Boost Your Voice-over Talent Using these Effective Strategies
23 January 2010
This article will give you all the need-to-knows to become successful in this business and get as many voiceover jobs as possible.
Weve listed 9 insider tips in an easy-to-digest way.
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Improve your personality profile in the public by promoting your persona more productively using these ideas. These will take a bit of effort, but the rewards could be huge.
- Have an agent. The far more persons you have marketing you, the healthier.
- You must be on the internet. There are voice over listing internet sites that promote voice-overs to ad agencies. Even if you already have an agent, join up! The extra persons you have promoting you, the better.
- Signature your e-mail. Set your web address as a signature at the end of EVERY email you ever send. You never know who might end up clicking on it. And what the heck, its free promotion.
- Send out your Cd. Send a Cd with your demo on it. The downside is that its quite a pricey operation, and quite a few copywriters dont even listen to CDs that land on their desks. The upside is you might get a gig or two out of it. Might. See the next point for a better way.
- Personally deliver your Compact disk. Go around to sound studios and introduce yourself to the sound engineer personally. Give them a Compact disc with your demo on, and request them to listen to it. Do something cute with the packaging ” attach a chocolate or something. Call the receptionist in advance to get a contact name of the sound engineer. Always have a contact name. You could do the same thing with ad agencies. Rather go personally to 10 people than blindly posting your Compact disc to 100 randoms.
- Offer your services. If youre new to the industry and are trying to break in ” offer to copywriters that youd be happy to do a free gig if they have a own script (not for broadcast) that theyd like to produce. (Copywriters often try to record their personal private perform for their portfolios, as such they wouldnt have money to pay for it. This could make a great impression ” even if they never have you up on the offer). You can send an email or call or go and see them personally.
Hope these help you in your search for a voice over career











