- Here's The Follow up Exercise To Using Beat Changes

A beat change is the change in tone of voice to set up new ideas.
Find a piece of copy you like that's not too long. It can be a commercial or short descriptive narrative.
It should have at least four Beat Changes/Change in directions in the copy...places. that require beat changes:) Record yourself and vary the cadence to set up clear Beat Changes.  Try and create 20 versions that are more related than not. Yes 20 versions. This creative exercise will help develop control over the voice and tone of voice as well as improve creativity.

- Personalizing Voiceover Copy

There are many people who can read copy well. The most important skill however is to be able to personalize copy. Making the copy sound like it's a collection your own ideas that you are relating to a friend is key to getting cast. This requires an ability to make subtle change-ups in tone of voice and cadence that sound like your "Day Voice" and not like an announcer reading copy. The ability to persuade comes from staying in the tonal  bandwidth of natural conversation between friends.

- Optimizing Your Speech So it's Clear and Natural

We worked in class last night on how to make our reads sound natural, fluid, and persuasive. One of the main technical issues to be aware of in vocal production is the energy distribution.
Simply put, the energy in vowels and consonants is exactly the same in natural daily speech. Your "Day Voice" equally distributes the effort between consents and vowels. There is often a tendency when in front of a mic to over articulate the consonants. this results in a kind of violent diction that makes the copy sound read instead of idea driven and natural. Remember to speak to the end of the phrase and breath.

Creating Variety By Changing Cadences in Voiceover Reads

Very often the direction one receives is, "Ok, give me three versions of that line".  It is very important to move the emphasis around when you're doing multiple takes. A lot of times people just try and vary the melody while they use the same cadence and that usually isn't enough. So try moving the emphasis.
i.e. "it is better to give than receive" "It is better to give than receive" "It is better to give than receive". Variations of cadence combined with slight shifts in the melody and where you breathe will give you endless combinations that will make any booth director your friend.