{"id":2771,"date":"2017-07-20T23:08:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatvoice.com\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2017-07-20T23:08:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:08:51","slug":"will-make-confident-behind-mic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatvoice.com\/will-make-confident-behind-mic\/","title":{"rendered":"This will make you confident behind the mic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Positive affirmations won’t do it. An extra dose of self-esteem won’t do it. <\/p>\n

Even having a string of bookings under your belt won’t always help.<\/p>\n

A crisis of confidence behind the mic can strike at any time. <\/p>\n

It can be as mild as a few butterflies in your stomach or as severe as paralyzing speech fright.<\/p>\n

And if you’ve ever felt it, you’re not alone. <\/p>\n

Baseball fans might be familiar with the story of Rick Ankiel, a pitcher with the St Louis Cardinals. He had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever.<\/p>\n

Then one day he lost it. <\/p>\n

He was overcome by anxiety in the middle of a playoff game and his pitches went wild, with millions of people watching. He eventually became a great outfielder but his ability to pitch was mysteriously lost forever.<\/p>\n

I guarantee this won’t happen to you behind the mic. But if you’re feeling at all nervous about starting your voice over career, today’s training video is for you. <\/p>\n

In this week’s Inside Voice Over video training blog I explore the roots of self-confidence, what works and what doesn’t.<\/p>\n

Watch this week’s short training video Here Now<\/p>\n