You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 223.

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One of the most common questions I get asked by voice actors, especially when they're earlier in their

career, is how they can book more work. Once an aspiring voice actor starts to develop their

skills to the level where they can be competitive when auditioning for projects, they quickly

realize that they will audition for many more characters than they will ever be hired for.

The goal is to increase one's booking ratio,

which is calculated by figuring out how many auditions you tend to submit before you finally book a part.

SAG-After statistics have shown that working actors who are professionally competitive

tend to audition

for 30 parts before they book a single job. Competition in the entertainment industry is fierce,

and voice actors early in their careers may feel like they audition for hundreds of parts

before booking anything. Every voice actor wants to increase their booking ratio. After all,

it's always more enjoyable to be cast as more characters rather than fewer. If an actor is

industrious, they'll focus on sensible things to improve their booking ratio, such as improving

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