Voice acting guides, answers you can use today.
Each guide answers one question in the first two sentences, then shows you how. Pick the step you are on.
Starting out.
What the work is, what to learn first and the first steps toward paid jobs.
- GuideBecome an audiobook narratorA starter path into audiobook narration: train your stamina, record a sample chapter and show it where producers listen.→
- GuideHow to become a voice actorA step-by-step first-year plan for beginners: train, set up a booth, record a demo, find work and show it on a website.→
Finding work.
Where jobs come from, how to audition and when an agent makes sense.
- GuideVoice acting auditionsHow to prepare and send a voice acting audition: read the brief, choose a take, record cleanly and send it fast.→
- GuideVoice acting jobsWhere voice acting jobs come from and how to be ready for them: platforms, agents, direct clients and your own site.→
- GuideVoice actor agentWhat a voice actor agent does, when to approach one and what to have ready: demo, introduction and a website that shows your work.→
Improving your craft.
Coaching, practice and scripts that make you sound like a professional.
- GuideVoice acting coachHow to choose a voice acting coach: what to look for, what to ask and how coaching fits with your demo and site.→
- GuideVoice acting exercisesVoice acting exercises for home: warm-ups, reading aloud, pace and tone drills and a short weekly routine.→
- GuideVoice acting scriptsWhere to find voice acting scripts for practice and demos, and what you may and may not use.→
Showing your work.
The demo reel and the website that put your voice in front of producers.
Questions, answered.
Something else? Ask it when you request a quote.
Which guide should I read first?
If you are new, start with how to become a voice actor. If you already work, go to the demo reel and website guides.
Are these guides written for one country?
They are written in English for voice actors anywhere. Where a practice differs by market, the guide says so.
How often are the guides updated?
Each guide shows its last update date at the top. We review them when something in the industry or our service changes.
Keep reading
- GuideVoice actor demo reel guidePlan a demo reel per kind of work, choose the first clip, and present it on your site so producers press play.
- GuideVoice actor website guideWhat to put on a voice actor website and in what order, so producers hear you first and know how to book you.
- VoiceReelWebsites by specialtyEvery kind of voice work we build websites for, from radio and tv to audiobooks, games and dubbing.
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