Is Voice Over Training Absolutely Necessary to Establish a Secure Voice Over Business? - 0 views
started by Loren Jacobs on 15 Mar 12
started by Loren Jacobs on 15 Mar 12
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Did you know that the voice over industry has never been so active? It's true. There has never been more demand for voice talent and voice over actors than there is right now. The reason for this may very well be because there are more and more businesses who can see the amazing benefits of having top quality voice overs to greatly enhance their brands both offline and online. Anyone with the right skillset and desire to succeed can be a perfect contender to secure any of the voice over contracts that are advertised on the internet or via voice over agents. So, getting into the voice over business is a very exciting opportunity and i'd like to encourage you to look into it further.
Now returning to our question about voice over training. Its a good question and one that is applicable to every business out there, not just the voice over industry. You can really break the answer to this question into 3 sections: 1) time to achieve success, 2) confidence and determination and 3) financial position. We should look at these separately to understand them better.
You can build your voice over business quickly or slowly.
Don't get me wrong, I am sure there are individuals out there who have set up their voice over careers at lightning speed without any type of voice over training, but these people are very rare. I am confident that voice over training can undoubtedly help accelerate the time it takes to find success in your business. Remember voice over training comes in many forms and can be anything from an online article that helps to demystify how to set up a home recording studio on a shoestring budget, to a paid web-based course that provides step by step ideas to record more effective voiceovers or maybe even a workshop or local seminar where an individual who already has a profitable voice over business is sharing their knowledge on how to generate more voice over work. Any of these forms of voice over training can dramatically help you be successful in your business quicker.
With the amount of information readily available on the web nowadays there is absolutely no reason why anyone should be building their business slowly and without any guidance. My only advice on using the internet to research free ideas is be selective and do not fall into the trap of information overwhelm. This is sometimes the challenge with obtaining free voice over training, its spread across the web on many different websites and often in no particular order. It's up to you to research specific voice over training topics only as they apply to your business needs.
The second section is about Confidence.
I don't mean do you have the confidence to record voice overs, I am confident you do and if you don't then practice. What I mean is would you have the confidence in yourself to continue building your business on your own if you faced some of the following setbacks: a) being rejected numerous times at voice over auditions, b) struggling to get regular voice over work for a prolonged period of time, c) an unsatisfied client who will not pay you.
I don't want to put you off the voice over industry when I say these things because it truly is one of the most exciting and profitable industries to work in and I for one would not change my voice over career for any other. However there are days where I am thankful I had a voice over coach who I could communicate with when I came across a new obstacle or challenge. You have to really ask yourself that if you faced certain business difficulties as your build your business, do you have the confidence to overcome them on your own or would some voice over training or coaching prove beneficial both emotionally and financially.
Why should I invest in Voice Over Training?
Finally like any type of training that will help in the pursuit of a worthwhile career, you must look at the financial implications. If you are one of those people who believes that investing in yourself and your business is wrong, then you really must know something about business that many of the greatest and most successful business people of our time didn't. Let me give you an example. You have just started your new voice over business and are struggling to record a good voice over demo. You could spend days, weeks or months finding small bits of advice on various web sites to help you pick a good microphone, software, voice script ideas etc... or you could find a voice over training course focused on creating a voice over demo. Let's say the voice over training costs just $197, some may cost less, some more. If by taking the training you can move forward in your business, record that voice over demo and start getting voice over work, isn't it worth the expense? Just imagine how many voice over projects you have not been able to take on or even audition for whilst you spent a month trying to find free suggestions or training to help record that demo on your own, surely if you had your voice over demo ready, just a single job could have made you your investment back.
Sometimes we look at financial outlay for voice over training and do not really appreciate its value. I can already hear some of you saying, I cannot afford to invest any money into getting some voice over training and that's ok too. It may take you a little digging around on the web to find good voice over training resources to help you on your journey but if you have the desire to succeed then you will make it, even if it takes a little time longer.
So let's summarise this short discussion on whether voice over training in some form is absolutely necessary to set up a successful voice over business. The simple answer is yes, but it really depends on how quickly you want to start seeing an income from your voice over business, whether or not you have the confidence and determination to overcome business challenges on your own and whether you are in a financial position to invest in voice over training to accelerate your learning curve. I am sure you can achieve success in a voice over business without voice over training, but why would you want to take 3-5 times as long researching information that someone else has already researched and packaged into a simple to follow voice over training course?
For more info and to start your voice over business quickly, begin by getting some real life voice over training. On the website you can download your free voice over training audio report from industry expert Bill DeWees.