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Voice Acting:
Living The Life
(by
Chris Wagner)
You're
a Voice Actor! You’ve either
just started training, taken a
number of classes, gotten your first
few gigs, started making some nice
income, or not. Yeah, you're a Voice
Actor.
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But are you a Voice Actor only when
you’re trying to get a job, or has
this new endeavor become a part of
your everyday life?
What
am I talking about? Are you using
the skills that you have learned in
your classes and putting them to use
each and every day of your life?
Think about it: You've taken great
training, and if you don’t use it
then you will lose it. That’s bad,
especially if you did have a good
experience in training and were
highly motivated by it. If that
happens to you, you can always go
back for inspiration by taking
another class, or just shrug it off
and go on having wasted that money
you invested in yourself. So why
not just do it? Put your skills
(whether they are newly learned or
hard won on the job) at the top of
your mind. Live your life as
a Voice Actor!
Every
time you present yourself, whether
it’s picking up the dry cleaning,
checking out at the grocery store,
or trying to get customer service
people to return a call you can and
should use your Voice Acting
skills! Think about it, talking to
someone with a nice sound, that's
clear and interesting tends to make
communication easier. Using you
Voice Acting techniques will help
you express yourself more
effectively and make your message,
whatever it is (from a simple
conversation to serious
negotiations), more readily
acceptable to another person.
Ever
heard that there's no such thing as
a "second" impression? No matter
what the outcome of your
interactions, people will always
remember you for something! Why not
have them remember you for your
voice? And of course somewhere in
your conversations the fact that you
are a Voice Actor will eventually
surface (and it better if
you're ever going to be successful
in this business!). You never know
who you’re talking to. He could be
someone looking for a Voice Actor,
or she may have a friend who is
looking to hire a Voice Actor for a
project, or he may be a part time
producer… you get the idea.
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Additionally, if you really start to
use the techniques you've learned
(whichever ones you choose to use on
a daily basis) they become second
nature to you. Sure, there will be
times when it might seem like you're
always ‘on’ but in this business you
need to be able to switch on and
deliver at a moment's notice. Of
course you’ll want to keep up with
daily vocal exercises and doing some
reading aloud as well. You must
ALWAYS be ready to perform - in any
venue!
ANYTIME you have an audience, take a
moment to shine and make a
lasting impression! The seeds you
plant today will bloom in the future
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Chris Wagner has been in the Voice
Acting business since 1987, he also
works for Sun Microsystems, Inc. as
a Knowledge Engineer, and a primary
voice talent for Sun’s educational
and marketing departments. Chris is
originally from San Diego and now
resides in Denver, Colorado. To
contact Chris, see his banner ad
above or go to
www.websbychris.com.
Chris is the web designer for our
MagicInet.com hosting
service. MagicInet.com hosts
websites for voice talent and
specialty performers. An excellent
example of a simple one-page voice
talent site with demos is
www.pennyabshire.com.
If you are looking for a website
host or designer.
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