Have you ever had the bad luck to hear yourself talking? Can you remember what your facial expression was as you heard your voice come out of the recording device - pain, suffering, disbelief? Almost widely we all dislike the way our voices sound and we simply can't picture that an audience would want to endure among our speeches. What's up with all of this?

Some videos are rather complicated. You need to view these videos slowly and keep in mind of the parts that need audio to explain the visuals included.

This part ought to be very easy for you. Simply do a search for "Voice Over Class" and "your city" with google (www.google.com). Of course, there may be classes provided at your local universities and performing arts centers. Ask around for good word-of-mouth about them. Then sign-up with the best and participate in! (Avoid classes that end with you paying another $1000 for a demo reel).

Then you will need to tape a showreel. This will become your audio calling card - without it nobody will understand what you sound like. Keep your scripts short and include variety into the mix. That means commercials (from upbeat to soft) audiobook narrative, a corporate/business type read, interactive phone message and (this is optional and only for the seriously skilled) character voice montage. You can hire a regional studio for a couple of hours, record in your home if you have the centers, or ask an expert fitness instructor to assist you.

During my time in the industry I've met some fresh new skill who managed to get work within days of getting themselves out there. Others have taken weeks. Some take months and some, years. For brand-new voice overs, it can be actually disheartening when they go through a huge effort to sent out a tonne of e-mails in a self marketing campaign, only to have to wait and sit for the phone to ring. We approximate from previous experience that, if you are not established in the market, it could take anything as much as a year to land your very first job. We say this because it can be rather tough for marketing agencies to check out a new voice. It's high risk and potentially very expensive, specifically if the voice over doesn't exercise. So more often than not, they require to get utilized to seeing or hearing you out there.

Essential of all be an organization; treat your voice over career similar to you would if you were offering software application or automobile. Offer, offer, offer.

So there is no excuse for remaining in that bottom 80%. If you have the desire, the drive and the perseverance there is no reason you ought to need to not make money from your voice, become a star performer and move into that that leading 20%.