The other night I was on a call with a group of my best students from our Voice Over Training Institute, and we were talking about marketing. People were reporting in about how they were doing (very well!) and I was helping them where they were stuck. Someone asked about using gimmicks like branded mic-shaped…
How does the pitch of your voice measure up? If you’re a woman, do you think you sound like a little girl? Or, do people hear you on the phone and mistake you for a man? Guys were you one of those kids in high school who faked your Dad’s voice just so you could…
Many people have problems with an overly sibilant “S” that hisses or whistles in a distracting manner. A hissing “s” can be especially troublesome for voiceover artists when a sensitive microphone picks up every nuance of your speech. Sibilance that may barely be noticeable in casual conversation can become a real issue in the recording…
I have a friend with a great voice. He’s well trained, has a great demo, a professional microphone and is ready to launch his voice over career. With one slight problem… He’s terrified of recording himself from home. Really! He’s frozen like a deer in headlights and his career has come to a complete standstill,…
[easy-social-like facebook=”true” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/thegreatvoicecompany” twitter_tweet=”true” skin=”metro” counters=0 align=”right”] When I got started in voice over, I couldn’t stand my day job so I quit. I had stars in my eyes and expected a flood of voice over jobs to magically appear. They didn’t. I soon realized that quitting my day job without a safety net was…