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SOME OF WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN
VOICEOVER FUNDAMENTAL CLASSES:

• How to read advertising copy and industrial scripts on mic. We have scripts to find exactly what will maximize your strengths and growth, and you will learn to find scripts that match your abilities.
• How to create a demo, and how to market yourself.
• Vocal tricks to get advertisers to hire you.
• How to minimize vocal tics and mouth noises.
• How to get the most out of ad copy without sounding sales-y or announcerish.
• To be the talent that gets hired.
• Studio etiquette, protocol, and decorum.
• You'll receive tons of useful information in your weekly handouts.
• What you'll need to create a professional demo.

ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT
VOICEOVER FUNDAMENTAL CLASSES:

• Classes are 2 hours, so you get a lot of mic time and individual attention, and the benefit of cross-stimulation from your fellow students.
• All students will receive their class recordings at no additional charge for you to study and track your progress.
• Classes are either in downtown Minneapolis or at Hopkins Center for the Arts.
• Class size is limited to 5 and the number of classes = the number of students+ one. If five students, 6 classes, if 4 students, 5 classes, etc...no fewer than 3 students/4 classes.
• This class is recommended for everyone who isn't already working in the VO business. Even those who have taken classes elsewhere are not always getting the kinds of nuts-and-bolts training they need to compete in the Voiceover business.

The Twin Cities is one of the top voiceover markets in the world. In the U.S., only New York and L.A. are bigger, and the Twin Cities has tons of non-union work—you're already where you need to be to succeed!

To get work, the first step after professional training is to get a demo of your voice that you can send to producers, casting directors, and clients. Very often, talent are hired right from their demo, though sometimes you will be asked to audition too.

The simple formula is this: The better your demo, the easier it is to get hired. But no one wants to work with a beginner, so how do you get work? Easy: samples you include on your demos should sound as if they are actual spots that could have been on the air. And they must be very, very good.

When you record a demo, you will need, in order of importance:

1. Great spots/scripts appropriate to you and the right background music and sound effects to put behind your voice.
2. An experienced coach to direct you.
3. Professional recording-quality equipment and studio.
4. A professional engineer to put it all together.

For those of you ready and desiring a demo, we've negotiated a package deal in advance with a well-known and very popular Twin Cities voiceover engineer to produce a demo for you (and save you money)—if you want one. We'll provide everything you need.

In New York or L.A. a professional demo will cost you between $1,000 to $3,000, with $1,500 being typical. Expect to get an excellent demo session representing several hours of professional work for under $500.

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We are now filling up August classes for Professional Development.

This class is for you if you are already working in the VO business, or have been through Voice Results Fundamentals. If you have had training elsewhere or have other relevant experience you may audition to be in this class.

In this series, we bring in an amazing array of heavy hitters to coach you. This class is limited to 5 people and moves very quickly. Many students love to take this class repeatedly because it's always different, and a lot of fun. All students will receive their class recordings at no additional charge for you to study and track your progress.

In the professional development class you will work with multiple instructors to maximize your voice strengths and build new skills. Some of our great instructors include:

• John Farrell  Demo · Web
  One of the greatest VO talents and coaches you’ll ever meet.
• Beth Chaplin  Demo · Web
  Author of The Acting Biz, A Career Guide to the Twin CitiesWeb
• Scott Jorgenson  Demo · Web
  Fantastic VO coach, extraordinarily successful talent.
• Charles Hubbell  Demo · Web
Amazing talent, amazing teacher (who just finished a movie with James Cromwell and has a TV series coming.)
• Susan Spongberg  Demo · Web
  Longtime VO agent in the Twin Cities and a great talent and instructor.
• Len Goodman  Demo
  A personal favorite, a very successful talent and fun instructor
  ...and several more instructors will be joining us for future classes.

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You can take this class repeatedly because our instructors will always
challenge you at your level to expand your skills, and it's a lot of fun! Call 612-605-8843 or click here to to let her know you are interested in learning more about Professional Development and she will answer any questions you may have. You may include a link to your demo or online voice samples.

A PERSONAL WORD FROM THE FOUNDER OF VOICE RESULTS:

"How do you REALLY succeed in this business? Make a demo so good it will change the world :) But seriously, it has to be very, very good. Better than you are? Yes, better than your average. It should represent the very best you can do. Get very well trained before you even consider doing a demo. And practice, and get critiqued by someone who is currently working in your geographical area.

"I've got students who've gone on to do national spots, so you can do it too! But remember, it can take a while to break in. Will you get work even before finishing class? Will you be asked to sign with an agency within weeks of finishing class? Both have happened to my students this year! But realistically, you probably won't get booked on day 1. And even when you do get booked, it will be awhile before people start booking you again and again. So be patient until the phone starts ringing.

"Also: Be great to work with. When I made $10,000 doing a half dozen spots for Great Clips it was great. But having Old Home dairy pay me several hundred dollars a month for five years as they reused my spots over and over again was even better. You want that repeat business. And if you get in an agency, you want them to reup your contract year after year. So always be really, really great to work with."

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Instructor Sarah Jones-Larson is a 27-year voiceover professional. Her voiceover students have been successful getting local, regional, and national VO work.

Her voice has been heard on hundreds of radio and television commercials locally and nationwide and in hundreds of training, medical, and technical DVD's, IVR, and on the web.