Welcome to Real Talk. I'm Kelly Wilson. I'm a voice actor for commercials, eLearning, politicals, explainers, medical narration, corporate training, IVR, children's content, commercials, and a whole lot more. Hear my demos at www.KellyWilsonVO.com or subscribe at www.KellyWilsonVO.com/Subscribe
Today's topic: A former colleague emailed me and asked me to pick my brain for advice about voice over. I'm at the point where I don't always have time for that kind of stuff, so I am answering it here on today’s podcast.
He's looking for tips, advice, good places to start for someone looking to begin a career in voice acting. He is currently a videographer, so he has experience with production and knows that world. He says he's got a quality microphone set up. And he's got a small, soundproof closet situation happening that he can record in, and he has no idea where to go from here. It all seems fairly daunting.
Dude, well put, yes, it's overwhelming for sure.
My three pillars of advice are always this:
1 - Get training, get a VoiceOver Performance coach, never stop coaching.
Check out https://rhondasvoice.com/ . She is a fantastic coach, voice actor, and human.
2 - Get a professional demo or demos.
Once your coach clears you to record a demo, THEN do it. Beware of demo farms. Listen to your gut and get a couple of different opinions.
3 - Market your butt off!
These three things are A LOT! I highly recommend only setting 90 day goals.
Check these out, I highly recommend:
https://12weekyear.com/
https://www.90dayyear.com/ (I REALLY like this one!)
So pick one thing, if you are just starting out, pick the first one and start with a coach. Only work on one project at a time, ONLY THEN move on to the next project.
As for your home studio…does it sound like a professional, studio grade recording studio?
Get it checked by the best: http://www.georgethe.tech/
Also, invest in BASS TRAPS: https://youtu.be/41liBn-QNW4
Next, go down the YouTube rabbit hole of voice over: Check out Bill Dewees, Booth Junkie, Gabby Nistico, & Lisa Biggs (there are more!).
It’s a lot, but I hope this will help those who are interested in starting the path of voice over.
Thanks for listening to “Real Talk” with Kelly Wilson, voice actor for commercials, eLearning, narration, explainers, training videos, children’s content, political commercials, and more. Hear me in action at my website: https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/
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