Voice Over Talent is Now Wanted More Than Ever

It's understandable that in today's tough economy,interviews. And you guessed it, podcast producers will
many people are re-evaluating their career choice.always need interviewers.
There are many industries, like auto companies, laying2) Video Games - Every 18 year old boy has an
off hundreds, and even thousands of employees. TheXBOX or Playstation (or wants one). There is a lot of
rush to retrain worker skills is on. Now more than ever,money to be made in the video game industry. And
American's are retraining for other lines of work, sowith that payoff, video game makers need creative
that they can find more stable and satisfying work.talents working on their next big hit. There are
There are so many options when it comes to makingthousands of opportunities for recording voices in
a career change. If you\'re looking for a fast moving,up-and-coming video game titles.
and up-and-coming career choice, you may want to3) Corporate Interviewing - Many companies use audio
consider becoming a voice over talent. Althoughinterviews for training purposes, or for recording the
becoming a voice over talent may not be forhistory of their company. Recording corporate
everyone, the start up costs are low, and there isinterviews can become a very lucrative business for
great potential for a side income that to many is goodsomeone comfortable talking one-on-one.
news.4) Web Site Audio - Talking web sites are gaining
Voice over talents provide their recorded voices topopularity. Web designers hire hundreds of voice over
projects like movie trailers, video games, and radio andtalents for their web sites every year. These voice
TV commercials. Years ago, voice talents would haveclips can be used from everything from audio
to drive to the larger cities to record their voices forwelcome messages to captcha audio.
agencies, and other clients. Today, the cost of owning5) Voice mail and messaging - Many small and large
a home studio with a mic and computer is extremelycompanies search for voice over talents to record
affordable, and in some cases, one be started fortheir voice mail introductions. This is a very niche
under $1,000.market in the voice over field, but a growing one.
As I stated previously, there is lots of upcoming workFinding work doing voice overs can be difficult when
for those who are interested in getting into the voiceyou first start. However with persistence, a desire to
over business. Here are a few of the areas in voicework from home and the change to be your own
over, besides traditional radio and TV commercials,boss, you can find work. The number of people
that are on the rise:competing for the same voice over job can be
1) Podcasting - With the boom of the Internet, thereincredibly high, however, if you network with the right
are more and more web sites and blogs that arevoice over agencies, or clients, the financial and
incorporating podcasts. These podcasts usually containpersonal rewards can be great.