Turning Radio (and Podcast) Skills into Voiceover Income
What you'll learn
- Understand how the skills and attributes you've gained in radio will serve you well as a voiceover actor
- Know the areas where radio people often need to adjust and adapt their style and skillset when moving into voiceover work
- Hear about the many ways you can get voiceover work and market yourself
- Get the straight story on how the right priorities can get you up and running faster and less expensively
- Understand where to put the focus as you transition into voiceovers.
- We wrap up with a tour of Dane's recording studio, with its "retro radio" touches
Requirements
- A background or education in radio broadcasting of any kind
Description
Magnetic Attraction
Voiceover work has a natural appeal to radio people and podcasters...and that only makes sense. The same things that drew you and me toward radio are there to be had in the voiceover area. Once again, we find ourselves behind the mic, using our voices in creative ways in a performance art (and one that can pay very, very well).
Because of their experience (and natural abilities), radio people have the wind at their backs as they move into voiceover work. In this course, I talk about the inherent benefits we bring to voice acting. I also describe some of the ways radio people need to "change their ways" to adapt themselves to VO work. As someone who spent 20 years in radio, and now over-20 years successfully freelancing, I'm able to give you solid insights into what it takes to move forward with this really fun pursuit, and turn it into extra income.
We'll talk about the ways voiceover technique differs from radio technique, and how to develop styles that are highly in demand among those who hire voiceover people. We'll geek out on gear, software, home studio setup, and demo creation. We'll talk about the many ways we can offer our services. And we'll wrap up with a fun tour of my voiceover studio, which is fully modern, but with many "retro" touches my fellow radio people will enjoy.
Who this course is for:
- This course is designed specifically for people who have been in radio or podcasting, or who presently are, and who have an interest in the possibility of doing voiceover work to earn extra income
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 326 Reviews
- 1,138 Students
- 6 Courses
I've been making money with my voice over 40 years, starting in radio in 1976, supplementing my income with voice-overs in the 80s, and moving to full-time voice-over and multimedia work in 1996. While I still do mainstream voice-overs, I have found Fiverr to be a surprisingly good source of freelance income. I was able to build it from ground zero in April of 2017, into thousands every month by the fall of that year. I've billed six figures annually for the past three years in a row, and altogether, I have now billed over $600,000 on the Fiverr platform. I consult as both "The Gig Doctor," teaching people to succeed on Fiverr, and as a voiceover coach. In addition, I'm pleased to present these inexpensive courses to help you to grow and succeed.