The Work Worlds Of Male Voice Over Talents

By Kristen Baird


It seems everybody needs a second income these days. Male Voice Over Talents used in many circumstances. While it is a steep challenge hoping to make a living this way, it helps to know there are many different kinds of opportunities. These range from dramatic roles in audio books to an anonymous narration.

Recognized actors take audio acting roles because they're a relatively easy way to make extra money. The recording studio is a relaxed environment, without any need for makeup and costume. Often big stars will take roles in cartoons for the pleasure of performing for an audience of children, but even for them that extra paycheck can come in handy.

Luckily there aren't enough celebrities in Hollywood to meet the growing demand. This circumstance means there is work for anyone with the right talent. Usually, those with some experience on the stage or even just a good high-school acting class will have an advantage finding opportunities.

Acting comes in many forms, of course. One kind of actor is the everyday telemarketer, working off scripts over the phone, hundreds of times per week in repetition. The sale made over the phone can be thought of as an effective dramatic performance before a live, though remote, audience. The talents of a telephone salesperson translate quite neatly to those needed to do voice work, and there are a great many in that line of work that might need a new income source.

Not only salespeople, but anyone trying to make ends meet while working in customer service, bill collection, or any other telephone-oriented job ought to consider sound work. People with this background learn to recognize when they are speaking effectively, and over time craft their voices to the point where they truly have taken on a wholly different dramatic person.

Some qualities are generally helpful. A rich voice with a flat, "television accent" is usually the most in demand, with the best chance to get work reading previously unrecorded text into audio format. Here, the reader should not try to exude any personality of their own. Only the words of the book or article being recorded are meant to have a personality.

Those with a charismatic speaking style can be welcome precisely because of a unique accent or ethnic style. No one should be discouraged from working in voice just because they don't sound like their TV news anchorman. Further, a growing sector of the field demands bilingual narration, so there is demand for speakers of Spanish, Chinese, and many other languages.

There are those who manage to make their living entirely through voice-work. This requires more than the sort of voice and talent the market demands. It also requires the ability to see an opportunity, to plan, to network, and to market oneself. Those who make a living through audio work treat it like a small business in which they are not just the performer, but also officer manager and floor manager. But when all is said and done, this can be an unexpected source of income.




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