How can you find it?

Every voice over talent should know where their voice sounds best on a microphone. This skill is particularly useful when you go into a studio and are unfamiliar with the studio mic they have in the booth.

Hear from some pros who know how to work the microphone... and if you're happy to share your tips on how to find the sweet spot, add your own thoughts to the conversation!

These are just some of the many things that can irk producers and recording engineers... and make them question your professionalism as a voice over artist.

But wait, there's hope!

You can put your best foot forward and make a good impression when visiting a recording studio, all you need to do is learn more about what is expected of you and heed these words on today's VOX Daily!

Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli is an honours graduate of the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology (OIART). On his blog, The Biz, he took time to outline the basics of the audio signal chain, comprising of three elements that every voice over professional should be aware of and understand.

We'll briefly discuss these elements today on VOX Daily!

Perhaps you save ice cream, cheese, yogurt, or chocolate milk until your work day is done to reward yourself and indulge...

Is dairy a friend or foe to the voice over artist?

If this behavior sounds familiar to you (and your voice over business), I want to hear about it!

I spoke with a long-time client of ours on Thursday who had shared some of their thoughts about what voice talent could be doing to positively catch the eyes and ears of a customer in an audition situation.

Ready to take a few leaves out of our book?

The recommendations are good for any situation, regardless of project type, lead source, or client.

Starting December 2009, we'll be offering a free four-week teleseminar series to our Premium and Platinum members!

Want to learn more?

Keep reading!

If you are looking for a way to make your bottom bigger and your top end a little less bright, the new Cloud Microphones JRS-34 may be just what you are looking for.

It's going to surprise you.

Roger is the President of PN Agency which provides voice-over talent to the radio, television, film, multi-media and animation industries. In 2004, he launched a sister agency, Ethnic Voice Talent (EVT), and now represents over 100 voice over talents and translators in more than 15 different languages.

His debut podcast, "Secrets of an Agent Man: Tips on Getting Representation" was published this week and I thought it would be great to share it with you here on VOX Daily.

Be sure to comment with your thoughts!

I received a question from a Chicago-area high school student who had heard that in order become a voice actor, you needed to live in NYC, LA or Houston.

A reply was sent which I believe will be of great comfort! Since this is a wide reaching topic, I've elaborated on my answer here on VOX Daily.

When you're done reading, comment with where you are living as a voice actor!

In need of some ideas to help you succeed at Voices.com?

Dana Detrick, a Voices.com member, recently discussed some of the activities that she does on a regular basis to leverage the tools and resources available to talent at Voices.com when chatting with a fellow voice talent on Facebook and has permitted me to share them here on VOX Daily with you.

Read Dana's tips now!

London, Ontario is known officially as The Forest City, but in recent years, its reputation has expanded to include digital interactive media and gaming!

This year marked the second Digital Interactive Gaming Conference in our city and I had the opportunity to attend a few events on Tuesday that were absolutely fabulous and telling. Hanging out some of the crème de la crème on the Canadian video game development scene from all across the country.

Find out more about the Canadian gaming industry and how the voice over community is reaching out to game developers.

Based in Toronto, Canada, Voiceworx focuses on helping people to find the part of themselves that will blossom in the booth. It didn't take long for me to see that the very core of Voiceworx is HEART.

Jessica, Erica, and I had the opportunity to sit in on a couple of Voiceworx sessions at their Weekend Warrior Workshop in October and had an amazing time!

Learn more about this fabulous training company for voice over artists in our own backyard.

But what about a license to do voice overs?

Unheard of, right?

Get this: In many Latin American and South American countries, you have to be licensed to speak on the radio, to do live announcing, and voice over!

Voice over artist Genaro Liriano, formerly of the Dominican Republic, now resides in Canada and is a member of Voices.com. Genaro shared some very interesting information with me that will amaze and perhaps surprise you about the process one goes through to become a licensed voice for hire in Central and South America.

Pero, se imaginan una licencia para hacer doblaje de voz?

Nunca lo habías escuchado, verdad?

Miren esto: En varios países Latino Americanos y Sudamericanos, usted necesita tener una licencia para hablar por la radio, para hace eventos en vivo y para hacer doblaje de voz!

El artista de voz Genaro Liriano, oriundo de la Republica Dominicana, quien ahora reside en Canadá y es miembro de Voices.com. Genaro compartió con migo informaciones acerca del proceso que alguien tiene que seguir para poder tener una licencia y poder ejercer el trabajo de locutor y doblaje de voz en America central y Sudamérica, se encontraran estos detalles muy interesante que talvez les van a sorprender y fascinar.

This change in particular simplifies the process for closing the deal on a voice over job!

What's new?

You will no longer have to upload a Work Agreement when negotiating with clients at Voices.com.

At first glance you might wonder how removing one step could have such a significant impact, but believe you me, this slight change will make a world of difference.

Read this post to learn more and to see how seamless the process has become!