Regardless of whether you’re delivering a take for an on-camera or voiceover performance, no one wants only a single delivery from you. Every take requires spontaneity, expression and subtle, yet discernable, variety—regardless of your skill level. So, what do you do?

Discover:
• The Goal of Every Take, Every Performance
• How to Offer a Variety of Effective Options
• What Makes You The Most Valuable Voice Talent Possible
• And a great deal more!

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At first, you might think voiceover is all about the ability to parrot famous stars,create cartoony characters at a moments notice, and authentically mimic anyaccent under the sun. And while these skills are certainly useful to us as actorsand might beasked of us from time to time, it may surprise you to learn thatthey’re not the primary skills necessary to keep you steadily employed as a voicetalent

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While we all continue to wrestle with this on going, combination social-psyche stress test and health threat, Actors’ SOUND ADVICE continues to assist voice talent across the country establish, maintain and expand their voiceover business.

It may surprise you to learn, it’s never been a better time to double your efforts in this field.

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As a special Halloween surprise, meet our special guest, Marti Matulis, seasoned voice talent and ‘Creature Feature’ actor joins SOUND ADVICE founder, Kate McClanaghan.
Some of Marti’s creature credits include:
– American Horror Story
– Sleepy Hollow
– Teen Wolf
– Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later
– Grimm
– And many, many more!

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There are a few key basics voice talent should know about this industry from the onset that’s either required of you or you can expect as industry standards. Hopefully, understanding them from the start will improve your ability to create, secure work and navigate your voiceover career.

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In the interest of managing your expectations about your acting and voiceover career, here are five common, initial assumptions many talent fall prey to that can and should be avoided…

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Much like a really good first date, sitting down with a new agent can be simultaneously exciting and nerve-wracking. Granted your date may appear stunning and very discriminating, and you may feel flat-out privileged to be out with them, but you want to be sure you’re both on the same page. If this relationship is going any place your meeting needs to be a mutually satisfying venture…

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If you’d been blessed with dumb luck from the onset of your career, and scored some profitable results early on, you might assume your career could run on automatic from that point on. Yet, nothing could be farther from the truth, and likely how your current ‘slump’ came to pass.

Regardless of how talented and skillful you may be, you’re likely to happen upon a period where you’re simply not booking, or you’re booking far less than you had when you first started.

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Let’s suppose you’ve just received your newly produced voiceover demos. Wonderful! After months of preparation and hard work, you now have your well-produced voiceover demos ready to go. You’ll probably listen to them about 80 times in the first 24 hours. I have to warn you, this is an odd experience.

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There are a few key basics voice talent should know about this industry that’s either required of you or you can expect as an industry standard. Hopefully, understanding them from the onset will improve your ability to create and navigate your voiceover career. 

Here’s a short list… 

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The Oscars,Voice Over&the Most Sought-AfterYoungActor in Hollywood,KodiSmit-McPhee

• Meet actor, Kodi Smit-McPhee, star of ten major feature films in the last year in a half… Including:
• Opposite Gary Oldman in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes which premieres this Friday, July 11^th!
• Opposite Ben Kingsley in the soon-to-be-released, A Birder’s Guide to Everything
• Opposite Michael Fassbender in the also soon-to-be-released, Slow West
• As well as playing Norman in last years’ animated blockbuster, ParaNorman

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, defines:
• How Does IMPROV Relate To All Forms Of Media, Especially Voiceover
• How To Agree With The Reality of Any Script & Build On It
• How To Build Your Frame Of Reference &
• What Is the Rule of 3 or 4
• And a whole lot more!

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No matter the industry, commerce is confidence. It’s imperative you instill confidence, often when you feel anything but. And while I’ve never been a fan of the phrase “fake it till you make it”. The fact is, even from the very onset of your career as a talent, involves making those who hire you feel secure they’ve made the right choice is in part the job.

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Feeling torn between embracing the best of the holidays and wishing they were over already so you can get on with maintaining (or creating) the momentum in your career it’s taken you all year to develop.

Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE co-founders, coaches, and seasoned voiceover demo producers, Kate McClanaghan and Jeff Finney discuss one of the most elusive and sought-after performance styles in the voiceover business.

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Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE co-founders, coaches, and seasoned voiceover demo producers, Kate McClanaghan and Jeff Finney offer guidance and keen insight into how to navigate and ultimately unburden yourself as a voiceover, especially if you’re not all that techie but longing to work in this often-elusive field.

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As in every business, how we’re perceived often comes down to you being either too young or too old. Certainly every aspect of the entertainment industry is riddled with subjectivity and preconceived notions, and age is no exception. In fact, it’s one of the key defining elements used when casting. Yet, age may even surpass gender and race as either a selling point or utter exclusion. The fact is your gender and race won’t likely change over the course of your career.

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the fact that:

• Those most likely to hire you see you as an actor and expect you to perform accordingly 
• A great many voice talent don’t have any acting experience, at least to begin with 
• Every performance you offer is expected to sound like you’re thinking out loud, rather anyone putting words in your mouth 
• And a great deal more!

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SOUND ADVICE coach, producer and founder, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into your career as a voice actor, and how to make yourself accessible to the work and to those most likely to hire you as a professional voiceover talent and actor

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Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE co-founders, coaches, and seasoned voiceover demo producers, Kate McClanaghan and Jeff Finney discuss one of the most elusive and sought-after performance styles in the voiceover business.

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Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE co-founders, coaches, and seasoned voiceover demo producers, Kate McClanaghan and Jeff Finney discuss becoming a voice talent and the various expectations you may face, right from the start.

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SOUND ADVICE coach and founder, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the most common direction you are likely to get as an actor, and how to best engage your imagination to improve every audition, every take, and every performance. (Phew. Meaty stuff.)

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Kate McClanaghan & Jeff Finney, discuss online privacy as a voice actor with Cathy Dudley, Voiceover, IT Expert & Software Architect:

• Is Protecting Your Privacy Online at Cross-Purposes
   with Marketing Your Voiceover
• Why Protecting Your Privacy Online Matters
• And a great deal more!

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• Discover why crazy character voices and dialects on your voice over demo can read as amateurish
• Why being “yourself” is the most marketable thing you can play
• What SOUND ADVICE offers that no one else does

Learn more about voice-over with our most current SOUND ADVICE PODCAST!

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Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE co-founders, coaches, and seasoned voiceover demo producers, Kate McClanaghan and Jeff Finney discuss the industry, and some key branding suggestions.

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the importance of:
• How to get oriented with the VO Industry
• Why training matters if you hope to succeed
• Why a professionally produced demo matters
• How to build your reputation
• Keeping home recording simple but effective
• And a great deal more!

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the importance of:

• How plausibly playing a role that’s a dramatic departure from your self isn’t the only way to convey versatility 
• How the ability to offer a variety of performance options, take after take, within the context of the subject or scene, rather than a “cookie cutter” delivery is the core of versatility
• How mastering a variety of media, rather than remaining solely in one form alone, further denotes versatility
• And a great deal more!

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SOUND ADVICE founder, Kate McClanaghan, and Producer Jeff Finney sit down with professional Sound Man Brian McKinney and talk about his work on The League, how to be professional on set, the kiss of death for an actor, the importance of a vocal warm-up, the difference between scripted and unscripted television, and more!

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Acting is empathy. The best performances are achieved by having a deep acceptance and understanding of the unique realities of the individual role, character, story, personae, or voice.

This is precisely why the individual artist is so critical to the success of every production.

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• What is ‘sibilance’ and why should you correct it with your performance instead of leaving it to fix in post
• Who tends to have the greatest issue with a sibilant ‘s’
• Discover how to quickly and effectively correct a whistling ‘s’ quality and impress every one at the session

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Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight and solutions regarding the ‘Sophomore Slump’, legendary for all manner of business, not just acting. But, as actors, as voice talent, weathering the all-too-common Sophomore Slump determines whether you will go on to have a career at all.

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As the saying goes, “The best defense is a strong offense.” And when it comes to your health that means eating well, getting plenty of rest, and maintaining a healthy routine. In a perfect world that would be easy. So, what do you do when we’re up against it? Listen up, my friend. This podcast may save your voice and possibly even your career.

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Backstage Expert and www.Marketing4Actors.com’s Heidi Dean shows us how to use Social Media to our greatest advantage!
Discover:
• Why Buying FOLLOWERS is a Major Mistake
• Which Forms of Social Media is Best for You as an Actor and Voiceover Talent
• How to Use Hashtags to Your Advantage
• And a great deal more!

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• What to look for in your script
• Playing more than one idea at a time
• What are you actually saying ; what are you implying
• Finding more than one meaning in a line, phrase or word in your script that will offer you another interpretation

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Discover some of the best-kept industry secrets that will help you better navigate this business—as a voice-over, and as an actor! Find out what producers, casting professionals, and talent agents all need and want from you!

Find out:
• What’s Consistently Expected of You as a Voice Talent
• How Much Direction You Can Expect To Get
• What’s Expected of Every VO Audition
• What It Honestly Takes To Be a Valuable Voice Over
• And a great deal more!

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Actors’ SOUND ADVICE coach, producer and founder, Kate McClanaghan, discusses performance techniques, training, conditioning and various insights into your goals as a voice actor with this week’s guest ‘muscle memory’ expert, and Professor of Kinesiology, Dr. Srdjn Lemez.

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Actors’ SOUND ADVICE founders Kate McClanaghan & Jeff Finney catch up with our friends across the pond, hosts Leah Marks & Nic Redman of The VO Social Podcast fame, to offer insight into:

• How do you score voiceover work in the UK? 
• Do you need an agent to book VO work in the UK? 
• Is voice work different in Britain compared to the States? 
• Do all Americans talk through their noses?
• And a great deal more!

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Discover how to conquer overwhelming nerves, and:

• You Become the Effect of That Which You Resist
• The Goal of Every Take, Every Performance
• You Have To Entertain Yourself In Order To Find Your Audience
• And a great deal more!

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What makes you valuable as a talent? How do you challenge your comfort zone to garner the greatest results? Listen up, my friend. This podcast may alter your perspective of your job as a talent and dramatically elevate your career.

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, define the importance of:
• Self-Direction
• Your POV, Interest & Effortlessness
• Conditioning Yourself To Deliver Effective Options
• And a great deal more!

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Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, our Head of Tech & Production, Jeff Finney, & guest speaker, seasoned Hollywood Soundman, Ed Moskowitz compare notes on:

• How the Voiceover Industry has Altered Since the Dawn of COVID
• Whether ‘CDC-Approved’ Recording Studios Exist or Not (they don’t)
• How to Disinfect Your Mic Without Destroying It
• The Safest Way to Work Steady In the Months To Come
• And a great deal more!

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the importance of:

* Keeping Your Imagination Engaged

* How the Imagination Impacts Your Performance

* The Similarities Between Engaging Your Imagination For On-Camera

* And a great deal more!

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the importance of:

• What does it mean to be ‘exclusive’?
• Can you have more than one talent agent?
• What can you expect when pursuing representation
• And a great deal more!

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Listen to Actors’ SOUND ADVICE co – founders, coaches, and seasoned voiceover demo producers, Kate McClanaghan and Jeff Finney discuss some of the most common obstacles and misconceptions budding voice talent tend to face.

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SOUND ADVICE coach and founder, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the auditioning process, and how one of the most fundamental Improv techniques, ‘Yes… and’, can improve how you approach every audition and your overall performance.

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the importance of:

• How ‘being yourself’ is the most valuable thing you can be 
• Why trying new things allows you to discover your best assets 
• How continually challenging your comfort zone develops your trust in yourself 
• And a great deal more!

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Listen to SOUND ADVICE founder & author of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the importance of:
• How risk plays a creative role in your performance
• The value of surprising yourself take after take
• It’s never about crafting one, single delivery
• Sometimes you don’t know until you know, y’ know?
• And a great deal more!

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SOUND ADVICE coach and founder, Kate McClanaghan, offers insight into the most common direction you are likely to get as a voice actor, and how to best engage your imagination to improve every audition, every take, and every performance.

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• Auditions are a form of promotion.
• “What you’re talking about” matters more than “How you’re going to say it”.
• Is there a difference between the audition and the job?
• Determine what you are attempting to deliver with each take.

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What do you do once you’re trained and you have well-produced demos that represent
you well? We caught up with one of our clients who happened to have a few commonly
asked questions about how to proceed to launch your voiceover career in earnest.
Discover in this podcast:

 How to balance life with your new career (especially, in our client’s case,
as a new Mom!)
 Landing your first talent agent
 Checking in with your agent
 Agency contracts and renewals
 And a whole lot more!

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Hear some of the best-kept industry secrets that will help you better navigate the voiceover business—starting with your voiceover demo! Discover what producers, casting professionals, all need, want and expect from you as a voiceover.

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