Author Archives: William Williams

Reading in Voiceover: Improve Your Speed and Accuracy

Posted on July 28, 2019 by William Williams

If you want to turn in faster and better voiceover auditions and jobs then you need to improve your reading skills. If you find yourself halting, stumbling on words, or mis-reading the copy here’s why that happens–and how to fix … Continue reading →

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Should You Edit Out Breaths in Voice Over? Yes… and No!

Posted on February 12, 2019 by William Williams

I am a firm believer that speeding up auditions equals more auditions equals more jobs. And this efficiency means mo’ money per hour of auditioning. When I read an audition there is often a sentence or two that I “pick … Continue reading →

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Breathing in Voice Over: Do It Right!

Posted on January 25, 2019 by William Williams

If your body has to choose between staying alive and talking… it’s going to gasp for air and choose staying alive. People say to me, “hey, I know how to breath. I’ve been doing it my entire life!” But there … Continue reading →

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Voice Over: Be Conversational not Announcy

Posted on January 13, 2019 by William Williams

You only need to read through a handful of audition descriptions before you run into the word “conversational”. Or you may find the direction more negative such as “no disc jockey or announcer”. As voice over styles evolve, there is … Continue reading →

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Voice Over Job? Watch the Word Count

Posted on December 23, 2018 by William Williams

Your on voices.com or voice123.com and you check out a new job that has been posted. And it has a budget of $1000! Not bad Then you read the job description and find out that this job is an audiobook. … Continue reading →

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Pickups Hints for Voice Over Editing

Posted on August 5, 2018 by William Williams

You’ve just finished a 4000 word e-learning voice over project and you send it to the client. They love the interpretation but they tell you that the name that you read is not pronounced Smith but Smyth. Oh no, do … Continue reading →

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Secret Voice Over Microphone Technique

Posted on February 25, 2018 by William Williams
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Misleading Voice Over Advice-The Uglier Side of Voice Over Experts

Posted on September 4, 2017 by William Williams

I produced records in the 90s and I had a recording studio. Often voice over talent would ask me to record their projects and from this I developed an interest in voice over. So I asked an actor acquaintance I … Continue reading →

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Conversational vs Announcer Voice Over Styles

Posted on August 27, 2017 by William Williams

You only need to read through a handful of audition descriptions before you run into the word “conversational”. Or you may find the direction more negative such as “no disc jockey or announcer”. As voice over styles evolve, there is … Continue reading →

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Sound: Voice Over’s Friend and Foe

Posted on July 2, 2017 by William Williams

Voice Over is unique artistic performance because it is entirely produced with sound. There are other performances of sound–a live rock concert for example– that depend on sound but they have other aspects that contribute to the experience: costuming, lighting, … Continue reading →

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