The more I read comments from people struggling to make a living in voice over… …the more I think they are ignoring a huge opportunity for succeeding. What about you? If you’ve been auditioning and auditioning, for way too long, without seeing the results… and the income you expected… (Or if you’re just starting out…
More than 6 million of them are sold every year. Producers and publishers are always looking for good talent to record them. But being a successful audio book narrator takes a lot more than a pleasant reading voice. A good narrator must become the story. Audio book producers say they can tell how seasoned you…
You probably do this hundreds of times a year and never give it a second thought. And maybe you even grumbled (or cursed) just a little. I’m willing to bet money that in the past week or maybe even today, you picked up the phone and interacted with an Interactive Voice Response System. A voice…
If you think a lack of auditions is the only thing standing between you and the voice over success you’re after, I’ve got news for you. It’s not! Struggling voice talent think a lack of auditions is their problem. That’s because everything they’re taught about marketing their voice(if they even think about marketing at all)…
Ever hear the expression “Jack-of-all-trades, master of none”? It’s a tired old cliché but there’s wisdom here that applies to your voice over career. The lesson is: don’t try to be all things to all people. Choose a niche market (or two) and focus! I learned this lesson the hard way when I was starting…