It's All About The Voice!

Do people keep on telling you that you have a lovely voice, and that you should become a Voiceover Artist?? It certainly sounds like an exciting career - and quite easy, too! Getting paid just to talk sounds too good to be true.??

A Voiceover Artist, also called a Voice Actor, is a professional performer who uses their voice to portray characters or provide information to an audience.? Unlike screen actors who appear on screen, voice actors only use their voice to act out or read a script.? Examples of voice-over work include video games, commercials, audiobooks, apps, e-learning courses and even public service announcements.?

But if you want some of the pieces of that lovely easy-peasy pie, how do you go about it?? Multi award-winning Voiceover Artist SARA STARLING gets asked that a lot!?

“If I had a pound for every person who has asked me this question, I'd have a lot of pounds!” she says.? So, she’s now decided to write a blog about it – with all the information that any aspiring Voiceover Artist needs.

If you want everything to be sugar-coated, maybe it’s not for you.? But if you want honest answers, then hop over to Sara’s website.? Sara says she wishes she’d had this sort of info when she first started out!??

Here’s the link to Sara's blog:

We’re also shining the CR38IVES spotlight on Sara this week – so scroll on down to find out why she’s currently feeling like she’s won the lottery!

We’ll be chatting with Voiceover Artist and Voice Actor ANTHONY HEWSON this coming Wednesday the 17th of April @11am BST!

Anthony is a full-time Voiceover Artist and Voice Actor who works primarily from his home studio in the south Cambridgeshire countryside. He's been a finalist for 16 voiceover awards 16 times, and has recorded in most voiceover genres, from commercials and branding videos to audio dramas, videogames and ‘voice of god’ gigs. ?Before becoming a voiceover artist, Anthony was a freelance copywriter and editor for more than a decade.

You can watch the livestream chat with Anthony on the CR38IVES LinkedIn page, the CR38IVES Facebook page, and the CR38IVES YouTube channel. We’ll be answering comments live on LinkedIn during the chat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d69RhaxpBJI

If you missed last week’s chat with the Artist and Illustrator SHANEL RICHARDSON, then you can catch up on the CR38IVES YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/VWWaBPA35h4

Originally from Kent in the UK, and now living in Sweden, Shanel delivers visuals for her international clients’ projects through the use of illustration, animation and 3D.? To date, she has illustrated five published books, worked on over 80 creative projects, and completed over 350 commissioned pieces of art.

You can take a look at Shanel’s portfolio here: https://shandwich-artist.carrd.com

British Voiceover Artist LIZ DRURY will be one of the speakers at the ONE VOICE CONFERENCE being held in London from the 15th to the 19th of May.?

“My presentation is entitled 'Just Keep Talking', and is all about the importance of keeping in touch with your clients,” says Liz.? “I'll also be sharing my experience of contacting former clients, to find out why we hadn't worked together for a while.”

Actually, Liz says her fears were groundless.? She thought maybe her usual clients had not booked her recently because they just didn’t like her anymore – or had found better options, such as AI instead of real voiceover artists...

“Neither turned out to be the case, and in fact the responses I got gave me quite a lot of hope for the future!” she says. ?

We won’t be giving away the punch line here, but if you're a Voiceover Artist and you're attending One Voice, go and listen to Liz’s talk!

Some of the events at the One Voice Conference will also be held online, so check out the website to see what’s happening

ONE VOICE – TWO NOMINATIONS!

CR38IVES member SARA STARLING is one to the UK’s top female Voiceover Artists, who’s won multiple awards for her work.? And now she’s up for two more!

“Do you ever feel like you’ve won the lottery?? Well, I do!” she enthuses.

Sara has been nominated for a 2024 One Voice award for E-Learning – Best Overall Performance AND for Animation - Best Character Performance (Female)!

Sara’s E-Learning nomination is for “a beautiful powerful piece” Sara voiced for GEANT, the Gigabit European Academic Network, which is a pan-European data and communication network for Europe's education and research community.?

The Animation nomination is for a video for the Whale and Dolphin Conservation, a charity which Sara really cares about.? “That I’ve been nominated for an award for this voiceover means the world to me,” Sara says.?

Modestly, Sara insists that winning awards is not just about her.? “It’s about my amazing clients.? And it’s also about the script writers, producers, animators, and composers.? It’s about team work.”

The award winners in 27 categories will be announced on Saturday the 18th of May, during the One Voice Conference being held in London from the 15th to the 19th of May.?

You can check out all the nominees for this year’s One Voice awards here:

Voiceover Artist SEAN ANTONY says anyone in this field needs to keep an eye out for opportunities, and say "YES" to everything! Be open to every opportunity that comes your way, because you ever know where it’s going to lead!

You can listen to the whole of Sean's tip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFE_nNABrf8

CR38IVES holds a networking event for creative professionals on Zoom every second Thursday of every month.? The next one is on Thursday the 11th of April @1:00pm-2:30pm BST.?

Unlock a world of possibilities and make new friends and connections by booking your place at the next CR38IVES networking event on zoom!?

Our networking meetings are not just for CR38IVES members – anyone can join in, as long as you are a professional in a creative field or industry, or you provide support services to creative professionals.?

If you’ve never attended one of our events before, book onto the event and find out for yourself what it’s all about!? Tickets are FREE for CR38IVES members and First Time Visitors, and cost ￡15 for return attendees who are not members of CR38IVES.? Get your e-ticket here:

If you are interested in joining the vibrant CR38IVES private networking group, here's more info about us: https://mailchi.mp/cr38ives/join-cr38ives

Do you find it HARD or even WEIRD to market yourself, and stand out in the crowd?? ?

If promoting your business and your work makes you feel icky (and it's expensive, and it’s time-consuming), then why not tap into what CR38IVES can offer you?? We promote all our members across social media platforms, and our private networking group is FULL of experts in the creative industries who can promote you in ways you wouldn’t have even thought about!? Joining CR38IVES means you CAN be seen by people who will truly VALUE you and your work!

If you want to take a look at what being a mischief-maker and idea-shaker is all about – click on the link:

Here’s to your continued success!

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weaving innovation into the fabric of ideas, painting the world with originality,

and sculpting new perspectives that defy convention."