Everything To Know About Voiceover Work

Curious about hiring a Voiceover Artist, or maybe even doing voiceover yourself? We’ve broken down all the need-to-know elements of voiceover work. When you’re ready to get started, Fiverr has thousands of talented freelancers from Australia and around the world who specialize in what you need. Filter by budget, delivery time, and other parameters to ensure you find the perfect person for the job. It’s easy to compare different freelancers, and transparent pricing guarantees you’ll get the price you want.

When to use a Voice over Artist

Voice overs are important for brands and businesses to be able to create strong, high-engaging videos that will drive results. You can use them for a variety of marketing purposes, including:

• Promo videos—Fiverr's tips for making them
• Explainer videos—Fiverr breaks them down
• Vlogs
• Commercials 
• Audiobooks
• Animations and more

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How to do a Voiceover

• Prepare yourself for recording. Warm up your vocal with vocal exercises, practice the script ahead of time, and ensure you’re recording in a quiet space
• Choose a high-quality microphone. Condensers, dynamic microphones, and simple handsets are all good options.
• Write the script. In addition to the text, consider shifts in tone, pauses (if any), additional cues like a laugh or sigh, and pacing.
• Choose a video editing software. Upload your base video file, record the voiceover, and edit it here.
• Select audio quality. We suggest recording on "mono" and not more than 44kHz. This keeps the quality strong. 
• Start recording. Take your time, and remember that if there's a mistake, you don't need to start from the beginning. Instead, just cut the mistake and start from there. 
• Review the audio. Does everything sound clear? Is there anything that needs to be changed? Only publish the video once you're 100% happy with everything.
  

How to write a Voiceover script 

Writing a great voiceover script takes practice, and following these best practices can help throughout the process.

• Work with an expert script writer on Fiverr, or try for yourself
• Adapt the script to target audience
• Use a conversational tone
• Ensure topic matches desired tone
• Write clear copy
• Use double space and simple punctuation
• Include transition words
• Write out phonetic spelling of unfamiliar words
• Avoid using abbreviations
• Ensure descriptions and punctuation align
• Be conscious of passive and active voice

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Qualities to look for when hiring a Fiverr voiceover artist 

As you're making your decision, remember to look for these key qualities in a versatile professional voiceover artist who you can hopefully work with long-term. 

• Experience in voice acting
• A range of voice qualities
• Perfect punctuation and enunciation
• Proper pacing
• Lines up  with your brand’s strategy and desired tone
• Has relatable qualities to your core demographic
  

Voiceovers are a shortcut into people’s minds through their ears – so taking time to fine-tune your plan and find the right actor for a voiceover is essential. Then all that’s left is to create a voiceover people won’t be able to forget!

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