Episode 17: Why taking singing lessons was THE best thing for my voice over career.

04/10/2020 15 min Temporada 1 Episodio 17

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My name is Kelly Wilson, This is “Real Talk” where I talk about voice over. I am a voice actor for commercials, elearning, explainer videos, medical narration, trainings, children’s content, and more. 
You can find out more about me at KellyWilsonVO.com and if you want to score my freebie, 5 fantastic voice actors to add to your roster, then go to www.KellyWilsonVO.com/Subscribe and get it.  Yes, one of those VOs are me.  
Why taking singing lessons was THE BEST thing for my voice over career.  5 years ago, I took my first singing lesson.   Local community college. 
Saved money.   
Time. This was one hour each week with a professional opera singer…one - on - one time.   
Uncomfortable. This was HARD!!!!   
Practice…I had to practice EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.   
Pressure. I was supposed to do a live singing performance at the end of the semester.   
Performance.  Just like in a live directed session, I was going to have to perform on stage for actual humans.   
Mind, Body, Voice Connection. Singing every day allowed me to figure out what my body is doing, so then my voice would be able to follow. How I stood, what I did with my body, where my voice was coming from in relation to how it sounded. I use all of that TODAY in voice over.   
Confidence. My singing teacher told me, out of the blue, that my voice is unique and it’s full/robust/and some other words that I can’t remember, but I remember feeling surprised and delighted when he said that. THEN, I was able to hear how amazing sauce my own voice was too.   Singing lessons gave me a LOT of tools in my voice over tool box that I continue to use today, it went over a full semester, which means the learning stuck, and it was fun and affordable.   
I’m Kelly Wilson….I am a voice actor for commercials, elearning, explainer videos, medical narration, trainings, children’s content, and more. 
You can find out more about me at KellyWilsonVO.com and if you want to score my freebie, 5 fantastic voice actors to add to your roster, then go to www.KellyWilsonVO.com/Subscribe and get it.  Yes, one of those VOs is me.  Subscribe/rate/review/follow/ALL THE THINGS!!! so you can check out the next episode AND never miss out on what I’m putting out into the world.   If you have a question you would like for me to cover on here, please pop them in the comments or email me [email protected]  
This has been “Real Talk” where I talk about voice over.   
Have a fantastic day and I hope you found this helpful…Remember…Fill your cup first, THEN you can actually help others.   
Later.