Recently I was listening to one of several podcasts related to voice overs (VOX Talk, Voice Overs On Demand and Voice Over Experts) and Stephanie Ciccarelli made mention of a YouTube video that was getting rave reviews. Of course, I just had to go check it out (and add to the now over half a million views it has enjoyed). I just couldn’t stop laughing as it poked a little fun at the voice over industry.
There are some among us in the voice over community that are blessed with a natural speaking voice that is perfect for VO work. Most of us, however, have to “turn on” our working voices when it is time to perform. There is nothing wrong with that, I mean, Kiefer Sutherland doesn’t run around shooting up Hollywood 24/7 either. Like Kiefer, when it is time to perform, we call on our experience and our training to provide the best possible performance for our clients.
After watching the Voice Talkers clip on YouTube, I decided to see if anyone had taken ownership of www.VoiceTalkers.com. To my surprise, it was available…..so I took ownership and directed it to my “The Helms Agency” website. Lets face it, there is more to marketing yourself as a voice actor or voice over talent than word of mouth (pun intended). If popular sketch on YouTube can send potential clients my way, why not. Here is the clip. Enjoy… 
11:20 am
May 15th, 2008
Hi Britt,
Classic! Now, there’s someone thinking
I look forward to reading future entries here on your blog.
Let the voice talking begin!
Best wishes,
Stephanie