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By reading this article, you will be able to lay the groundwork to become a voice acting star. If you’re just a beginner, these steps will help to land you voice over work.

A great place to start is acting classes. Success in the voice over industry is based on having a good knowledge about acting. After you’ve taken a few classes and workshops, do it some more!

You may think you are ready to take voice classes while training to be an actor: a voice actor is simply an actor as well. Like every rule, there can be exceptions. There’s a rare voice talent who never trained to become an actor. He is able to make it seem simple. It’s not simple. You really need the skills to make it. You don’t have to trust me on this, but you’ll realize the truth soon enough.

So you’ve taken a ton of classes and are looking for ways to advance your voice talents, including how to land auditions and how to make a great demo reel. You should start networking and ask questions about how to get an agent. A referral is really the best way.

You need to spend some cash on making a good demo reel. Rather than making a CD, look into posting the samples online. Make sure the demo features what you are targeting, like voices for radio or TV spots. If you like cartoons, than you need an animation based demo. Many people like to showcase both, but its ok to make one demo now, and another one later on.

Meet people, meet people, meet people. If your teacher has contacts, that’s a great way to go. If he thinks you are talented, he’ll likely let you know, and maybe even help you secure an agent or audition. Don’t fear asking for assistance.

At our workshops, we’ve found a good bit of talented people. Some of this new talent gives their views on the industry in a DVD we produced, entitled “Adventures in Voice Acting”. Review the casting directors, voice directors and agents. Do what you can to get your stuff to them without being too pushy. The best way to get someone to listen to your demo is to be nice and not too pesky. All that matters is for one person to believe.

There is plenty of voice over work to be had. If you put everything you have into it, there is a good chance we might someday see you in our studios!