Astounding Language

EdgeStudio.com is one of the busiest production studios around. EdgeStudio.com also runs one of the country’s best voice over training programs and are known for employing their own voice over training students. This gives anyone trained in the EdgeStudio.com voice over training program a distinctive advantage in the voice over talent industry. EdgeStudio.com is a VoiceSTA certified voiceover studio that has compiled over 1,000 clients and completed over 8,000 voice over jobs in it’s over 20 years of experience. Edge Studio has offices in New York City, Washington, DC and Connecticut, but also features an innovation method of voice over training: tele-training. In a day and age where more and more people telecommute in order to affectively preform their jobs, voice over work does not stray from the telecommuter pack, with most jobs being produced via telephone.

One of the fundamentals of voice over training is proper annunciation. Because pronuciation can vary by area it is fundamental to verify the script before you begin recording. Some producers will provide a guide with the specified way to pronounce certain common or unusual words, and first and last names that may be problematic. If you are not offered these guidelines along with your copy, then it is your responsibility as voice over talent to go over and verify the script. A quick read through will shed light on any possible issues so that the job can be completed in as few takes as possible and so that you can develop a reputation of professionalism and dependability.