FREE “Voiceover Success Mini Course” By Email

What you’ll learn:

  • How to avoid the top 10 mistakes new actors make when getting started
  • How to book more voiceover jobs
  • How to WOW (not repel) Casting Directors
  • What to avoid during Auditions
  • The counter-intuitive “Secret” to voiceovers
  • … and more! 

Your Voiceover Brain

Anyone in the voiceover business is usually thinking one thing at all times:  “How can I book more voiceover auditions?”  I addressed that question in a very broad way, meaning with a right brain and also left brain answer.  According to the theory of left-brain versus right-brain dominance, a left-brainer is said to more logical, analytical, and...

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No risk no reward

Have you mastered some concept of voiceover technique by now and are looking to up your game? Are you wondering why you understand voiceover technique and still aren't booking any voiceover auditions? Like most things in life, and voiceovers are no exception: no risk, no reward. Let's expand on that and see ways we can apply it to reading a script. 
In a...

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Voiceover Tips via Big Picture/Little Picture

  Here's a voiceover tip you probably haven't heard lately - the concept of voiceover scripts being dissected in two completely different ways.  The first way is via the Big Picture.  You assess the overall mood of the script and the vibe the writer seemed to infect it with and move on accordingly.  The second way is via the Little Picture.  You look at...

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Voiceover Technique and your Product (Pt. 2)

In a December Voiceover technique blog you learned about avoiding the pitfall of basing your entire way of reading a script on what the product is that you are selling.  You learned that the writer is usually the one picking the voice for the job, not the people at the company that make the product.  Therefore, you want to really pick apart that script to...

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Voiceover Exercises from the Holidays

Let’s be honest, there probably weren’t many voiceover auditions these past few weeks.  At least I hope not.  I hope that priorities were in order here and people are at least for one week of the year focusing on their families and celebrating, finding their zen, having fun…..right?  But you can’t help it, you’re back reading this, which means you’re...

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Lesley Bailey - Voiceover Coach & ConsultantHi! I'm Lesley Bailey. I’m an award-winning Casting Director, Voiceover Coach, Demo Producer, and Consultant with over 30 years "in the trenches". I love helping voice actors bring scripts to life with authenticity and confidence.
Ready to jumpstart your voiceover career?

FREE “Voiceover Success Mini Course” By Email

What you’ll learn:

  • How to avoid the top 10 mistakes new actors make when getting started
  • How to book more voiceover jobs
  • How to WOW (not repel) Casting Directors
  • What to avoid during Auditions
  • The counter-intuitive “Secret” to voiceovers
  • … and more! 

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