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Voice Over Coaching
Five Minutes Before the Mic: A Vocal Warm-Up for Voice Actors
A ten-minute vocal warm-up for voice actors: body, breath, straw bubbles, lip trills, sirens and diction, plus what voice clinics say about each step.
Sarah Robbins Page 9. Sarah Robbins writes for The Voice Realm about finding voice over work, home studios, casting and the business side of voice acting.
Narration Voice Over
How to Research Pronunciation for Voice Over: Never Guess a Name
Where to look when a name stumps you, which sources to trust, how to write a pronouncer you can read at speed, and how to keep a pronunciation log.
Voice Over Business
Who Owns Your Voice After the Session? Usage Rights, Explained
What usage means in a voice over quote, how medium, reach and time set the fee, why buyouts aren't forever, and the contract clauses to question.
Find Voice Over Jobs
The Big Three Voice Over Sites: Voices.com, Voice123 and The Voice Realm Compared
Voices.com, Voice123 and The Voice Realm compared: who gets in, who sets the rate, who chases the payment, and where each site is heading.
Voice acting
How to Get Into Animation Voice Acting: Act First, Voices Second
What animation directors listen for, how sessions really run, what goes on a first animation demo, and a sensible path from stage time to auditions.
Voice acting
Thirty Seconds, Seventy-Five Words: Timing a Voice Over Script
How many words fit in a 30 or 60 second spot, why pace changes from job to job, and what to do when a script runs long. With a worked example.
Voice Over Business
The SAG-AFTRA Rate Card That Finally Makes Union Rates Make Sense
SAG-AFTRA voice over rates for 2026, worked out for you: radio, TV, games, corporate and dubbing, with session fees, use fees and P&H in plain English.
Voice acting
How to Take Direction in a Live Voice Over Session
Your first live directed session? Who's on the call, how to test the tech, and how to turn a director's note into a better take without losing your nerve.
Voice Over Coaching
Can You Record Voice Over With a Cold? Record, Adjust or Rest
Blocked nose or hoarse voice? How to decide whether to record, what to tell the client, and how to look after your voice and come back sounding like you.
Voice acting
How to Mark Up a Voice Over Script Before You Say a Word
A pass by pass way to mark up a voice over script: thought groups, focus words, turns, breaths and timing, with a worked example you can copy.