Voice Acting For Dummies

Voice Acting for Dummies is exactly what I was looking. How to begin a career in Voice Acting from the beginning to the end. An easy read. Good reference resource. Makes me want to stop everything I'm doing to finish the book so I can begin following up step by step on what to do to be a successful voice actor. My "Go To" book on Voice Acting: "How to get into character," "How to record a demo," "How do prepare for an audition." "How to market yourself." The list goes on and on. A great contender in the voice acting world!

I've been studying/researching the voice over industry since March '12 in hopes to turn it into a steady income some day. I like the way Voice Acting for Dummies is organized in that each chapter can stand on its own...although, being new to VO, I'll be reading it pretty much cover to cover. If you're not aware, the Ciccarelli's head up Voices.com, the pay to play VO casting website, so they know the industry and what clients are looking for, so VA for Dummies will be an invaluable resource throughout my hopefully successful VO career. I look foward to finishing this book, getting my demo squared away, and finding VO work. FYI, if you join Voices.com for a year, they are currently giving VA for Dummies (ebook) as a gift for joining (double check to see if this is still going on just to be sure). Happy reading!

This book is a great read for people who are looking to get into voice acting. It will help you to build a strong foundation. As a voice actor that is currently working with moderate success, I find myself needing more help from a coach than a book. The only missing star is just that it would be better that have a better jumping off point by the end to know where to start looking next for guidance.

This book is exactly what it promise to be, and I wasn't disappointed with the content whatsoever after finishing it. It isn't the only resource or book you should read on voice acting, but if your curious, this is a good place to begin.

I've been in radio for almost thirty years, but this book (e-book-kindle app) shows me another side to being on the mic. I'm used to the Radio Guy, but this book teaches you so much more. Great information on doing voice overs and technical tips as well.

Good content, well presented, and well organized -- beneficial if you're heading into VO &/or one of its subcategories. 3★ only because there's no audiobook version -- put your money where your mouth is.

Well written detailed book. My young son wants to do voice acting, but there's quite a bit to learn about getting into it and making demo recordings, finding job postings for auditions, etc. Reading this book together is helping him understand the bigger scope of what voice acting entails.

This book is a bit long-winded. My focus was on the creation of audio books and there is not nearly enough information specific to that medium. I will keep it as a reference, however, as a lot of the tips are universal.