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Initial Tips for Effective Voice Acting for Live or Pre-Recorded Audio:
Raise
the stakes in your imagination (think about how what you are delivering
might be of vital
importance to you/your
audience).
Place, focus, and sustain your voice in various parts of your head and body for
character voices.
Listen to the musical
movement, lilting, and emotional expression of dialects and voices for
which
you want to deliver
impressions.
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Read many practical
tips and step-by-step guidelines for developing an effective voice
career in Dr. Howard's and
Lainie Frasier's Book- Speak
Skillfully and Successfully:
A Guide to Developing Diction and Voice-Over Excellence
- Voice and Diction, course syllabus
Further Recommendations:
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Receive speech and voice-over training-such as with Dr. Howard at
UMHB or with Lainie Frasier at
Voiceworks, Austin, Voice-Over Studio/Classes.
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Produce a professional demo, such as with Peter Blackwell at
Soundmine, Austin
& L.A., Audio Services.
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Look for a
licensed agent to represent you, such as
TCoetTalent.com
Further Resources:
- If you need help to speak Standard American English, you can
use audio helps, such as
Accent Reduction and
Sound of American English Audio Aids and Charts:
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Accent Reduction Made Easy
by Jane Wellborn, M.A., Penton Overseas Inc.
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The Sound and Style of
American English by David Alan Stern, Ph.D.
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