The Voice Over Coach

Category: Student Tips

  • The “Getting Started in Voice Over” checklist – these are the things you will need to get going.

    The voice bone is connected to the microphone-bone, The microphone-bone is connected to the mixer-bone, The mixer-bone is connected to the audio interface-bone, And that’s how you’re paid for your voice. The audio interface-bone is connected to the computer-bone, The computer-bone is loaded with the editing software-bone, The editing software-bone is connected to the mp3…

  • The Transformation of a Voice Over Talent:

    A real world example of how one voice over talent completely modified his sound – from 300 miles away. When I got a call from James, he was looking for advice on how to improve his sound. He had asked me to listen to his demos which I did, and then I offered my criticism…

  • The importance of quality sound as applied to ISDN, including comments by Joe Cipriano

    I had a session scheduled yesterday with a large national client (MTV/Viacom). The session was one of those “maybe Monday or Tuesday” type bookings and when the client is of that nature, you make both days available to them. Comes with the territory. Anyway, it should have been as simple as: client sends copy, dials…

  • 20 weeks of training? Are you nuts? – Unfortunately patience is part of the game.

    I must admit there are times when I am just as inpatient as my students when it comes to getting them trained and out into the marketplace. Though I have to stop and remember how long it took me when someone taught me this craft over a decade ago. 20 weeks would have been like…

  • Auditioning for Voice Actors in the new era – the best way to ensure more bookings.

    If you follow trends, you can tell that the Voice Over Casting business is turning to online sources. At the very least, it is becoming the most economical way for new talent to break into the market and get heard. Many of these talents venture into the market with home made everything; demos, packaging, websites,…

  • Ethnicity and regionalism in voice over, is your race or culture a burden?

    We all know how quickly an article about race, color or culture can spin out of control, so allow me to make a preemptive strike and announce right here that this is not an article about righting wrongs or correcting the world’s problems. If you suffer from hypersensitivity to racial issues, you may not want…

  • The Definition of a Complete Voice Talent

    I have used this term (complete voice over talent) in the past figuring it would be pretty self explanatory, though for those who choose not to read into the words for what they are, I figured a definition was in order. When I use the term I am referring to a voice talent who when…

  • The difference between men and women when it comes to training – At least when they train with me.

    Not that this is a rubber stamp on the sexes saying “this is or isn’t how they are”. It is more an observation that I have made over the years of training voice talent. That observation is: Though everyone is nervous to some degree when they start sessions at the studio, there is something that…