{"id":1762,"date":"2023-06-08T13:51:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provoiceactor.co.uk\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:48:00","slug":"how-can-i-improve-my-voice-over-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provoiceactor.co.uk\/blog\/how-can-i-improve-my-voice-over-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I improve my voice over skills?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Guy Michaels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guy Michaels is a professional voice actor who has been in the industry for 25 years. In addition to his own voice over recording for global clients, he is also very passionate about the voiceover industry and the development of voice actors. Find out more at\u00a0<\/em>Voiceover Kickstart<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and VO-Star\u00ae.<\/em><\/p>\n

5 simple tips for improving your voiceover skills<\/h2>\n

Here are some tips for recording your own voiceovers. Of course, in most cases, it’s worth the investment to book a\u00a0professional voice over<\/a>\u00a0but if you are just working on a short internal video for your staff then that can work well too.<\/p>\n

Don’t underestimate what it takes to record your own voiceovers though. If you have never done it before, it can come as a surprise just how tricky voice over recording can be. Although I’m not going to touch on the technical aspects of recording voice overs, you’ll certainly need to consider your equipment and the environment in which you plan to record audio.<\/p>\n

I’ve helped hundreds of voice actors and business owners to improve their voice acting skills in my\u00a0voice over coaching<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0sessions.<\/p>\n

Ways to improve my voice over skills<\/h2>\n

Read aloud<\/h3>\n

Working in voice over, I read out loud most days. It’s a big part of the job of course. When you are recording your own voiceovers you’ll need to think about pacing, inflection, intention, clarity and more. You’ll improve at all of these by reading your scripts aloud or just reading any material out loud regularly.<\/p>\n

Head to my collection of voice over scripts and take your pick:\u00a0Voiceover Script library<\/a><\/p>\n

Read a script aloud at a steady pace. Try to remain calm and unflustered if you make a mistake. If you do this for a few minutes a day your eye-brain-page-word-mouth connections will improve and voice over recording will become a little easier and you’ll waste less time too.<\/p>\n

Work your instrument<\/h3>\n

We start and end with breath. Quite literally. A professional quality voice will be supported by great breath control. The aim when recording is for you to be in control of your breath and not the other way around.<\/p>\n

For now, forget worrying about breath sounds being captured in the recording but instead focus on dropping your shoulders, sitting or standing up straight, remaining calm and running through some simple breathing exercises before hitting record. Even easy exercises for relaxation like these can help:\u00a0Box breathing relaxation technique: how to calm feelings of stress or anxiety – YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

So that you can get your mouth around those words on the script and be clearly understood by your audience, you’ll need to flex your articulators, so try out these exercises (in private as they are a little embarrassing to do!):\u00a0The Most Amazing ARTICULATION Workout EVER – YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a really useful collection of tongue twisters:\u00a0Tongue Twisters for Voiceover Artists | Voiceover Kickstart<\/a><\/p>\n

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Listen more<\/h3>\n

It doesn’t matter even if you are just recording on your phone, but it’s really important to get used to the sound of your voice. I always say to voice actors in training that you need to\u00a0learn to like your voice and not love it<\/strong>. You’ve got to get comfortable with how you sound, so take any opportunity to record and playback.<\/p>\n

Also, listen to the professionals and see if you can pick up some tips from their delivery style.<\/p>\n

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Get feedback<\/h3>\n

Get feedback from a professional voice actor or producer. Failing that, ask friends, family and colleagues to listen to your recordings, tell them what style or mood you were aiming for and hopefully they can give you some useful and honest feedback. If they say you sound a bit boring then you’ll need to work on some techniques to make your voice more interesting and engaging for the listener.<\/p>\n

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Take care<\/h3>\n

In voice acting, we know how important it is to look after our voices. Whether you are a pro or not, just remember that it is very easy to strain your voice and for it to get tired, especially if you are not used to speaking aloud for longs periods.<\/p>\n

To make your recordings a more pleasant experience for the listener and to keep your voice in top condition, make sure you warm up your voice (try humming in the shower and the tongue twisters too), drink plenty of water to remain hydrated and take regular breaks.<\/p>\n

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Work with a professional voice over coach<\/h2>\n

Whether you are a pro voice actor or someone wanting to improve audio quality by optimising your recording space or learn how to use your audio recording software, how to sound natural in your company videos or learn anything about recording voice overs, I can help you today at\u00a0Voice Over Coaching<\/a><\/p>\n

As an expert in audio recording and voice overs, I can help you with any aspect of voice over recording.<\/p>\n

To book me to record voice overs,\u00a0please drop me a line<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More on voiceover training<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.provoiceactor.co.uk\/blog\/voice-over-training\/<\/p>\n\n\n

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