I found a link to Ron Harper’s voice-over blog through comments he’s left at the Voices.com blog Vox Daily.
As I read Ron’s comments, I was especially delighted by his thoughts in a post titled Other Voices. I’ve written previously that I don’t see this voice-over business as one in which I’m competing with other people for jobs. I audition for prospective clients so they can select the right voice or voices for their projects. Sometimes I’m right for the job. Sometimes I’m not.
Ron puts it this way:
Radio commercials, online training courses, movie trailers…I never know what kinds of jobs each day will bring. But that’s part of the magic of this profession. And there are times when -hold on to your seats now- I’m not the right voice for the project.
Exactly.