Top Voice-Over Technique Tips For Aspiring Voice Actors
                     TOP VOICE-OVER TECHNIQUE TIPS 
FOR ASPIRING VOICE ACTORS
SAY IT WITH A 
SMILE
When you’re talking on the phone with 
someone, you can hear them smiling or 
frowning, can’t you? It’s the same when 
you’re recording something for VO. If 
you’re not smiling, it’s impossible to 
sound happy. Just try it. Say some good 
news out loud but say it frowning….See? 
You gotta smile!
EMPHASIZE THE 
PRODUCT
If you’re doing a commercial spot or an 
advertisement for something where 
you’re the voice selling the product, it 
helps to highlight that product’s name. 
Be wary of making it sound forced 
though, just remember a little emphasis 
adds a lot of oomph.
STOP READING THE 
SCRIPT
Have you ever gone to listen a speech 
where it’s very clear the speaker is just 
reading their notes verbatim? Snooze 
factor, right? Even though you’re 
reading a script, make it sound 
conversational, like you’re chatting with 
your friend.
CHAT WITH A CHILD
Along the lines of making your reads 
sound like you’re chatting with your 
friend, try to go even deeper and make 
it sound like you’re chatting with a 
young child. This typically makes you 
sound friendlier and more enthusiastic.
PACE YOURSELF
A common tendency when reading 
scripts is to read them way too quickly. 
Slow down there, buckaroo! Your 
audience wants to hear you and not 
have to decipher what you might be 
saying.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
Madonna was on to something when she 
sang those two lyrics. In voice-over, you 
need to be expressive and believable. 
You don’t have to be over the top 
expressive, but you definitely need to 
deliver a bit of a theatrical read to keep 
your listeners entertained, especially if 
your voicing the commercial that’s 
preventing them from watching their 
favorite sitcom at that moment!
PLAY WITH 
Get out of that comfort zone of yours 
aCndH pAlayR arAouCndT wEithR vaSrious characters 
that you’ve created. In order to convey 
the right feeling you need to analyze the 
copy and view it as completely different 
and new than anything else you’ve 
voiced. Developing and embracing new 
copy is a really fun way to get into 
different types of characters you may 
not even knew you had inside you!
GIMME A DOSE OF 
INFLECTION
If you’re voicing a commercial, an 
excellent voice-over technique to use is 
to begin your read at a slightly higher 
pitch and then let your voice fall a little. 
Beginning a copy with a higher pitch 
level grabs the listener’s attention.
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