Voiceover tips from the perspective of a voice actor who’s also a sound engineer are a true gem.  Following are the thoughts on what makes a great voice over performance, as told by Marc Rose of MJR Sound Design, one of Portland, Oregons’ premier voiceover demo production facilities (among other services):   To me, there are several factors...

“Fake it till you make it.”  I’m a fan of clichés like this because they serve a purpose.  As long as your journey to your goals doesn’t trample on anyone else, do whatever works.  In the case of animation voiceover – perhaps “faking it” can translate to “copying it” till you make it.  Copying another’s voice till you find your own.  Many of the very best...

Most people have some level of “voiceover” self-consciousness.  I know for example, that I talk slightly louder than necessary.  I imagine part of it was having a comedian of a sister that there was no competing with.  The other part was many many years of training in NYC where if you aren’t loud, you won’t be heard.  What’s your level of self-awareness? ...

I like to share the wealth every once in a while.  There are a lot of top voiceover blogs out there and it’s great to read on the subject from a completely different perspective, i.e. I’m a casting director and coach, and someone else might be a voice actor.  Yet another blog might be written by an actor who really gets how to market himself in this big...

There is tons of blogging out there already about voiceover technique, voiceover tips, voiceover exercises, and how to get more voiceover auditions and book more voice acting jobs.  I write plenty of them myself, so I decided to give you and me a break and work on something we can apply to not only voice over but all aspects of our lives.  Our commitment...