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VOICE 2008VoiceOver International Creative Experience
“What’s Working Now: How to Double Your Voice-
Over Business in 11 months or Less”
withSusan BerkleyPresident/CEO
The Great Voice Companywww.greatvoice.com
The New Game of Voice-Over• Work from anywhere
• Easy to audition
• Easy to grow your client base
• Easier than ever to get started
(if you know what you are doing)
6 Biggest Challenges faced by Voice Talent
Today1. Easier than ever to fail (if you don’t know what you are doing)
2. No director3. More competition4. New technology skills required5. Talent fees suppressed (but not as much as you think)
6. Agent and “shopping mall” auditions have no way to follow up with prospects for additional marketing
The dirty little secret of “shopping mall” auditions
• Many never get listened to
• Too many
• No time (producers overworked, tight
deadlines)
• Poor recording quality– why it matters more than you think– common mistakes
• Regionalisms– why standard American speech is
important
• Mouth noise– Stress– Water tips– Foods to avoid– Medication– Green apples– Salivart– Entertainer’s Secret
Of those auditions that DO get opened…80% will get trashed in the first 5 seconds
because of:
• Poor reading skills– practice daily– Read for the blind
• Weak performance skills– The importance of a coach
• Mispronunciations– M-w.com– Other research tools
• Don’t meet clients criteria (wrong voice type, vocal age etc..)
Of those auditions that DO get opened…80% will get trashed in the first 5 seconds
because of:
Bottom Line?• They are looking for any reason to say
no!
• Don’t give it to them
4 Little Known Ways to Increase your Success Rate
(Auditions)• Get there fast
– Get a cell phone with email for instant notification
– Solutions for auditioning from anywhere
• Answer every audition– The numbers are on your side– The amazing power of the “back end”
• Pristine audio– Common problems:
• Get out of your own way– No announcers– Nothing phony (even characters should
be real– Product is the star, not you
The Elephant in the Room
The Bodybuilder Study
Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
• 2 Reliable and consistent
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
• 2 Reliable and consistent
• 3 Excellent customer service
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
• 2 Reliable and consistent
• 3 Excellent customer service
• 4 Fun and friendly to work with
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
• 2 Reliable and consistent
• 3 Excellent customer service
• 4 Fun and friendly to work with
• 5 Bragging rights
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
• 2 Reliable and consistent
• 3 Excellent customer service
• 4 Fun and friendly to work with
• 5 Bragging rights
• 6 Easy to work with
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
• 2 Reliable and consistent
• 3 Excellent customer service
• 4 Fun and friendly to work with
• 5 Bragging rights
• 6 Easy to work with
• 7 High quality
Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)
Ask for it!
Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
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Why some talents are able to get their clients to pay 10x more than the competition (and still come back
cheerfully for more)• 1 Raise your prices
• 2
Three Pillars of Voice-Over Success
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Three Pillars of Voice-Over Success
• One – Get excellent training
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Three Pillars of Voice-Over Success
• One – Get excellent training
• Two – Target your market
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Three Pillars of Voice-Over Success
• One – Get excellent training
• Two – Target your market
• Three – Produce and market your demo
Of the 20% of the talents who make the final cut, 1 person gets
the job because• They made them laugh
• They made them feel a strong emotion
• They sounded the most real
• They dared to be different
• For no good reason at all! (a subjective choice)
The 5th Voice-Over Success Secret almost
nobody gets is…It’s all aboutTRUST
• The skills trap
• Business card
• CD label
• Website
• Branding and even your
• Demo
• Good enough is good enough!
WARNING!Do not depend solely on on-line
auditions to grow your voice-over business
1. Online research2. Cold calling3. Referrals4. Multi step marketing
campaigns5. Talent agents (on line and off)6. Targeted advertising in trade
journals7. Landing pages8. Partnerships9. Direct mail10. PR (publicity events, local
media)11. Networking (trade shows,
association, meetings)12. Start your own production
company, hire yourself
12 Proven ways to grow your voice-over business
The #1 Proven Way to Grow Your Voice-Over
Business…
Mastermind Groups
Join Susan’s Silver Inner Circle
The Great Voice Companywww.greatvoice.com
Join Susan’s Silver Inner Circle
The Great Voice Companywww.greatvoice.com
888.3VOICE4Ask for Jason Davis
The Great Voice Companywww.greatvoice.com