I have 12 years experience as a successful female voice actor and until recently, had not read this wonderful book. I am SO glad I have now! It has been a wealth of information for me in my endeavours of marketing myself to a global audience. Thanks to this book, I now have an understanding of what the American market expects from performers and how their market operates.

Everything you need to know about voice acting is written in clear terms - you won't be left wondering what this author is talking about. This really is an absolute MUST if you are serious about the profession of voice-over.

The only thing which, in my opinion, needs clarification in the book, is how to play the audio files off the CD. There is no 'autorun' feature and when you browse the folders you only see the pdf files listed. However, like another reviewer, I sent an email to the author and within 30 minutes I had a response which lead me in the right direction.

This book is Excellent and the author is clearly a committed professional.

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Great book for voice over mechanics  Apr 01, 2005 By G. Maxwell
This book is a great start to actually using your voice for voice acting. It teaches you how to hone your voice into a finely-tuned instrument as well as dealing with the ins and outs of the trade.

The only thing I found annoying was the author's insistence on taking classes. He introduces the idea early but then never lets up! He is always stressing to the reader to "...take classes."

I think that this idea is a sound one but the author needn't waste ink or precious space to constantly remind the reader of what he stated fourteen other times!

Other than this, it's a pretty good book for those getting into voice overs/acting.

Oh and by the way: take a class...just kidding...

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Yes, it's worth your attention  Dec 01, 2006 By Jonathan W. Specht
I purchased "The Art Of Voice Acting" for one reason. To give me some ideas of how to market myself better. What I found were many things I didn't expect to learn.

I started doing voice overs on the side imaging radio. Then TV. Then I got into TV commercials and industrials. My single goal, when I started, was to make 10 thousand a year doing something I loved as a side-job. I soon was making one car payment. Then making two. I wanted to figure out how to make my house payment.

This book not only showed me how to market myself better, but also told me what "not to do". I only wish I purchased one of the earlier addition of these books years ago. I have made many of the the mistakes this book tells you not to make. Plus, perhaps most importantly, I was truly inspired. Some things I kind of new, and this book confirmed them, and some things I have never even thought of. Now I am growing my characters and I'm using the techniques to discover new things I didn't know I was capable of.

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The Best Book on VO - EVER!  Jan 08, 2000 By Pennyspeaks
Yes, it's ture...I am Jim Alburger's business partner. This fact, however, does not keep me from still recommending "The Art of Voice Acting" as one of the very best books I've ever read on the craft of voice over -EVER. And I've read them all! Jim is a consumate teacher who truly cares about the success of his readers and students - even though he may never even meet the majority of his worldwide readers. He receives calls and emails almost daily thanking him for writing this easy to understand and hands-on approach to voice over. And...if you have any questions after you read it, you can feel free to just pick up the phone and call him! He'll always take the time to help you. How many other authors do that?

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