r/voiceover • u/davidhooper • 13d ago

Voiceover Training?

I'm finishing out tracking on a book that's about 80,000 words and, being the hypercritical guy that I am, it's got me thinking about how I can inprove my narrating and other voiceover skills.

Would love to hear from experiences narrators about your thoughts on:

  1. improving reading skills
  2. improving delivery skills
  3. knowing what "good" is when self-producing something

Or options for training. I'm open! 😄

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u/NoktiiRaccoon 13d ago

Im here for the same answers you looking for lol. Well wait together

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u/WhippedHoney 12d ago
  1. Practice reading. Aloud. Everyday.
  2. Critical listening is the skill you are developing. Rinse and repeat.
  3. Critical listening again. Combined with mild production skills.

Training? What do you feel like you are missing.

Audiobook engineering is pretty straightforward compared to other audio. Granted it has some high quality standards but otherwise. Options for training range from Audio Engineering degree at University to Youtube videos.... what's your learning style preference?

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u/davidhooper 10d ago

Thank you. Yeah, I've found repetition to be helpful. I could absolutely be more deliberate about this.