Tips In Finding A Professional Voice Talent

By Shirley Green


There are some people with great speaking voices and have the ability of copying characters or making their own. They can use this talent in earning extra money and even make it their main income source. They only they need is to practice and have some training to fully develop its versatility and quality.

Although formal training is not needed in making this your profession, taking lessons in voice acting is advantageous to have better control. This is important for professional voice talent because they are the ones tapped to help in selling products and putting life to characters in animated movies and shows. The advantages they would have from training is learning to be versatile and being attentive to details.

These are some guides in looking for a professional talent needed in the project you currently are producing. Search in your area for those offering their service using the internet and its results will usually show websites showcasing top artists or those from talent agencies. There are a selection of artists shown where you can choose one for your needs.

Ask for recommendations from friends and family members of someone they know who does this kind of work. They would tell you the reasons why they recommended them to you and how did they know about them. Search for them in the internet and see if they could be found easily which is a good sign that they have the confidence to market themselves.

These online sites have a lot of information they provide about them with everything necessary to have an idea of their talent even before meeting them. This includes a list of all companies and projects that they were able to work with and the background in training and education they have. There are also demos available which you can use to listen their voice.

Use all the information you have found in narrowing your selection down depending on the type of voice you need in the project. Contact and schedule a meeting with them for an interview in order to ask more questions and have some sample reading done. Their professionalism can be checked by observing their way of answering you.

You could also try out their vocal abilities while interviewing them and know the variety of styles they are able to do. You may as well let them read your script and observe their delivery of it if it is to your liking. They may even suggest some interesting ways of delivering the script that could be better.

Request for some references in order to have some idea on what the experience is like when working with them coming from their previous project heads. By conversing with them, you will know if they were able to professionally do their part during the previous projects they have. Review some of their demos and previous works to know their voice better.

Ask about their professional fee and which is preferable for them, either being paid per hour of work or another. This would usually depend on what the work is like. Being informed of these things would better help you look for the one.




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