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War vet Brian McGovern – Army broadcaster & all-round VO talent

What has a soldier in common with a voice-talent? We might say that they both require some degree of technical instruction and certainly a sense of duty and service. And what if the soldier is a voice artist? Then you have Brian McGovern, a war veteran from Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, now station manager for …

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Branding Your Voiceover Services: How to Market Yourself in the Industry

“Oh no! Not that word again, I thought I escaped all of that when I finished school!” Ah, but yes! It’s back, and you may find that your 3rd hour marketing classes were, in fact, useful! Marketing is the only element that BRINGS MONEY to you! All of those other investments required spending money…. Do …

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The website, still a must for voice talents

The industry of voiceovers has become so competitive these days that as a matter of course any voice actor needs to build and enhance his online presence. This means for voice talents deploying an active role on social media of course, but also having website which is both functional and trendy in design as well …

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Secrets of Voice Acting: Properly Formatting Audio Files

In an industry requiring even basic IT knowledge, you must be able to know how to format audio files in the proper manner. This step is essential if you’re still a budding voice actor and want to become an independent talent with or without your home studio. So you can’t ignore the technical sides of audio …

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How To Sound Convincing And Engaging In Your Recording

Have you ever caught yourself listening to an ad over the radio and you realize you were listening intently to a laundry detergent commercial without even meaning to? Since you have no interest in laundry detergents whatsoever you ask yourself what caught your attention. It’d be a long time before you even consider that you …

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What you need to know to start your voiceover business

After all the ups and downs he experienced, Jacques Belissant has definitely become one of the industry’s best voice artists. He has worked on a couple of well-known brands for commercial ads and a few famous video games, animation flicks, and TV shows. A lot of his colleagues suggested that he should start a company …

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Voiceover Home Studio: what you need to know to build one

Having a voiceover home studio is becoming a question of survival for any voice artist, really. The days when you had to drive downtown to the studio for each and every recording are gone maybe for ever. Today just the great, well-paid gigs, spots and the like do still require your presence in that fancy …

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