You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 125.

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.crispinfreeman.com.

This is the third and final part of my interview with my good friend, Richard Tatum.

Richard is not only an accomplished voice actor and voiceover teacher, but also an amazing

producer of voiceover demos.

You may know him as Rex Goodman in Fallout 4, the voice of Theodore Roosevelt in Civilization

6, and Omar Harmosi from the animated series

Static Shock. I first came across Richard's work as a demo producer, when one of my students

played me her demos, and I was blown away by how well they represented her abilities as an actress.

Not only was her character demo very compelling, but her commercial demo was

impressive as well. When I asked her who had produced them, she introduced me to Richard, and he and I

have been friends ever since. In our previous interview segment, Richard and I discussed how he

began producing demos for voice actors. He not only shared with us some great advice about what one should put on a demo,

but he also outlined the mindset one should have when using your demo to market yourself to agents and casting directors.

In this episode, we discussed some of the most common misconceptions about demos. We talk about

when the best time is to make a demo, and how important it is to have professionally competitive

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