You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 31.

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 the last episode of this podcast, I explained how to think and act like a professional when you go into a studio to

record. I talked about how important it is to have the right mindset when approaching other

people in the industry. This professional mindset is the foundation for how to behave in any

voice acting situation. If you haven't listened to the previous episode, I suggest you do so now before continuing

with this one. In this episode, I want to walk you through a virtual recording session and give

you some helpful in-studio tips. I'll start with your arrival at the studio, continue on to

what you should and should not do when you're in the booth, and I'll end with how to make

a gracious exit. When combined with the professional mindset you learned in the previous episode,

this advice will help you behave more like a seasoned veteran.

And now, the feature segment.

So now, with your professional mindset firmly established and your focus set on solving the producers and directors' problems,

let me share with you some helpful rules of thumb so you can look even more polished when you show up to record.

First rule of voiceover. Never be late. Second rule of voiceover. Seriously, never be late. Studio time is expensive.

Recording schedules are hectic and everyone is trying to squeeze as much productivity out of the time they have.

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