Steve Mathews runs a company called Radio Garage, an audio production company. And Steve blogs about his work as well. I make a point of stopping by pretty often, because he often has something interesting to say. Recently he asks a question with a pretty obvious answer…
Okay, so the question is simple. Would you rather be bored to tears, or would you rather have fun?
Like I said, a pretty obvious answer. Is there anyone who would rather be bored than have fun? Now, if you have to create a project where you need a voice, you could just pick someone you know who has a nice voice and have her (or him) do the recording for you. But, we’re talking about fun, here, remember? Doing take after take after take, trying to make sure everything is said correctly isn’t fun. It’s drudgery. It’s painful. This is why it’s always better to hire a professional voice talent. That might be me.
Now, I’m not going to be right for every project. (I’m not very good at women’s voices, for example!) So, that might be someone on Steve’s roster of male and female talent. Or from any number of other places.
Here’s the bottom line. Spend the money for a professional who is going to turn that recording project into fun, by eliminating the drudgery and pain. And delivering your message effectively. Or spend the same or more money getting your project edited and produced because George in accounting (your know, the guy with the nice voice) took 3 hours to record your 20 minute script.