You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 26.

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'd like to talk about a very important aspect of voice acting that is often overlooked and sometimes deeply misunderstood.

I mentioned it in episode 22 of the podcast, where I outlined five essential steps for voice

acting beginners. It was step three in that list of five, and it is this. You must discover

your character types. It is vitally important to your success as an actor to

understand which kinds of characters you can believably and competitively play. This is true

of acting regardless of the medium in which you're performing, but it is especially true

in voice acting. Most people think that a voice actor can and should play any character they want to.

While this is theoretically true, the reality is that there are always going to be certain types of characters that suit your voice better than others.

Without understanding which characters are most appropriate for your voice, chances are you'll try to audition for roles that do not suit you.

Doing so lowers your chances of

getting hired. This can make you incredibly frustrated as you try out for roll after roll and can't seem to

make any headway. Let me help you avoid that headache. I want to explain to you just how important

it is to understand which characters do and do not

suit your voice. Armed with that knowledge, your chances of getting cast will improve astronomically.

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