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Last week, I had an amazing opportunity to partake in a voice acting class.
Voice acting, for those of you who don't know, is the career for those interested in radio, commercial advertising, voice overs, audio books and reading for the blind.
When I was younger, my interest in advertising opened my eyes to the career of voice acting. I was drawn to particular voice sounds again in college, when I hosted my own radio show for KLSU. Recently, my interest in voice acting is strictly based off my love for books and audio books—which drew me to the voice acting course.
The course was a one-time deal, which lasted a little over three hours. A representative from voicecoaches.com was the instructor. She told our class exactly what voice acting was, the pros and cons, financial tips, and how to break into the business.
The class was mostly talk (no pun intended). Our instructor lead the lecture with handouts and clips of commercials. My classmates talked alot about what drew them to voice acting and what type of acting they would enjoy. At the end of the class, we were all given lines in a radio spot that were recorded and played back to us.
The next morning, I received a call from one of the voice coaches who had listened to my spot and wanted to give me more feedback and gave me more information about professional voice training.
While I did enjoy the class, I felt it was a bit negative. My instructor made it sound like voice acting is something very hard to get into, but I am still under the impression there are plenty of opportunities out there.
I haven't decided if I will go through the proper voice training to get myself into the hard-knock-world of voice overs. Only time will tell...ha!
