{"id":209134,"date":"2019-02-07T16:23:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T16:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatvoice.com\/?p=209134"},"modified":"2019-05-29T19:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T19:10:03","slug":"is-your-vo-demo-emotional-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\/is-your-vo-demo-emotional-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your VO demo emotional enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your voice over demo is your calling card. Without it, your voice over career is nothing but a dream.<\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying that your \\demo should be professionally produced and coached and should  never be boring. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve observed that  there are 5 types of emotions which are especially effective on demos<\/p>\n<p>The first is vulnerability. <\/p>\n<p>Demonstrate  that you can  sound honest, open and real as you portray a character struggling with a problem that the product solves. <\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it&#8217;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.  <\/p>\n<p>To discover the other 4  emotional voice types, click the link to watch my short Inside Voice Over video training blog.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this week&#8217;s short training video Here Now<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDGDs-IFEZY?rel=0&amp;&#038;autoplay=1;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To your voice over success, <\/p>\n<p>Susan Berkley <br \/>\nFounder, <a href=\"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\">The Great Voice Company<\/a><br \/>\n <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n <strong> P.S. When you&#8217;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.<\/strong> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\/vo-start-here-f\/\"><b>To get started, click here now<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\/vo-start-here-f\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\/images\/funnel\/Consultation-Collage_3_600w.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"VO Start Here\"  width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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