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  3 Lessons

  Auditioning With Audacity

  Audacity, the free, open-source audio recording, editing and mastering software, has become the standard go-to software package for auditions and production work. Its light weight, its ease of use, and certainly, its price has VO artists flocking to use it. Learn how to make the most of Audacity’s features and benefits, and how to save time while doing better auditions.
  
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  3 Lessons

  Creating Your Own VO Content

  Hire your inner voice…and entrepreneur. Why wait for someone else to hire you? You’ve got a voice, and you’re already in charge of You, Inc, so put yourself to work, and collect all the profits. Create your own content, piggy back on events in the news, big movie releases and wake up every morning with money in the bank – from people buying your audio products.
  
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  3 Lessons

  Finding A VO Agent

  One of the most sought after classes in the VOHeroes Pro curriculum, this class takes you through the process of finding an agency at the right point in your VO career development to represent you, what materials you need for that process, the best ways to approach agents, and what to do when you land that perfect representation.

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  3 Lessons

  Managing VO Clients And Projects

  You certainly need to have terrific voicing skills to be a successful VO talent. But to compete effectively in today’s entrepreneurial marketplace, you also need to have well-honed customer relationship skills. This class teaches you the procedures you’ll need to handle VO projects, assets, revisions, billing and the care and feeding of your precious client base.
  
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  3 Lessons

  Mastering ACX – Part 1

  (First of two complete classes.) Audible, the world’s most recognizable audiobook sales site, wants to find the next generation of audiobook VO performers to voice the next generation of digital audiobooks. Find out how to get on their radar and capture your share of the audiobook market, beginning with creating an attractive profile.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering ACX - Part 2

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering ACX – Part 2

  (Second of two complete classes.) Audible, the world’s most recognizable audiobook sales site, wants to find the next generation of audiobook VO performers to voice the next generation of digital audiobooks. Find out how to get on their radar and capture your share of the audiobook market, concluding with how to audition, work and get paid.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Voicing Fiction Audiobooks

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Audio Podcasting – Part 1

  Podcasting has grown immensely from the days of being a hobby for tech nerds – it now competes with mainstream media. Learn how podcasting came to exist, how to design your podcast based on your passions, expertise and your audience of one, what resources and gear you need to create podcast audio and how to lay out a roadmap to creating stellar podcast episodes every time you record.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering Audio Podcasting - Part 2

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Audio Podcasting – Part 2

  Take what you learned in Part 1, and put it into use producing, publishing, promoting and profiting with your podcast. Learn how create a format and workflow for each episode, how to record, edit and master solo and group podcasts, how to choose a podcast platform, and use it to promote your episodes and a dozen different ways to monetize your podcast.
  
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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Cold Reading Of VO Scripts

  Usually, you don’t get days or even hours to work with VO scripts – you’re expected to turn around auditions, and head into the studio to perform, almost instantly. In this class, we’ll look at how to instantly size up a script, make character choices, and balance speed with excellence.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Voicing News And Info VO

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  24 Lessons

  Mastering Home VO Gear

  It used to be that going to your VO agent’s office or to a studio somewhere in the city to audition for a VO job was an almost daily event. Not anymore: to be a successful VO artist, you must have excellent home and portable VO equipment. The good news? We have it all laid out for you in this comprehensive foundational course.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering Your Microphone

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Perfect VO Demos – Part 1

  In this first of two classes on how to create the perfect demo, we look at the strategies – the planning you need – to create the perfect demo for your brand. Commercial demos, IVR demos, narration demos and others are each a calling card that will introduce the buyers of your voice work to your instrument. Your demo process should begin with that very careful planning.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering Perfect VO Demos - Part 2

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Perfect VO Demos – Part 2

  In this second half of our in-depth work on demos, we look at the tactics – the actual process with which your demo should be produced. Your demo should created with artful, world class production and distribution to the voice buying community.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering Audio Podcasting - Part 1

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering The Art Of Self Direction

  The days of traveling to cattle calls for VO auditions are few and far between, leaving us all at home, by ourselves, to submit auditions and perform work in isolation and solitude. Learn the essentials of self-direction, the newest and most important skill the VO actor needs in the digital age.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering ACX - Part 1

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering VO Marketing

  Become agile with the markets you reach, traditional and brand spanking new. Who would have thought that IVR, or apps, or digital talking outdoor signage, or e-books would all be vibrant markets in which to sell your VO skills? Or that any one of those might end up being the largest category of income for many VO artists? Learn how in this vital class.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Creating Your Own VO Content

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering VO Social Networking

  Click, tweet, email, like, plus and link your way to VO success. While reels, zed cards, cassettes, mailers, business cards and CDs had their day as ways for VO artists to connect with their clients, today’s marketing materials are often not physical at all – but rather ways to connect and market online. As social networks come and go, you’ll be able to master each one as a VO megaphone.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mutual Muscles

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Voice Over Pricing

  Do you know what to charge for your services? In one of the most requested classes ever created, you will be walked through the process of identifying the pricing for every type of voice over job you’ll face. Discover the simple formula that will assure you’re paid for your work according to industry and union norms.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Systems Tuneup - Part 1

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Voice123 – Part 1

  In this first of two classes on how to join, profile yourself, gain auditions and book work on Voice123.com, we look at the construction of Voice123, what it is and how it works, how to join as a member, how to fill out a formidable profile (even if you’re just getting started) and how to populate your demo portfolio.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering Voice123 - Part 2

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  3 Lessons

  Mastering Voice123 – Part 2

  In this second of two classes on how to join, profile yourself, gain auditions and book work on Voice123.com, we look what to do with audition notices, taking advantage of premium membership, working with voice seekers, how to maximize your chances of getting the right audition for you and what to do when you book work.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Voicing Digital And Internet VO

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  25 Lessons

  Mastering Your Microphone

  Microphones are the first physical tool you encounter when doing voiceover work, and they are essential to your success. Learning how to select, use and master different types of microphones you’ll use will smooth your career path in your own studio, or someone else’s. Find out what mics to covet, what mics to avoid, and how to master your chosen weapon.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Auditioning with Audacity

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  3 Lessons

  Mutual Muscles

  Lean on the storytelling skills you already possess to make your VO better. Reject the myths and embrace the truths about different performance modes, and learn how to take advantage of practical and technical nuance when acting, on mic or on camera. Discover, enhance and rely on the mutual muscles we all use as actors, no matter how we choose to display our talent.
  
  NEXT SUGGESTED COURSE: Mastering Perfect VO Demos - Part 1

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