You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 126.

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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.

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In this episode, I'd like to spend some time discussing how important it is to be aware of what

you sound like when you're speaking. I have watched too many of my voice acting students struggle

because they are unaware of what their own voice actually sounds like. Unbeknownst to many,

what you hear inside your head when you're speaking is not what others hear. If you haven't

taken the time to get to know how you actually sound to the rest of the world, you're missing out

on crucial information that can make or break your voice acting career. Not only do you need to be

aware of the tone or timbre of your voice, but you also need to become intimately familiar with your

habitual manner of speaking and how you articulate words.

Like a musician playing an instrument, it's vital that you understand exactly what kind

of sounds you are producing and how they are perceived by others.

Without such self-awareness, you will not know how to modify your delivery for different

characters you're asked to play, or how to make precise vocal adjustments in order to communicate

effectively to your audience. For some actors, their habitual manner of speech might be fine

for portraying certain characters. These actors may have a sound that

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