| So
you've always been told how sexy your voice is, you can read cold copy and you
can work a microphone. Voice over work could be the perfect way to supplement
your teaching income. There
are possibilities for this kind of work everywhere you look. [You've just got
to look.] For example: -
Corporate videos
- TV Documentaries
-
Radio Broadcasts
- Multimedia Production
- CD-Rom
- Animation And
if you are living in a country where English is not the native tongue, your opportunities
for this kind of work are likely to be manifold. So
how do you go about getting voice-over work?
1. Put together a demo cassette -
2 minutes should suffice.
- Recording magazine ads work
well (preferably those which are clearly selling something).
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Keep it dynamic with 2 or 3 thirty-second excerpts selling a variety of products.
- Show the range of your voice: hard then soft,
emotional then direct, quiet then loud.
- Give
it quality sound. This may require going to a recording studio.
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Present it professionally. Don't forget to rewind the cassette, and don't start
recording more than 10 seconds from the start of the cassette. Make sure your
name, contact numbers and e-mail address are clearly labeled.
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Make multiple copies. And keep the master copy for yourself.
2. Get an agent Like
acting and modeling work, most of the regular voice-over work available in big
cities is found through talent agencies, who take a percentage of your wage (normally
10-20%). Agents have the contacts and will do all the spade work involved in finding
work for you. You
could also personally approach radio and TV stations, music producers, advertising
and marketing companies, etc, but the work is less likely to be as regular as
if you have an agent representing you. Voice-over
jobs can open all sorts of doors. And if you've got the right kind of voice/accent,
it can be very lucrative work. | 
