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Voiceover Conferences-Your Right Fit -Repost

With a new year comes a new look at one’s long-held hopes, dreams, and goals. If voice acting or voiceover is a part of your 2018 goals, you may be rummaging the internet for voiceover conferences and training. You’ll have a LOT of choices. But how do you choose the right voiceover conference for you? I offer you this list of tips to help you narrow down the best use of your time and money (if even under development).

Support Your VO Goals

Outline what you need to learn about voiceovers. While many new talents want to do everything voice related, that is just not realistic. Focus on what you want to do in voiceovers. For example, are you interested in audiobooks? What skills do you need (i.e., audio, engineering, or acting)? Note one to two primary voiceover goals and then develop a sub-list of your specific needs.

Don’t forget to consider how the conference will help your career. Your primary goal should be to connect and build relationships with those who need your services as a voice talent. Prioritize your pursuits to help you develop and sustain a good client base and then to connect with colleagues for support and comradery.

Shop for the Right Fit

Look at each voiceover conference’s agenda. See if you like the topics and if they are the subjects relevant to your goals. Will the discussion areas further your career progress and do they relate to what you want to learn (the specifics in your list)? Your takeaways should be viewed as part of your roadmap for the coming months or years.

Also, read reviews from earlier conferences and look for endorsements. Ask your VO colleagues where they have attended. Look at voiceover social media chatter on upcoming events.

Learn from the Voiceover Superstars

Read each presenter’s bio and visit their website. What are their specialties and how long have the speakers been in the voiceover industry? What projects are to speakers’ credit? Note the projects they’ve worked on and if they are inline with the area or areas that you want to work on in the voiceover market.

Pace your Budget

Is the event near you so you can commute? If not, how much travel can you afford? As a voiceover professional, you should budget for one to two conferences per year. Choose wisely. If you do travel, consider sharing the expenses with another VO talent (room, board, drive, etc.). Some of these costs are a part of doing business, so your voiceover business should pay its expenses. If your budget is not there yet, you may need to get creative on financing your conference attendance.

Make sure that the conference or conferences you choose enable you to network effectively with the voice acting community Take advantage of these times as you build relationships and learn from the novice to the seasoned voice-over actors. Make each event a productive voiceover conference experience, and have fun!

Your Voiceover Endgame

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My voiceover career has been one of the most exciting times of my life. For talents like me, voice acting is an expression of the innermost creative self. But, no matter how much we love our chosen profession, a day will come when we’ll have to move on. As a voiceover professional, you don’t want to suddenly fall off the radar screen. No matter the state of your career, give consideration and plan your voiceover endgame.

Build a network of succession. Many seasoned talents become coaches and mentors to novice voiceover talents. If you are a coach, note your students who have similar vocal styles and temperament, then consider including them in your succession plan. Let your clients know you are connected to other talented voice actors that you have nurtured. As you get to know a person you have coached and or worked with, you come to know his or her work ethic and what your clients can expect from the talent. This is a great way of passing along your business to other skilled persons. Even in your end game, credibility is still important.

Publicize your other skills. Before becoming a full-time voice talent, I worked as a communication manager for a scientific agency. The essence of my position was to break down complicated subject matters into everyday language for internal and external customers. Such “translation skills” (as I call writing, designing, project managing, etc.) are skills I acquired aside from voice acting.

Think about what skills you have that may come in handy during your post voiceover period. Let others know now about your skills in areas such as writing, designing, public speaking, etc. By letting your clients know about your other talents, you’re opening the door for options you may want to pursue after you have passed on the voiceover mantle.

Plan for financial changes. Start managing your finances and save for your future. If you haven’t already, consider an individual retirement account (IRA), Money Market Fund, Certificate of Deposit (CD) or other saving vehicles to prepare for changes to your regular income. The reality of money is our needs change with time. Your VO endgame should include some sound methods to keep your lights on and a roof over your head. Benjamin Franklin said, “There are three faithful friends – an old wife (or husband), an old dog, and ready money.”

Maintain good health. It’s important that you maintain good vocal and personal health throughout your life (See suggestions in my blog, “Voiceover Success: Your Mouth Matters”). No matter how long you choose to pursue voice acting or other pursuits, you’ll need good health to keep going. Take time to rest and address any changes in your voice or personal health. I recommend getting regular yearly check-ups from head to toe.

To the best of your ability, be ready for whatever “new game” is beyond your voice over career. The time is now to prepare for your voiceover endgame.

Recharging Your VO Creativity

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Life springs from our human soul. From that soul, we as voiceover talent bring the written word to life. But when we find that compassion has emptied and seeped away from us, our creativity weans. No matter how talented you are or how long you have been in the voiceover business, creativity is not guaranteed nor is it nurtured by the world surrounding most of us. Here are some approaches to recharging your creativity.

It’s not New, but the Change Starts with You

Creativity is in short supply. The findings in a major study using the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, led by Dr. Kyung-Hee Kim, Associate Professor of Creativity and Innovation at The College of William and Mary, found that since 1990, while IQ scores have increased, creativity scores have been in a significant decline.

Prior to Dr. Kim’s study, a 1968 government-sponsored study by George Land and Beth Jarman (educators) had similar results. Some 1,600 children were tested and retested on creativity over a period of years. The study revealed that the children’s creativity decreased over time with the most creativity expressed at age 5 of 98 percent to a decreased creativity at age15 of only 12 percent. When only adults were tested for creativity, the result was at 2 percent.

The time is now to reclaim your inventiveness. Barnet Bain writes in “Reclaiming Your Creative Self, The key to finding resilience, courage, and wonder in a changing world,” that “The tension we feel—the chronic stress and weariness experienced individually and collectively—comes from attempting to meet life’s challenges with limited resources.”

Find a Creative Outlet or Inlet

In the infographic, “40 Little Things You Can Do to Break Your Creative Block” by Kate England, creative inspiration can include daydreaming, journaling, and even doodling. England writes, “Take up doodling as a daily practice. Brilliant ideas often start as a scribble on a cocktail napkin or envelope.”

Take a Recess

Never underestimate the power of play. Let your mind run free while you walk, exercise, or watch a funny movie. Give your mind a break from your voiceover routine. You can meditate, sing a song, take a voiceover sick day. The point is to find what feeds your creative spirit to rekindle itself, so you feel fresh and able to put a new spin on all your VO projects.

Touch Base with a Friend

Having friends in voiceovers is not a marketing ploy. I highly encourage friendships in the industry. Friends can help you think out loud and sort out your feelings. You, in turn, can help another and give advice or listen. Take time to listen and give a friend time to speak and express how he or she feels. Connecting with others will also allow you to explore empathy and compassion for others, which can fuel the spirit.

There are many more ways to recharge your voice acting creativity, but most center around getting out of your drying creativity well by pouring yourself into life and the world around you outside of your booth.

Don’t be a statistic. Creativity is how voice talents effectively serve clients, so always strive to be the most creative you can always be.

Be VO Excellent!

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A voiceover talent has a unique responsibility in establishing a reputation for excellence. In such a competitive field, excellence has a way of narrowing down the number of talents who rise to the top and are constantly working. The best way to stand out from other voiceover talents is to establish and maintain excellence always.

It’s All In the Details

You must prepare for success. A voiceover’s proper business preparation includes demos, a website presence, and active social media. Operating a voiceover business on the side is not the same as running a successful voiceover business. A part-time business can be run successfully if the proper emphasis is placed on maintaining its parts so that they function for the activity around the clock.

Excellence also means good overall communication. For instance, make sure the texts on your website and other social media sites are as error-free as possible. In her book “The Brand Mapping Strategy,” Karen Leland says, “The words on your website need to be clear, concise and accurate when describing your business and brand.” Consider hiring an editor or using sources like Grammarly to help you edit your writing and other information representing you. Take time to carefully set up and review your online presence to make sure your site communicates the best about you.

Focus your Time and Talent

When speaking with promising voice talent, I hear a lot of “I want to do audiobooks, commercials, eLearning, …I think I can do it all.” While that sounds great, failing to focus on one’s best skill can lead to a lot of running around and getting nowhere. Focus on what you want to perform in your voice over business. There is no shame in just doing one or two genres.

Find and build on what you’re good at as a voice actor. For example, are you a compassionate person, who can quickly feel empathy for others? Perhaps you project an anthem style in your vocal delivery and may be good at fictional reads or eLearning projects. Find your style and what you do best. As your business grows, you can branch out into other genres. Start small and build.

Follow Your Plan

Developing and sticking to a business operation plan takes time and discipline. This is also the foundation of excellence. Such habits like delivering on time plus keeping good records and up with the trends related to your voiceover business solidify your position as one of the best.

Hard Work Required

Voiceover excellence means keeping your business strong by developing and maintaining good practices. This may be the hardest part of excellence. The daily work of reaching out to clients, managing your web presence, posting to social media, and delivering quality products to your clients on time is a must.

Remember, procrastination and excuses can kill the tender roots of your excellence. Work hard to build and keep your good name and brand foremost with your voiceover clients. Excellence can only be achieved by practice. But, that’s what voiceover talent do anyway!

Learning, Leaving, and Growing in Voiceovers

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We’ve all started on pursuits that looked fun and assumed that’s for us. But as a voice talent involved in managing and operating a business, it’s important to know what works and what doesn’t. Voice acting is a competitive and exciting business, so talents need to be aware as to what works and respond correctly to the signs of required career changes. Be mindful of what is working and what is not working in your voiceover business through learning, leaving, and growing.

I first learned to ski in my 30’s. The sport seems fun, and although for years I saw the commercial clip of the skier falling down a ski run, I was determined that was not going to be me. After years of hit or miss skiing, today, I spend my ski resort time more on the small slops or the tubing runs. While I took many lessons over the years, I did not take time to hone my craft through regular practice. Over time, I realized that skiing might look fun, but it was not fun falling or poorly navigating the slopes. Skiing is a hazardous sport and not a casual activity. So, when I realized that I was not going to put in the time and effort to be proficient, I learned from my experience and hung up my skis.

Learning – As a voiceover talent, it’s important to know what is working and what is not. Voiceover learning means asking yourself essential business questions truthfully and honestly. Have you been working toward a particular skill set for years and it’s just not working? Are you putting in the hours needed to make your voiceover business successful? Are you effectively marketing to reach those in need of your services? Your response to these questions helps you learn from your efforts and determine what is and is not working.

Leaving – Leave behind the areas of your business that are not working for you. Major manufactures sometimes discontinue specific products that are not selling to concentrate on the products that are making money. In your voiceover business, do you have any areas that are not working well? Is it because the area you are pursuing is not your skill set or because you are not putting enough effort into that area? If it’s effort, you know what to do next. Likewise, if a voiceover genre is not working for you, perhaps it’s time to discontinue in that business area.

Growing – We as humans evolve in our life’s journey. As such, you may have had the “killer instinct” in some area of sport, but as you aged, you may have found that the same inclination for that goal waned over time. As a voice talent, note if it’s time to refocus your business attempts. Look for ways to incorporate sharing your voiceover expertise through your business.

Volunteering your voice talent is an excellent way to grow or help others learn from your experiences. You don’t need to be a seasoned talent to share with others what you have learned in your voiceover journey. It’s amazing how when you open your life and time to giving to others, your mind is opened to new ideas and creativity for growing your business.

Learning, leaving, and growing in your voiceover business helps your stay with what works, set aside what doesn’t, and grow into your future. Keep fine-tuning your voiceover career, and you’ll find yourself heading toward your harbor of success.

Break that lip!

Failure-Groundwork for Success

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Social media is a great way to communicate what you want the World to see and know about you. We have the luxury of being whoever we want and as perfect as we want others to believe. But we all know no one is perfect, so don’t let human failure be the end of your strive and desire for success. Learn to keep moving after a failure; it’s just a sign that you’re human.

As a member of several professional communities on the Web, I love to read about my colleagues’ new jobs, big clients, and other great voiceover successes. However, I rarely see postings about the lost jobs, voiceover communication that didn’t go well, or the missed goals. Life happens, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of, but we need to keep failure in the proper perspective. I don’t recommend you note every loss on your voiceover website, but you can appropriately share how you dealt with your loss and how you keep moving toward your success.

Pick up from Failures

No matter how hard we try, mistakes, missteps, and failures will happen. Voiceover has its own unique set of challenges. The business is very competitive and can feel like jumping off a diving board into 12 feet of water after only a hand full of swimming classes. When we are on the other side of what we know was a failed voiceover audition or the loss of a big job, we may feel the loss personally. Moreover, if the event is the result of our mistake or wrong business decision, there’s no way to feel right about it. After a debacle, new talent often question the purpose of their business efforts. A seasoned talent may also think that years of experience can insulate him or her from flops. A major loss may cause them to question their ability as a voiceover performer.

Failure is not usually fatal. The best thing to do is to remind yourself that you are doing your best and sometimes you will miss the mark. Examine your efforts and see what you can learn from the experience. Be a little nice to yourself and keep the loss in perspective. In life, we make many mistakes from the time we first learn to walk through our Social Security years. It’s a part of life not a determiner of life.

Reboot Failure – Success Groundwork

Okay, now that I’ve covered the low point, let’s look at the power of your comeback. A voice actor is like a traveling salesman. We spend time and effort training and getting to know the craft (our voice product), but we can still experience many closed doors (lost auditions or opportunities). Many letdowns may lead to procrastination. We may not fully focus our marketing and auditioning efforts.

But you must continue. Reboot failure by examining the failure and learning lessons from it. Moreover, by sharing your failures and lessons learned with others, you make the failure a part of your success journey. Once again, I don’t believe posting all your faults on social media is wise, but you can tactfully phrase your learned lessons to others as you share your experiences in the voiceover business.

Make your voiceover business fiascos into stepping stone and not brick walls. Remember your most admired voiceover talent and other mentors have made many, many mistakes. Failure can help with the climb to eventual success. Keep moving toward your voiceover goals, especially after unexpected glitches. It’s a good sign that you’re learning, growing, and moving toward your personal development and potential long-term success.

You know…break a lip!

Voiceover Security in Cyberspace

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Today’s voiceover business professional knows the importance of a strong Web and Social Media presence. Since success our goal, we want to post our demos and information on as many sites as necessary to reach voice casters. In the same way, there can be an increased need for voiceover professionals to practice proper online safety. Practicing smart online safety is vital for your business and personal information’s security.

Whether posting, surfing, or viewing, online safety is an individual responsibility. The Star On-line’s article, Identity Theft Poses A Threat to Every Internet User, notes the most common forms of internet theft occur when a fraudster uses someone’s date of birth and username for online purchases. But for social media networks, it’s “nicknapping.” Using a portion of the words “nickname” and “kidnapping,” nicknapping is the “…classic identity theft, especially since Facebook access is often the master key for other portals connected to the social network,” says Michael Littger, an Internet safety campaigner.

Here are a few suggestions on how to stay safe online (The following section are suggestions and NOT guaranteed or legal advice):

Make online purchases as a “guest.” When shopping, make your purchases as a guest and don’t use your social media logins for buying online. Less is more.

Beware of Phishing. As an online business, be careful of Phishers, those methods that try to obtain financial or confidential information from you through emails or messages that look as if it’s from a legitimate source.

Research unrecognized voice casters or contact sites. Confirm the identity and authenticity of unknown voiceover sources. Type the name in several search engines and on LinkedIn to make sure the site and person are legitimate. Also, review the social media profiles and websites of new contacts. Notice how much information is posted. If a company or person claims to be a significant voice-acting site or manager, there should be some available information or a good summary. If not, you may want to steer clear.

Beware of sites that ask for personally identifiable information. Reputable sources will never ask for your SSN, birthday, or other personal information via email for a voice-acting site or job. For tax purposes, sometimes you must provide some information. Obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to represent you and your voiceover business. For more information, see the U.S. Internal Revenue Service website.

Read the Privacy Policy (anyway). We all have an aversion to long-form yadda yadda, but it’s a good idea to read the privacy policy of each site before you create an account. The policy will outline what you’re giving up in return for your membership. Your membership could include giving up a lot more than you expect.

The Small Business Administration’s Top Ten Cybersecurity Tips will help secure your small business:

1. Protect against viruses, spyware, and other malicious code.
  Make sure each of your business computers is equipped with antivirus software and antispyware and update regularly. Such software is readily available online from a variety of vendors. All software vendors regularly provide patches and updates to their products to correct security problems and improve functionality. Configure all software to install updates automatically.
2. Secure your network.
  Safeguard your Internet connection by using a firewall and encrypting information. If you have a Wi-Fi network, make sure it is secure and hidden. To hide your Wi-Fi network, set up your wireless access point or router so it does not broadcast the network name, known as the Service Set Identifier (SSID). Password protect access to the router.
3. Establish security practices and policies to protect sensitive information.
  Establish policies on how employees should handle and protect personally identifiable information and other sensitive data. Clearly outline the consequences of violating your business’s cybersecurity policies.
4. Educate employees about cyberthreats and hold them accountable
  Educate your employees about online threats and how to protect your business’s data, including safe use of social networking sites. Depending on the nature of your business, employees might be introducing competitors to sensitive details about your firm’s internal business. Employees should be informed about how to post online in a way that does not reveal any trade secrets to the public or competing businesses. Hold employees accountable to the business’s Internet security policies and procedures.
5. Require employees to use strong passwords and to change them often.
  Consider implementing multifactor authentication that requires additional information beyond a password to gain entry. Check with your vendors that handle sensitive data, especially financial institutions, to see if they offer multifactor authentication for your account.
6. Employ best practices on payment cards.
  Work with your banks or card processors to ensure the most trusted and validated tools and anti-fraud services are being used. You may also have additional security obligations related to agreements with your bank or processor. Isolate payment systems from other, less secure programs and do not use the same computer to process payments and surf the Internet.
7. Make backup copies of important business data and information.
  Regularly backup the data on all computers. Critical data includes word processing documents, electronic spreadsheets, databases, financial files, human resources files, and accounts receivable/payable files. Backup data automatically if possible, or at least weekly, and store the copies either offsite or on the cloud.
8. Control physical access to computers and network components.
  Prevent access or use of business computers by unauthorized individuals. Laptops can be particularly easy targets for theft or can be lost, so lock them up when unattended. Make sure a separate user account is created for each employee and require strong passwords. Administrative privileges should only be given to trusted IT staff and key personnel.
9. Create a mobile device action plan.
  Mobile devices can create significant security and management challenges, especially if they hold confidential information or can access the corporate network. Require users to password protect their devices, encrypt their data, and install security apps to prevent criminals from stealing information while the phone is on public networks. Be sure to set reporting procedures for lost or stolen equipment.

Protect all pages on your public-facing websites, not just the checkout and sign-up pages.
Make your voiceover business as profitable, safe, and secure as possible by making your cyber presence a better place.

After you change those passwords… go ahead and break a lip! 😊

Selling Your Voiceover Business

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Selling voiceovers? Of course! There’s no way around it. As a voice talent, you must sell yourself, vocally that is. To the point, no matter your profession, unless you’re living off a pile of tax-free money, you must sell yourself to receive compensation for what you’re worth. But as a voice talent, poor selling or no selling skills can put your voiceover career permanently in the hobby category with you footing all the bills! Rekindle your marketing efforts to keeping your voiceover business in business.

Get Over Rejection (and Procrastination)

Rejection is one of the top fears most people face and those who sell are no different. As a voiceover talent, you cannot only focus on performance, script interpretation, and saving up for that state-of-the-art whisper room. Jawing to your colleagues about what you haven’t done or conversely about all the great equipment you’ve purchased (using your own money) doesn’t impress anyone or lead you to fulfill your voiceover career success.

Brian Tracy.com’s blog Time Management-How to Stop Procrastinating…, says, “The best way for you to learn (how not to procrastinate) is to plan each day in advance, set priorities on your activities, and then make your first sales call as early as you possibly can. Get up, get going, and get started.”

Realize rejection is not the worst thing that can happen to your business. Putting off your marketing effort is the worst thing. You will hear “no” and “yes” from potential clients. You will also listen to clients who change their mind after giving a verbal commitment that you counted on for your VO business. The world is FULL of potential clients; get over feeling sorry for yourself and get out there and start selling your excellent voiceover skills.

Learn How to Sell

Selling tools are universal across almost all lines of business. The competitive field of voice acting does not mean we market less, but perhaps, we market more. Before you send an email or pick up the phone, get to know who you are selling your business to and how you fit into that company’s return on investments.

The Business Insider’s online article, How To Be Great At Selling Even If You Hate It, notes the following:

Successful people learn how to sell one way or the other. If they do not learn a
formal process as outlined in this post, they may make costly mistakes and develop
bad habits. If you want to increase your chances of success in business and in life,
it will significantly help you to learn the sales process and practice it so it becomes
part of your marketing DNA.

Research your Potential Clients

Do you know who needs a voiceover talent, today, tomorrow, or next year? What new venues are opening for voice talent and which ones are closing? There is no substitute for doing homework before the legwork or should I say the “finger work.”

Inc.com’s How to Sell Anything to Anybody, says, “Know your customer, stakeholder, audience, whoever you’re selling to. Know their roles, responsibilities, and objectives. Understand as much as you can about what’s in it for them. Know your competition and all the possible objections and hurdles you might face.”

Qualify Your Potentials

The next part of the research is to qualify your candidates. Your potential voice clients’ categories are primary, secondary, or tertiary. Make sure you place your voice casters in the right category. Ranking clients help prioritize your marking. Based on their potential, prioritize contacting voice casters by related projects, budget, timeline, and long-term mission.

Quicksprout.com’s Common Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, instructs “Every opportunity isn’t equal. Through qualifying, you’ll get a better understanding of what each customer wants, when he or she wants it by and what his or her budget is. Most importantly, you’ll be able to figure out if you are talking to the person who can actually make the decision.”

Start or restart today using the above tips for your voiceover business to find and meet those needing your voiceover services. Make sure you leave a trail of cybernetic breadcrumbs for them to find you.

For the sake of your future customers, get marketing and breaking a lip!

Articulate to Communicate

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No matter the business genre, verbal communication needs to flow smoothly. As a voiceover artist, clear communication is a must. Slurred words and incomprehensible sentences will not only lose auditions but severely stunt the growth of his or her voiceover business. Voice talents must be aware of articulation to make sure words are impactful and transforming. With a little practice and preparation, one’s verbal articulation can be a no-brainer.

Why Articulate

Dictionary.com defines articulation as, “an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a new thought. While the adjective is defined as “uttered clearly in distinct syllables, capable of speech; not speechless, using language easily and fluently… .”

Proper pronunciation starts with having a good grasp of one’s message. In “Readers Digest, How to Be More Articulate: 8 Must-Follow Secrets to Improve Your Speech,” Tatiana Ayazo writes, “Know what you’re talking about. Having a clear idea of what you want to say will allow you to organize your thoughts into a coherent structure. It’s that simple.”

Prepare your Chops

The next step is to prepare your vocal instrument. Just like a musician tunes up his or her instrument before a performance, a voice talent must warm up the voice. Warming up the voice makes it possible to perform well in one’s range and vocal tone. Voiceovers can prepare the chops with “tongue twisters.” Tongue twisters and vocal warmups are words or groupings of words designed to improve pronunciation and to gain fluency in performing voiceovers or in daily communication.

Rodney Saulsberry, a major voice-over artist, based in the United States has authored “Rodney Saulsberry’s Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups.” His book includes a wide assortment of handy tongue twisters to help get your voiceover work day off to the right start. There are also other tongue twisters available on the Internet and can be easily found via a Web search.

Prepare your Body

Of course, voice actors rely heavily on their voice, so time for vocal and body rest are essential. Moreover, tension and stress from life often hide within the human body. Since voice acting is a full body experience, exercise and stretch can help reduce anxiety in the mouth and body and allow for needed rest. The well-rested and limber voice talent will find it easy to articulate with a more natural flow without having to overstress the mouth muscles.

Time Out at the Start

Taking a moment of awareness before voicing a project will also help with articulation. Focusing on the meaning of the script, one’s body placement, and position will help center one’s whole being on performance. The brief meditation allows the mind and mouth to prepare for speaking. Focusing the mind on what is about to be said and its overall meaning gives clarity to the mouth; articulation is almost automatic. This time out can be moments or minutes depending upon how long it will take to ponder the script and how the words will flow from the body. The short timeout is a crucial step and should not be missed.

Applying these tips will not only make for better articulation during voiceover performances, but better overall connection by the voice actor to effectively convey passion and purpose.

Break a lip.

Leesha

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