Course Highlights
  • Discover your "money voice"
  • Learn how to market and brand yourself
  • Identify the type of equipment you need to build your studio
  • Learn good recording skills and studio ettiquette
  • Learn basic audio editing techniques for a clean sound
  • Create a practice demo that showcases your skills
  • Learn where and how to book your first jobs
  • Develop a bag full of characters that you can perform as
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum

11 Topics
Meet Laci
Opportunities in VO
Commercials
Promos
Animation
Video Games
E-Learning and Education
Corporate/Healthcare/Public Services
IVR
Audiobooks
Section 1 Quiz

12 Topics
Let's Get Real Here...
Don't Be Boring ... Use Intonation!
HW: Don't Be Boring ... Use Intonation!
The "Real Person" Read
HW: Real Person Read
Tone and Placement
HW: Tone and Placement
Creating Characters
HW: Creating Characters
Wouldn't it Be Loverly to Learn an Accent?
Impersonations and ADR
Section 2 Quiz

8 Topics
Time to Mic Up!
The Tech Stuff
HW: The Tech Stuff
It's All About Accessorizing!
HW: It's All About Accessorizing!
Do I Need a Sound Booth?
Welcome to My Studio!
Section 3 Quiz

7 Topics
Mic Placement
HW: Mic Placement
Warming Up
HW: Warming Up - Tongue Twisters
Avoiding Mouth Sounds
Pressing the Red Button
Section 4 Quiz

7 Topics
Intro to Audio Editing
Noise Removal
Editing out mistakes
Removing clicks pops and plosives
Filters and other fun stuff
Saving and sending files
Section 5 Quiz

10 Topics
Hearing Vs. Listening
HW: Hearing Vs. Listening
Finding Your Sweet Spot
HW: Finding Your Sweet Spot
What Goes on My Demo?
Writing the Ads
HW: Writing the Ads
Putting it All Together
HW: Putting it All Together
Section 6 Quiz

8 Topics
Creating a Brand
HW: Creating a Brand
Logo or Headshot?
Websites and Profiles
Pricing
Business Practices
HW: Business Practices
Section 7 Quiz

6 Topics
Where's All the Jobs?
Pay to Play Sites
ACX
Agents
Direct Marketing
Section 8 Quiz

2 Topics
Goodbye and Good Luck!
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