Free ONLINE Voiceover Workshop Saturday June 5th 10am to 11:30am

 SATURDAYJune 5th 2021 10am to 11:30am

 Email us and we’ll send you a link to join on ZOOM

All you have to do is click the link and you’ll be in.

 

Curious about voiceovers? Interested, but not quite sure about your potential? No problem! Come to this free workshop and get an industry overview, Q&A and some free coaching to see if you really would like to be part of this lucrative industry. There's never been a better time to break into the world of voiceovers.

 

We have created AzzurraMedia Ranch on five scenic acres in Agua Dulce, CA to accommodate our expanding voiceover services, 4K video production and professional voiceover training business. We offer one free voiceover class on the first Saturday of each month from 10am to 11:30am. Email us to register. Discover for yourself what it actually takes to break in and become a successful voiceover talent. Moreover, we invite you to get up and get some hands-on experience reading copy, getting direction and making corrections in a friendly, supportive setting. 

Register online: www.masteringvoiceover.com  

or call 310-827-3500

Click on One Free Class 

Consider joining our ZOOM LIVE CLASSES Wednesday Nights 

from 7:00 to 9pm 10 weeks for $350. Classes are ongoing, so you can sign up and join at any time.

From beginner to Pro • Private Coaching

• Voiceover Demo Production

• You can also buy and download our Nationwide Best Selling COMPLETE HOME STUDY COURSE: It includes 5 hours of instruction on MP3's for $69.

 

Vocal Change Ups and Deceptive Cadences Will Help You Get Voiceover Work

I hear a lot of reads that are very well spoken that really don't sound convincing. They don't really sound conversational at all. They are articulate but not "idea driven". I've heard casting agents on large project auditions describe it like this. "Nice voice, but doesn't mean it"

Advertisers and casting agents tend to pick voiceover artists who can meet all the stylistic demands of the copy and still sound like they're just talking to one of their best friends. This ability to "personalize" copy isn't magic, it has certain musical characteristics. It very important to study the phrasing that you and other people use during the day. Make notes about different styles of speech that you are drawn to that connect with you and figure out how to use those elements. 

Think of all the stuff that we have bought from sales people that we didn’t actually need. They have connected with us by being personal and not pushy. It sort of triggers Stockholm’s Syndrome… we start wanting to not disappoint them so we buy what they are selling. Hah!

When we are talking to people in our "Day Voice" we naturally use a lot of vocal change ups, "beat Changes" and deceptive cadences. It's part of the harmonic geography of how we communicate in daily life. When we read copy these characteristics are often left out, making the copy sound merely like a person just reading copy. It's important to study and retain these variations in our best natural speech and not loose that spontaneous expression when we are doing voiceover work

Our In Person Voiceover Classes Resume June 16th Wednesday 7:30 to 10pm

 Voiceover Classes Resume June 16^th Wednesday 7:30 to 10pm

 We are happy to announce that our in person voiceover classes in Santa Clarita will resume on Wednesday June 16^th 7:30 to 10pm for fully vaccinated people. We have also installed two air sanitizer UV purifiers with lots of cross ventilation so we can do our voiceover work in safety and comfort. Social distancing will still be maintained with our seating. Looking forward to having you all back at our Masteringvoiceover studio ranch. Zoom voiceover class will move to Monday nights 7 to 9pm. See you soon.

Dan

masteringvoiceover.com

Learning How To Be Yourself

Well here’s the task for all mankind let alone a voiceover artist. Whether in a person’s business life or personal life we spend a lifetime asking our selves who we are. Learning how to be your self requires that we know who that person is, to some degree at least. The advice I give people all the time is to simply say:

“Your best chance of getting work is to be your self.” It doesn’t matter whether it’s a voiceover job you’re trying to get, or going to the next job interview, be yourself”

 

It’s a useful “bumper sticker” slogan, but I’d like to talk a bit about the process of the discovery and how to relax into that, and how to trust it. …and what it means and what it doesn’t mean. 

 

When we get to a place in our heads where we can “be our selves” the advantages are huge. Life isn’t nearly as stressful. We stop being angry. We stop taking things personally and start viewing things as feedback that allows us to make corrections and move on. When we learn how to be our selves and accept our selves, we stop criticizing everyone else. The stress of NOT being our selves or knowing our selves is exhausting and frustrating. It can create a lot of stress and we can find our selves acting out on people because of it. So in learning to be our selves we are UN cluttering our minds and freeing the hard drive space between our ears to engage in the process of success.

 

When we are comfortable in our own skins people will enjoy being around us. And of course that is very helpful in getting jobs, voiceover jobs, or any job. In these times that is becoming more and more important. This is important to remember. It is not merely about being the most talented voiceover artist, plumber, teacher, sales person, lawyer or dentist. 

A lot of people could do the actual work, but people hire people that they like the best. The best plan in the world is to like your self and be your self.