Saturday 22 September 2018

How To Make A Career As A Corporate Narrator

By David Peterson


Organizations and companies are always searching for talents to voice-over their materials. This is a full time engagement for many since there are emerging needs and the desire to produce new materials on regular basis. It makes a career as a corporate narrator a possibility. Since not everyone can take up the opportunity, here are tips that will enable your career to kickoff and blossom.

Work on language mastery. Organizations use different languages and require narrators who have mastered them. Since these materials are distributed far and wide, they should capture the best narration. Your intonations and pronunciation must be on point. These skills take time to master. Once you have polished them, you will have a chance during auditions.

Master the culture, uniqueness and products of companies you wish to represent. The best narrations are those produced out of passion. They resonate with listeners or the audience because the voice is perfect for the context and product. This makes the narration to feel as though it is delivered from the heart of the organization and not just a reader going manually through a script. It is this passion that improves the quality of your delivery.

Companies only work with talents that can maintain the reputation of their brands. The public can recognize voices and associate them with brands. With a good reputation, you have an opportunity to voice over and even act for organizations. A talent that is followed by a pile of scandals will dent the image of an organization, making it impossible to get gigs.

Audition at every opportunity that you get. This is especially important to persons who are not yet recognized to be head hunted. It is during auditions that you capture the attention of scouts. You also learn a thing or two about what the industry wants. Without auditioning, no one will ever know that you have a golden voice.

Distribute samples of your work to recruiting agencies and organizations that would be interested in your talent. You must always have the audios prepared as opposed to recording them in a hurry whenever they are required. You learn of some projects or auditions with a short deadline and have no opportunity to go to the studio. With a ready audio, you just present it and avoid missing the opportunity.

Keep your voice in perfect shape. Since you will be narrating, the voice becomes your tool of trade. Unless it is in good shape, you cannot get the opportunities. Any through infection or disease should be treated with urgency. Failure to act on time will expose you to vocal cord damage, a scenario that would herald your end. Take a lot of water, eat the right foods and avoid consuming food or drinks that can affect your voice. Shouting or activities that would affect vocal production should also be avoided.

It takes an outgoing and persistent talent to succeed as a voice talent. Develop a distinct voice that is easy to manipulate whenever the need arises. Take every opportunity available to showcase your talent and capture the attention of scouts. Protect your voice like you would to the most valuable asset.




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