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Voice Over Business
What Goes on a Voice Over Invoice, and When to Send It
Split session and usage fees, send within 48 hours, take a deposit and follow up kindly. A plain guide to invoicing as a voice actor.
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Voice acting
Why You Sound Like You’re Reading (and What to Do Instead)
Why scripts make us sound like we're reading, and what to try today: tell one person, speed read, rewrite it, stand up, record yourself.
British Voice Over
Thirty Seconds on Commercial Radio: What the Audio Ad Award Means for Voiceover Artists
Radiocentre's Audio Ad of the Year entries close on 14 October. What judges score, who reads the spot, and what UK voiceover artists should do.
Australian Voice Over
One Awards Night for All of Australian Audio, and Where Voice Over Fits In
Australia's first awards night for podcast, radio, audiobook and voice over is on 15 October. What it means for voice over artists and clients.
British Voice Over
A Whole Conference for Audiobook Narrators: What Warwick Tells British Voice Artists
Three days in Warwick, run by working narrators. What a UK audiobook narration conference says about the craft, and what to do at home if you missed it.
Australian Voice Over
Melbourne Breakfast Radio Goes Local Again, and Voice Artists Can Learn From It
ARN's new KIIS Melbourne breakfast team was found through feeds and a podcast. What a local sound means for voice over artists and the people who book them.
Voice Over Coaching
Twenty Ten or Two Thousand Ten? Reading Numbers and Web Addresses in Voice Over
Years, dates, phone numbers, web addresses and acronyms: how to decide how each one is said before you record, and what to ask the client.
Voice Over Studio
Wired, Sealed and Not Too Loud: Choosing Headphones for Voice Over
Why closed-back headphones keep playback out of your microphone, what to check before you buy a pair, and how to protect your hearing in long sessions.
Voice Over Business
My Flabber Is Still Gasted: A Voice Actor Gets a Website That Finally Looks Like Him
David Atwood went from a homemade site to a branded voice actor website in ten days. How it came together, told in his own words.
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The Slate: Two Seconds That Colour Your Whole Audition
What to say at the start of an audition, when to skip it, how to match the energy of the read and how to keep the front of your file clean.