A lovely, new voiceover student of mine brought to the surface for me something that’s been brewing in my subconscious for a while now: How we talk about the script we are looking at.  There is much power in our words.  Our words connect to feelings, our feelings come through as intentions, and our intentions direct the way we emote the heart of the...

Many voiceover students are quite attracted to the idea of doing audiobooks.  There are many genres of voiceover out there, including: commercial, narration, corporate, promos, trailers, video games . . . and the list goes on.  But books – we all read them, or have at least in the past (tsk tsk), so it only seems natural to feel less intimidated by reading...

  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? ...