Voice: Acting

Voice acting is often misunderstood as being easier than on-camera or stage acting. After all, you only have your voice to work with, right? But that’s what makes it so challenging – and so powerful when done well. Top voice actor and coach Tom Dheere tells how to tap that power to make a genuine emotional connection with your audience …

Are you getting the most out of your voice potential? Your wind instrument probably can do more for you!.Check out these six essential keys to experiencing the magic of your voice, from transformational vocal coach Ingrid Sorin Girion …

Do you truly understand the roles of key players in the voice over industry – who their clients are, and how this might help you? David Goldberg, founder of Edge Studio and leading voice over instructor, guides us through the world of talent agents, casting directors, casting agencies, talent scouts and more …

Sure, we’ve navigated to home studios to record and edit voice overs. But now and then, there IS a call to work in a recording studio. In Part 1 of a new series, “The Other Side Of The Glass,” voice actor/coach Kathleen Puls Andrade explains how in the studio, the audio engineer is your best friend …

If you’ve done stage work, you’re likely familiar with the term “Psychological Gesture.” Voice actor/coach Moneen Daley shares a tip from Sir Anthony Hopkins and how to apply this to increase your psychological energy in voice over …

Years ago in a Chicago deli, a top notch radio copywriter gave a waitress valuable tips for her aspiring voice over career. Today, that full time voice actor-coach-actor-improviser Kathleen Puls Andrade shares what the copywriter told her – and it does make a difference in your voice over reads!

Are you REALLY ready to perform every time you turn on the mic? Longtime voice actor/coach Moneen Daley advises getting back to the rock solid basics of performance – breath, resonance and articulation – with these exercises to get you in shape (again) …

Do YOU appear in the voice over scripts you read? Like, how authentic, believable and natural do you sound? It’s a skill to be learned, says VO talent Rebecca Haugh, adding that improv training helps you to become more YOU at the mic. Don’t be afraid. Here’s how to bring your life to improv …

The number one challenge that voice over talent, live performers and public speakers all struggle with is the tidal wave of thoughts when they’re about to rehearse and perform. Long-time voice actor/coach Moneen Daley has a solution – several, actually, for getting “out of your head and into your heart” …

You’re aging – and so, likely, is your voice. Some of your voice acting genres are slipping away. But don’t despair! Long-time voice actor/casting director/coach Deb Munro shares how she’s embracing the changes in her voice, and suggests how to make vocal change work for your continuing career …