What are the fundamental skills all voice over artists should possess?
Some of the skills needed are: The ability to make it sound like it is “the first time”, in other words, when you are doing a record and the director asks you to “do it again” and “one more time” for about the 10th time, you have to make it sound fresh, as if you have never said it before. Another skill needed is, believe it or not, the ability to “Be a Professional.” This is the most basic and a skill anyone from any profession could benefit from. There is a tendency to use the record time to “make friends” or socialize, chat it up, but this is NOT the time to do this. You are hired to do a job using your voice; however, it is my professional opinion that during a record, and the time in between, it is best to keep your mouth shut so that the job can be done smoothly and efficiently.
