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Voiceover Guides

If you are hiring a voiceover artist, planning a recording or comparing your options, these guides will help you make
an informed decision.

Choose a Voiceover Guide

How to Hire Voice Actors

How do you find a voice that fits the audience, budget and intended use? This guide covers briefs, auditions,
recording quality, usage, revisions and the practical questions to ask before you book.

They answer common questions about choosing a voice, briefing an artist, directing a remote session and assessing the options available online. They are based on more than 20 years of professional voiceover work for clients in the UK and overseas.

How to Make a Great Voiceover Showreel

A strong voiceover showreel should make the right first impression quickly. Learn what to include, how long it should
be and why each reel should be relevant to the type of work it is intended to win

Remote Voiceover Sessions with ipDTL

ipDTL is one way to run a live remote voiceover session. This guide explains how it works, what you need to join and
how you can listen, direct and approve the performance while studio-quality audio is recorded.

Hiring a Fiverr Voice Over Artist

Fiverr makes it easy to compare voice artists, but the advertised price may not include everything you need. Use this
guide to check audio quality, usage rights, revisions, delivery and the total cost before ordering.

Voiceover Voice Over or Voice-Over

Voiceover, voice over and voice-over all appear in professional use. This short guide explains when each version is commonly used and why the spelling varies.

Need Help with a Voiceover Project

Send me your script, intended use and deadline. I can recommend the best way to record it, provide a clear quotation and, where useful, record a short sample before you decide.