Voice actor resources
New to voice over?Start here.
19 short reads on getting started, your first demo, your kit, your voice and finding the work. In the order we'd read them.
About 88 minutes cover to cover. Free, no sign-up, nothing to buy.
Five tracks. Tap a card.
Track 1
Starting out
What the work actually is, what you need before you spend a cent, and how to make a first demo that gets you hired instead of politely ignored.
Starting out in voice over · 8 reads
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What is voice over?The word, the work, and where you hear it every day without noticing.
5 min
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Getting started in voiceoverTrain, be social, look after your voice, be patient. In that order.
5 min
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5 essential skills you need to become a voice overThe voice is the ticket. These five are the career.
5 min
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Things a voice over beginner can do NOW to get startedSix things to do this week, before you spend real money.
4 min
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Are you ready for your first demo?Four honest questions before you book the studio.
5 min
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Planning for your first demoBudget, length, type. The three decisions that make or break it.
4 min
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How to put together your demo reel contentWhat goes first, what goes last, and what gets you skipped in ten seconds.
5 min
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The different voiceover demo typesCommercial, narration, character, audiobook and the rest. Which two to record first.
5 min
Track 2
Your voice
The one piece of kit you can't replace. How to keep it working, and what to do when it isn't.
Voice training and improvement techniques · 1 read
Track 3
Your kit
Microphones, interfaces, the quiet corner and the software. What matters, what doesn't, and where the money actually goes.
Your tools and technology · 3 reads
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Voice over essential equipmentThe whole studio in one list, in the order it actually matters.
6 min
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Analog to digital: choosing a voice over microphoneUSB or XLR? The one decision that shapes everything after it.
6 min
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What is the best microphone for voice over work?Five microphones working voice actors keep coming back to, and how to choose.
6 min
Track 4
Getting known
Nobody hires a voice they've never heard of. Six reads on promoting yourself without feeling like a salesperson, and on building a brand that's actually you.
Voice over marketing · 6 reads
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Be not afraid of self-promotionIf you don't promote you, who will? The gentle version.
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A quick list of self-promotion and marketing methodsSeven ways to get found. Pick one, do it well, then the next.
5 min
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Why is creating your own voice over brand important?If you don't brand yourself, someone else will do it for you.
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How can you shape your voice over brand?Three questions: why you do this, what you stand for, what you're good at.
5 min
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Managing your voice over brandSearch yourself, fix what you find, own your name, keep watch.
5 min
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Maximizing the value of your brandFive questions to test how strong your brand really is.
4 min
Track 5
Finding the work
Most voice over work is cast online now. How the marketplaces differ, what to look for, and what to walk away from.
Finding voice over jobs · 1 read
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Now go get the work.
Real castings from real clients, one published rate, and a place that treats you like the professional you're becoming.
Rather learn the whole craft in order? Voice Master Academy is twenty modules from breath control to your first bookings, and the first module is free.