to…
Eric Marlon Bishop, Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, Norma Jean Mortenson, Declan Patrick Macmanus… Who would Jamie Foxx, Elton John, Katy Perry, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Costello be if they hadn’t changed their names? Looking at the phenomenal careers of these artists, it’s easy to conclude that their sexy stage names had something to…