Voice-Over 201: Audio Books

Program Overview

This 8-week commercial voiceover training course covers essential techniques, including voice control, microphone mastery, and copy analysis. Students gain practical experience through exercises and develop their personal style and sound. The course also provides insights into self-marketing, unions, contracts, and professional protocol, preparing them for a career in the voiceover industry.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Content: The course introduces students to the professional world of commercial voiceover work.
Students learn control and application of the voice through exercises and ample time for practical experience with a wide array of material.
• Structure: This course is structured as follows:
• Duration:
Jan 16 - Mar 5 (8 weeks)
• Frequency:
Tuesdays 6PM - 8PM
• Individual Modules:
• Voice Control and Application:
Students learn vocal control and its application through various exercises.
• Practical Experience: Ample time is provided for practical experience with diverse voiceover material.
• Personal Style and Sound: Students discover their individual style and sound and learn to leverage them.
• Copy Requirements: Students gain a critical understanding of the demands of voiceover copy.
• Microphone Mastery: Students master the use of microphones.
• Time Management: Students develop an understanding of time constraints and pacing in voiceover work.
• Self-Marketing: The course covers self-promotion techniques for voiceover artists.
• Analysis: Students learn to analyze and interpret voiceover scripts.
• Vocal Care: The importance of proper vocal care is emphasized.
• Contracts: Students receive insights into voiceover contracts.
• Professional Protocol: The class covers professional etiquette and standards in the voiceover industry.
• Demo Reel Production: Students create a studio-produced demo reel at the end of the course.