Voiceover Training Resources
Ongoing training is vital to your success as a voice actor, but it’s hard to know which classes are will provide the best return on your hard-earned investment. If you’ve been struggling to decide which classes are best for you, check out this list of training resources. I’ll tell you all about the ones I love and why.
A good coach can help you make your career. I know from experience. Aly Steel helped me go from never having heard of voiceover to booking a national radio campaign in a matter of weeks. She’s been in the industry for 20 years and is one of the most coveted female voices working today. She knows her stuff. She’s also super fun and one of my favorite people.
John Florian and his stream of guest VOs cover a lot of ground with their webinars. They range from focusing on audiobooks to how to juggle a day job with VO to creating characters. The webinars are usually $39-$49. If you want to attend all of the webinars, it definitely wouldn’t hurt you, but you’re sure to get your money’s worth if you get the newsletter so you can sign up for the topics that interest you. The webinars are always recorded so you can reference them later.
Online improv classes from LoveThatImprovVO
You’ll probably hear over and over again that it’s helpful for voiceover actors to have excellent improvisational skills. I totally agree. When you can read the same line eight different ways at the drop of a hat, it speaks to your versatility. Which will keep clients coming back for more. I have found Rebecca Michaels Haugh’s online improv classes to be an excellent creative outlet as well as a tool for developing my improv skills. The classes are small and are specifically for voice actors. She offers weekly workouts for $40/month and drop-in classes for $20. Before you can start to workout weekly, you must attend the Training Wheels class for $99.