Posts by Abbe Holmes
Creating Characters for Voice Over Scripts
Creating characters for voice over may not be what you think it is. Rather than ‘what’ funny voice, the first thing you need to know is ‘why’ that voice. Here are some tips.
Read MoreTechniques for the Voice Actor
If you follow trends, you’ll notice that we’re called ‘voice actors’, more often than not. I want to pass on some of the skills you’ll need to cut it as a voice actor, when you’re handed a scripts that needs you to perform.
Read MoreTips for Building a Voiceover Career – 4
One of the fastest growing areas for work in voiceover is in the non-broadcast area, as once text-based websites move to include more audio and video online. Here are some guidelines to the techniques for working in this area.
Read MoreTips For Building a VoiceOver Career 3
Need to solve the problem of rollercoaster reading, and wondering where and how to place emphasis and inflection for any voiceover you do. Here are some techniques that will help.
Read MoreSuccess in Audio Book Narration
Many of those who seek me out for coaching in voiceover skills want to work in narration for audio books. I want to share some techniques for great story telling by looking at some of the most common mistakes made.
Read MoreTips For Building A Voiceover Career 2
Interested in building a successful voiceover career? These 4 tips will help you understand the different approaches to take to different script styles.
Read MoreTips For Building a Voiceover Career 1
One of the most important ingredients to building a successful voiceover career is ‘sounding authentic’. But how do you sound authentic, when you’re just pretending? Interesting question. Here are some tips that will help you make the grade.
Read MoreVoiceOver Techniques For Success
Knowing how to vary volume to create an engaging variety of reads is key to building your reputation as a versatile voice actor. Here are some tips that will help
Read MoreVoice Over Tricks of The Trade: Part 2
Tricks of the Voice Over Trade How to teach an old dog new tricks! You may have been in voice over for years and have successfully carved out a niche. You could be in “start-up mode” wondering where you’ll fit in. Or you might be booking voice over work and wondering how to add more.…
Read MoreVoice Over Mistakes
Could your Voice Over Mistakes be holding back your career? Booking a job is difficult enough these days, without making voice over mistakes that shoot your attempts down in flames. If you’re working in voice over, or want to, there are always things you can do, that will make enough of a subtle difference to…
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