The voiceover market is enormous!

Radio commercials Television commercials Television presenter: teleprompt/autocue TV continuity announcer News-reading Documentaries: science, engineering, medical travel, nature history, geography, safety, local government, political DVD: exports, company reports Cartoons: television commercials, kids' cartoons Talking books Websites Video games Telephone on hold systems Sales presentations: face to face/on the phone Speeches Job and promotion interviews Jingle singers

How much can you expect to earn as a voiceover?

How much you earn depends on:

• whether your work is television, radio or corporate
• Local or national campaign
• How many times it is shown

In America and the UK there are over 10,000 radio stations. Assuming each radio station needs 10 voiceovers per week – that’s 100,000 voiceovers needed every week – and that’s only half the business!

There is similar potential in Australia, India, Canada, South Africa, in fact most countries, and I haven’t mentioned the biggest potential, which is corporate narration. This includes videos for documentaries, sales training, safety training, promotional and induction. Thousands of television commercials are produced every year, not forgetting video games, websites and talking books.

For example: a TV commercial shown nationally in the USA can earn $15.000 and more. In the UK, a one hour recording session for a TV commercial will earn £3,000 if it is shown nationally.

For more detailed information, simply download our booklet and free CD, ‘Talk Your Way to Success™'
or we can post it to you

I have travelled and worked in many countries, including Australia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and the USA. When you go on holiday, it’s fun to call in to a local radio station with your demo CD; they may offer you a job or two.

When you become a voiceover, you are starting a new business. At first it will be part-time. I call it a profitable hobby.

So if you have the ambition and the determination to be a voiceover, here is what you need to do:

	1.	To be professional voiceover, you need to train in a specific technique.
	2.	When you are trained, you need to record a demo CD – I can recommend demo CD producers in the USA and the UK.
	3.	You need to distribute copies of your CD to radio stations, TV stations, advertising agencies and independent producers.

You can post your demo (on cassette, minidisk or CD)
or send your demo in MP3 format via email.

Networking is also very important. The more people hear your talent, the better chance you have of getting offers of work.

An ISDN line will increase your earning potential many times over.


ISDN is similar to a phone line but it carries much more information.
You can simply set up your own recording facility at home using your computer, a microphone, headphones and a piece of software.

With this simple set up you can record voiceovers to any radio station or recording studio in the world from the comfort of your own armchair – and it’s broadcast quality.

It’s the way of the future.

Last year I was on seven TV channels in other countries (in English): Spain – lottery , Italy – Silver Boots, Switzerland – milk, India – tourism, Sweden – hotel, Germany – watch and the USA – wine.

Recording voiceovers for other countries usually involves a buyout fee which can be hundreds or even thousands of dollars.