A good story is important for your project. But just as important is the voice over who will be voicing it. Good or bad is difficult to define with voice-overs. What you think is good, someone else may think is bad. But there are things you can take into account when choosing the right voice over. We will be sharing 5 tips.
Voice over search: take this into account
Getting really good voice actors for video or audio often takes time and can sometimes be a bit of a puzzle. On our online platform you can easily and quickly book a voice over. But even then, there is a lot of choice. So, how do you choose the right voice over?
Limit your favourites to a maximum of 3
Choosing is hard enough. If you put 10 different voice talents on your shortlist, you won’t make it any easier for yourself. Narrow your favorites down to a maximum of 3 voice talents and choose your favourite voice over from there.
On our platform, you have the option to save your favourites. This way you can save certain voices per project or per language that appeal to you and easily share them with other people in your team.
Get to know your target audience
You are creating your project for a specific target audience. Therefore, always ask yourself “does this voice-over appeal to the target audience?” This way, you are much more likely to take into account what your target audience likes to hear, rather than basing it on your opinion or taste.
Speak to the same gender
Do you want a man or a woman as your voice over? Decide for yourself! Is your message best conveyed by a man or a woman? A shortcut might be to choose a female voice if you want to appeal to a female target audience. And a male voice for a male target audience. Of course, you can also choose to do it entirely different.
Listen to demos
Want to know what a voice sounds like? Then listen to the available demos of a voice over. This way you can already listen to a voice to see if it fits the message you want to convey. In addition, you can determine your favourites based on the demos.
It is even possible to request a demo based on your project. With the desired tone-of-voice. Are you happy with the sample? Then you can immediately convert the sample request into a briefing.
Pay attention to the tone of voice
The tone of voice is the style in which your company communicates with your target audience. It is the voice of your organisation. By using one fixed tone of voice in texts and audio or video, you make yourself recognisable.
Choosing a voice talent therefore also depends on their tone-of-voice. In demos, voice talents often demonstrate several tone-of-voices, so you have an idea of what they can do. So listen carefully to the differences and whether a voice has the potential to reach your target audience.
Choose a voice agency that makes it easy
Need a voice over? Voice agency Voicebooking has a database of professional voice actors in over 90 languages, gives advice on the type of voice, translates, mixes audio and helps you prepare a script for a voice over. And it goes fast.
We make it a challenge to make the process as easy as possible. On our platform you arrange everything online yourself (or have it arranged) and you receive the audio recording within a day or even within a few hours. With the right tone-of-voice and the right accent.
Have any questions? Feel free to get in contact with us.
