You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 22.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks, and

insider information to help you portray characters in animation, video games, and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

If you'd like to know more about me, feel free to check out my personal website at www.com.

In this episode, I want to talk about the five essential steps any beginner should take when approaching voice acting.

I get inquiries from many people who are brand new to the idea of voice acting and would like

to pursue it professionally. Often, they would like a clear recipe on how to become a working voice

actor. The irony of this, of course, is that there is no one recipe for becoming a voice actor.

Voice acting isn't like becoming a lawyer or a doctor, where the career path is more clearly

laid out. If you want to become a lawyer, the steps you need to take are relatively straightforward.

Get good grades in high school, then do your best to attend a prestigious liberal arts college.

In your senior year of college, take the standardized law school

tests or LSATs and then apply to law school. After attending law school, hopefully you will

be knowledgeable enough to take and pass the bar exam, which will qualify you to practice law.

You can then either open your own law office or try to pursue employment at an established law firm.

All along this path, you are required to take tests. As long as you pass those tests, chances are more than likely that you

will be able to work as a lawyer. The path to becoming a lawyer is pretty linear. However, pursuing

a career in the arts is far more serendipitous. There are no tests to qualify you as an artist.

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