{"id":210883,"date":"2020-06-26T10:58:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T14:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatvoice.com\/?p=210883"},"modified":"2020-06-26T10:58:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T14:58:24","slug":"how-to-have-the-perfect-voice-over-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\/how-to-have-the-perfect-voice-over-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to have the perfect voice over demo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early in my voice over career the police found my demo in the pocket of a homeless man. <\/p>\n<p>How do I know? It had my phone number on it and they called me thinking the guy may have grabbed my purse or something.<\/p>\n<p>But no\u2026the homeless guy had my demo CD because he fished it out of the trash. I&#8217;d been dumpster-dumped and deleted.<\/p>\n<p>I tell you this so you don&#8217;t get too hung up on trying to create the perfect demo. None of us are right for every opportunity. <\/p>\n<p>Your demo doesn&#8217;t need to be a work of art but it definitely needs to be professionally produced and directed, a service we provide when you&#8217;re ready. And you can do it from home too following our guidelines (contact talent@greatvoice.com if you&#8217;re interested).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this week&#8217;s short training video Here Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5t9I7OqK76c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Susan Berkley <br \/>\nSignature voice of Citibank<br \/>\nFounder, <a href=\"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\">The Great Voice Company<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PS. Our  Virtual Voice Over Bootcamp was such a smashing success , we&#8217;ve scheduled another one for July  11-12. Details at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualvobootcamp.com\"><b>www.virtualvobootcamp.com<\/b><\/a>. Join us to perfect your performance skills and learn exactly how to  market yourself and get great voice over jobs with my Monetize Your Voice\u2122Formula!.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early in my voice over career the police found my demo in the pocket of a homeless man. How do I know? It had my phone number on it and they called me thinking the guy may have grabbed my purse or something. 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