{"id":16275,"date":"2021-10-13T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/?p=16275"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:00:31","slug":"the-fountain-of-booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/13\/the-fountain-of-booth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fountain of Booth: Building A Voice-Over Career That Lasts Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-responsive\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_TjCvIqdYJ-w\"><div id=\"lyte_TjCvIqdYJ-w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FTjCvIqdYJ-w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TjCvIqdYJ-w\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FTjCvIqdYJ-w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rome wasn\u2019t built in a day. Slow and steady wins the race. April showers bring May flowers. The words we speak are filled with moralisms about survival. We are encouraged to think about our future by not robbing Peter to pay Paul, by not putting the cart before the horse, and by not counting our chickens before they hatch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what does this classical wisdom mean for a voice-over talent? <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monica-sauro-_wkpq7zOjyc-unsplash-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The longer view of time is one that makes abundance last. Like a squirrel who buries acorns to survive the winter, voice-over talents can make smart choices that fortify their career and make it more likely to last. They can distribute resources so that emergencies are less likely to derail their career. The following are three common \u201cvoice-over winters\u201d. or potential emergencies, as well as strategies to prepare beforehand and make it through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Sudden Need<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal documents often include a clause called \u201cforce majeure.\u201d Basically, if events that are beyond the control of both parties (like earthquakes) make it impossible for either party to fulfill the terms of the contract, it cannot be enforced. This is a standard clause in boilerplate voice-over talent agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chances are that if you work with voice-over clients long enough, eventually a client will need an emergency voice-over read. You may not be required to help in this emergency. It might not have been expected when the work was negotiated. It might be purely bad luck that was beyond the client\u2019s control. One of the best ways for a voice-over talent to develop loyal clients is to be prepared to deliver when the client is in an exceptional bind. Naturally, this is infrequent. But clients tend to remember exceptional availability, which can help a voice-over gig last longer when you personally have an emergency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To endure a client\u2019s sudden needs, plan to be responsive &#8211; even if you\u2019re not always able to meet those needs immediately. Fast acknowledgement, as well as an estimate of when work can be completed goes a long way towards signaling flexibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Travel<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many voice-over talents find themselves in hotels, taxis, guest bedrooms, rental cars and other unusual recording environments when they travel. As their careers progress, they might accumulate stories of hanging quilts from lamps, joining the clothes in a closet, or other ad-hoc solutions to delivering a client\u2019s voice-over read without \u201cecho\u201d or a dreaded \u201capartment sound.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, there are many inexpensive portable-booth options that can help when traveling. Vehicles are already generally satisfactory voice-over recording spaces. It can also be helpful if your cell phone provider offers the option to operate as a Wi-Fi hotspot. On one occasion, I recorded television promos two hours before they were broadcast in the back of a taxi to the airport in New York City. On another, I delivered reads in a sleeper train car. A high-quality handheld microphone worked as a versatile option in both cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Vocal Sickness \/ Injury<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all periodically experience days where we\u2019ve lost our voice or otherwise speak with altered performance. Without dispensing medical advice, there are a few technical tricks that can help smooth through performances when the voice isn\u2019t at one-hundred-percent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a quiet environment to record in increases the signal-to-noise ratio of a vocal recording, sometimes allowing a quieter read to increase in volume without a dreaded \u201chiss\u201d or room noise. Learning to normalize your vocal recording &#8211; a fancy term for using the full volume of the audio format &#8211; can help to keep your delivered reads at a consistent volume on \u201coff\u201d days, even if your voice might not be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The craft of acting also plays a key role in managing the impact of reduced vocal performance. It is always possible to live and experience one-hundred percent feeling even if the voice may not be at one-hundred percent health. Believe it or not, listeners connect with emotion before they connect with volume or tone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While one should always seek health guidance from a doctor, experienced voice talents can sometimes deliver mission critical reads that draw from non-health-related knowledge to cross the finish line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, a bit of forethought and smart adaptation can help voice talents sustain a long voice-over career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Check out our free PDF with pro-tips from real working voice-over actors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/the-must-knows-of-vo\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about voiceover? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/register\/\">Signup for our introductory VO webinar.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rome wasn\u2019t built in a day. Slow and steady wins the race. April showers bring May flowers. The words we speak are filled with moralisms about survival. 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