micStarting out in the voice over business you are never sure what to do. That’s the breaks. Often you wonder if you should even pursue voice work. There are so many questions.

  • Can you actually make a living  voicing commercials?
  • Will it take years to get enough clients and contacts?
  • Are you good enough and, if not, can you get good enough?

When I started I bought every book available and checked out all the others the library had. I wanted to know I had done my best to learn everything.  One book was about breathing. (I would read a book , then go try my new knowledge.)

At one point I was breathing so carefully I could hardly talk. Another time I had a mouth full of paper to learn to enunciate clearly. One winter, I took a small, hidden tape recorder with me everywhere to tape my regular interactions with store clerks and others, then listen back and cringe at the horror.

That’s how I learned to control my voice.

Today there are many silly methods and some serious. I recommend you try them all like I did. You don’t know what’s going to click and make the difference. If you  try something ‘different’ just be sure you’re not doing something weird to your voice. I once saw a  girl singer screaming in an effort to make her voice sound sexy (scratchy) for a certain part. NEVER DO THAT.

But DO experiment with ways to get control of your voice. There are plenty of online options that will help you become conscious of your vocal style and be aware of how you do things. It’s important to separate your ego from your voice. Use your voice as a tool, like a model uses their body.

Here are some shortcuts to getting your voice to be your money maker.

  • Practice everyday
  • Practice the basics like reading aloud
  • Always read into a recording device and listen back to it critically.
  • Get a private coach ( a good one).
  • Volunteer to do public speaking.
  • Some towns have blind readers.
  • Read ads from magazines out loud.
  • Call your local radio station production director and say this:
  • “Hey if you ever need a person on the phone for a part in a commercial, call me. I’ll do it free.”

Use your voice. Then relax it and go about your day.

Your rituals define you in all things from health to having a commercial voice.

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