Honestly, I don't have much of an interest in doing voice-over work. I'm here because I want to become a better narrator when reading aloud to my future wife, children, and students, as I have a deep love for stories, spoken and written, and I will most certainly be reading to my family, and maybe to my students when I become a teacher. Still, thank you for this video; this is just what I was looking for! I will likely return to this video a few times in order to recall these pieces of advice, should I forget them, and practice them as well. Thank you!
“i have found that when you stumble you stop and go back and fix those words, that in fact, you’re giving yourself permission to fail.” agree!reading is all about having confidence even if you trip off along the way, the key is to focus and stay in the moment. thank you sir for the tips!
Your talent in reading this script right here is absolutely insane. Even if they're your chosen words, every word is weighed accordingly! What a coach, we need you to make a course on udemy to enlighten further!!
Guess what? I'm doing my first paid audiobook and can't get through 30 seconds of copy without making a mistake!! It's a grind. I appreciate the tip on keeping your eyes and mouth in sync by following along. I'm not really dyslexic but feel like it. Your description of what it eyes do helped to clarify. Thank you!
For audiobooks you should consider using the "punch and roll" recording technique. I'm producing a video on "punch and roll". It really speeds up audiobook production.
@@AlisoCreekVoiceOver Thank you, I just finished my first book and got pretty good at lunch and roll. I was taught the clicker method so to some adjusting. I do think it's faster.
@@jazznutz With the "clicker method" you have to go entirely through the material again 1-2 times. With punch and roll you end up with a clean take after one pass. In audiobooks we only remove the initial breath in each chapter bu leave the other breaths. So punch and roll reduces the production time by a factor of three. Very important with a 10-hour book!
WW been looking at voice-over for three months, the first time I hear so much truth and the importance of being able to read on one video. You are geat encouragement. I hope you are as successful as honest. Thank you.
You’re a genius. Thanks for giving me a clearer path to correct my mistakes when I read. Speaking English as a second language, it’s hard for no native English speaker to sound good in reading out louder. Any more advice will be great!
Great tips. I'm a beginner and am planning to create music teaching videos plus scripture reading videos. I've done a little reading and recording of scripture only to realize it's not as easy as it looks... You make it look easy!
0:43 1:32 2:37 4:33 Reading for form Vs Reading for content. Children are made to read mainly for Grammatical form. Adults usually read for content. 5:59
Sir, your videos are really helpful to me, I'm having problems with my script reading during voice over...and now I'm believing that I will be a good voice over artist from your videos
Thank you William for your invaluable information. I've already enjoyed recording my voice for family and most importantly grand children with children's stories. What a buzz. Being an actress I get what you mean, bringing the page to life is so much fun, and how I realize that practice will be the key to a possible professional gig one day soon with grown up content. So looking forward to this journey. Thank you again, Cheers Jo :)
Your videos are awesome!! Your tips are so helpful and on point! It's comforting to know that the mistakes and pitfalls I'm running into in the beginning, are common, so it is encouraging me that I can really do this! Plus your voice is so nice to listen to, I could just listen to you for hours! Thank you for sharing your incredible knowledge I really appreciate it 😊
Right now you are my hero and my benefactor. Your videos are truly educating me. I am creating an instructional series on TH-cam. I am totally new at this and am making all the mistakes in filming, narrating and editing. To make matter worse, I'm dealing with "old lady voice" because I'm an old lady. This video will help me overcome the problems I've had with reading, even though I've written the scripts. Thanks for your wonderful lessons.
I can obviously read on an average level in terms of just keep it in my head, although whenever I try to read out loud it's almost as if I'm trying to predict the next sentence or I skip a word
Stan, that's because we don't read letter by letter or even word by word. We actually read in phrases of words and we often "guess" what the phrase is rather than reading the exact phrase. As an an example suppose the copy says "a half an hour". We might say "a half hour" (no "an") or "half an hour" (no "a"). The best way to fix this is to point to each word with your finger as you read to force your eyes-and your voice- to see and speak each word. I hope this helps. William
I read the Dunwich horror on TH-cam roughly 10 months ago or so. I did a horrible job with a horrible mic. As of late, I've been learning how to be gooder with v.o., narration and such. I've also left the reading on TH-cam. As I hope to become better. Read the story again and compare them.
The biggest problem performing voice overs is the person's voice. I have a raspy, deep voice that is ill-suited for this type of work. No matter how many times I try, it pains me to hear myself. And continuing on after making a mistake has never worked for me because the second time around my voice is always different. So, I have to rerecord the entire copy. I wish there was software available that would allow you to alter your voice. I've tried changing the pitch in Audacity, but it hasn't helped enough. Thanks for your informative videos, I enjoy watching them.
I usually don't have any voice-over copy to read from when I'm doing my indie voice-overs, so I ab-lib my lines as I record what I'm improvising, so I'm basically giving myself plenty of leeway to go back and fix a line I phrased improperly or something like that.
I create courses for my job. I also do audio recordings where I read aloud and then apply it to the learning course videos, but i read like a robot or end up reading too fast and screw up my pronounciations. This video really helps.
“If you can’t get through 30 seconds of voiceover copy” [obvious cut-and-splice] “you’re going to have a great deal of difficulty reading an entire book.”
You also see it when he's talking about stumbling and going back to fix the words at 7:40 These splices might just be edit points where breaths are removed.
I think the problem is that he/the editor are operating based on a Voice Over mindset rather than TH-cam video creation. In VO, people try to get perfectly clean audio and will cut-and-splice to remove the inevitable loud/long breath, pauses, etc. But for YT video content, naturalism in communication is at least as important as precision, if not more so. So, splices that would normally make sense in VO are unnecessary and distracting on YT. Also, it's harder to get a clean splice on video than audio. In audio, the material (sound) is naturally coming and going, starting and stopping, and you can plug the pieces together like legos. But visual media is a steady stream. So, unless you happen to physically blink at the right time, it's impossible to miss a visual edit. I think they are just editing YT videos with too much of a VO mindset. And yes, it's ironic and kind of funny.
Thanks for your wisdom and advice. I’ve been a singer songwriter for a lot of years and all my friends used to say you should do voice overs. I’ve created my own demo in my studio and I’m ready to try it out your advice is so helpful I appreciate you
I always mess up reading aloud when I over think it and focus too hard lol when I dont think about it it flows naturally. It messes me up when I start to record because I end up putting in too much effort rather than just having fun with it and I have to remind myself to be more animated and try new things.
An excellent video. Thank you very much. Very informative. It all makes perfect sense and is just what I was looking for. I'm definitely checking out your website. Thanks again!
Thank You- Thank You 🙏🏿 Everything about this video was perfect... The timing, teaching, share of knowledge, direction, guidance, etc!!! Thanks I needed this! Back to work!
Im dyslexic and have a hard time reading but i did the tips in this video and am amazed at how well i can read out loud using them. but its mentally exhausting.
Honestly, I don't have much of an interest in doing voice-over work. I'm here because I want to become a better narrator when reading aloud to my future wife, children, and students, as I have a deep love for stories, spoken and written, and I will most certainly be reading to my family, and maybe to my students when I become a teacher. Still, thank you for this video; this is just what I was looking for! I will likely return to this video a few times in order to recall these pieces of advice, should I forget them, and practice them as well. Thank you!
You go man, hope your wife and kid love your storytelling
This is beautiful
"Dont practice failing, practice succeeding" This video is filled with great advice. Thank you.
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“i have found that when you stumble you stop and go back and fix those words, that in fact, you’re giving yourself permission to fail.” agree!reading is all about having confidence even if you trip off along the way, the key is to focus and stay in the moment.
thank you sir for the tips!
Excellent advice Thanks for sharing this.
Your talent in reading this script right here is absolutely insane. Even if they're your chosen words, every word is weighed accordingly! What a coach, we need you to make a course on udemy to enlighten further!!
You have to get your finger and your eyes to syncrinate! I love that!
I am in my 50s and have never heard of some of these skills.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
this is so sharp. There is a huge difference between reading, and reading out-loud.
Guess what? I'm doing my first paid audiobook and can't get through 30 seconds of copy without making a mistake!! It's a grind. I appreciate the tip on keeping your eyes and mouth in sync by following along. I'm not really dyslexic but feel like it. Your description of what it eyes do helped to clarify. Thank you!
For audiobooks you should consider using the "punch and roll" recording technique. I'm producing a video on "punch and roll". It really speeds up audiobook production.
@@AlisoCreekVoiceOver Thank you, I just finished my first book and got pretty good at lunch and roll. I was taught the clicker method so to some adjusting. I do think it's faster.
@@jazznutz With the "clicker method" you have to go entirely through the material again 1-2 times. With punch and roll you end up with a clean take after one pass. In audiobooks we only remove the initial breath in each chapter bu leave the other breaths. So punch and roll reduces the production time by a factor of three. Very important with a 10-hour book!
WW been looking at voice-over for three months, the first time I hear so much truth and the importance of being able to read on one video. You are geat encouragement. I hope you are as successful as honest. Thank you.
Your voice is so soothing. I almost didn't realize that the only audio you used is your voice.
You’re a genius. Thanks for giving me a clearer path to correct my mistakes when I read. Speaking English as a second language, it’s hard for no native English speaker to sound good in reading out louder. Any more advice will be great!
Great tips. I'm a beginner and am planning to create music teaching videos plus scripture reading videos. I've done a little reading and recording of scripture only to realize it's not as easy as it looks... You make it look easy!
Almost one year old...and no downvote? Love it. Thanks for the tips too
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William Williams..generous, supportive, and a mine of wisdom. What's not to love?
Thank you.
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4:33 Reading for form Vs Reading for content. Children are made to read mainly for Grammatical form. Adults usually read for content.
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Sir, your videos are really helpful to me, I'm having problems with my script reading during voice over...and now I'm believing that I will be a good voice over artist from your videos
What a friendly comment :)
Thank you William for your invaluable information. I've already enjoyed recording my voice for family and most importantly grand children with children's stories. What a buzz. Being an actress I get what you mean, bringing the page to life is so much fun, and how I realize that practice will be the key to a possible professional gig one day soon with grown up content.
So looking forward to this journey. Thank you again, Cheers Jo :)
This mans voice is a walking ASMR
loved that every word is well pronounced . great advice
Your videos are awesome!! Your tips are so helpful and on point! It's comforting to know that the mistakes and pitfalls I'm running into in the beginning, are common, so it is encouraging me that I can really do this! Plus your voice is so nice to listen to, I could just listen to you for hours! Thank you for sharing your incredible knowledge I really appreciate it 😊
... excellent ... !!! ... your accent is very nice ... !!! ... (btw ... where is your accent from?) ... thank you !
I am actually recording for my youtube videos and these helped a lot! thanks you very much!
I could listen to you talk alllll day long 😩🙌🏽
Good job sir it will definitely helps me a lot
Right now you are my hero and my benefactor. Your videos are truly educating me. I am creating an instructional series on TH-cam. I am totally new at this and am making all the mistakes in filming, narrating and editing. To make matter worse, I'm dealing with "old lady voice" because I'm an old lady. This video will help me overcome the problems I've had with reading, even though I've written the scripts. Thanks for your wonderful lessons.
i just believe this is the most amazing video ever
I can obviously read on an average level in terms of just keep it in my head, although whenever I try to read out loud it's almost as if I'm trying to predict the next sentence or I skip a word
Stan, that's because we don't read letter by letter or even word by word. We actually read in phrases of words and we often "guess" what the phrase is rather than reading the exact phrase. As an an example suppose the copy says "a half an hour". We might say "a half hour" (no "an") or "half an hour" (no "a"). The best way to fix this is to point to each word with your finger as you read to force your eyes-and your voice- to see and speak each word. I hope this helps. William
I read the Dunwich horror on TH-cam roughly 10 months ago or so. I did a horrible job with a horrible mic. As of late, I've been learning how to be gooder with v.o., narration and such. I've also left the reading on TH-cam. As I hope to become better. Read the story again and compare them.
The biggest problem performing voice overs is the person's voice. I have a raspy, deep voice that is ill-suited for this type of work. No matter how many times I try, it pains me to hear myself. And continuing on after making a mistake has never worked for me because the second time around my voice is always different. So, I have to rerecord the entire copy. I wish there was software available that would allow you to alter your voice. I've tried changing the pitch in Audacity, but it hasn't helped enough. Thanks for your informative videos, I enjoy watching them.
I LOVE the opening of this video!! Perfection!!
Thank you. I am going to learn voice-over.
I usually don't have any voice-over copy to read from when I'm doing my indie voice-overs, so I ab-lib my lines as I record what I'm improvising, so I'm basically giving myself plenty of leeway to go back and fix a line I phrased improperly or something like that.
I create courses for my job. I also do audio recordings where I read aloud and then apply it to the learning course videos, but i read like a robot or end up reading too fast and screw up my pronounciations.
This video really helps.
I won't even hear anybody else about it. Great content!
“If you can’t get through 30 seconds of voiceover copy” [obvious cut-and-splice] “you’re going to have a great deal of difficulty reading an entire book.”
I didn't notice the "obvious cut-and-splice." Or were you just trying to be funny?
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You also see it when he's talking about stumbling and going back to fix the words at 7:40
These splices might just be edit points where breaths are removed.
This hit me. And makes so much sense.
I think the problem is that he/the editor are operating based on a Voice Over mindset rather than TH-cam video creation. In VO, people try to get perfectly clean audio and will cut-and-splice to remove the inevitable loud/long breath, pauses, etc.
But for YT video content, naturalism in communication is at least as important as precision, if not more so.
So, splices that would normally make sense in VO are unnecessary and distracting on YT. Also, it's harder to get a clean splice on video than audio. In audio, the material (sound) is naturally coming and going, starting and stopping, and you can plug the pieces together like legos. But visual media is a steady stream. So, unless you happen to physically blink at the right time, it's impossible to miss a visual edit.
I think they are just editing YT videos with too much of a VO mindset. And yes, it's ironic and kind of funny.
Oh my God this video just gave me LIFE!!!!!
He was my first VO teacher. Hey William!!
So much useful information. Thank you
So helpful!
Heartfelt thanks for your good advice.
Thanks for your wisdom and advice. I’ve been a singer songwriter for a lot of years and all my friends used to say you should do voice overs. I’ve created my own demo in my studio and I’m ready to try it out your advice is so helpful I appreciate you
Genius, it really helps ! I suscribed
Great tips thanks
I want you to narrate my life. Your voice is epic
This was so unbelievably helpful. It brought all my current issues into focus. Thank you so much
Very nicely you teach 😊🙏
Fantastic! Thank you again William for wonderful advice.
So true. I tried reading a few pages of a novel out loud....I was so exhausted after 20 minutes and was missing words, etc.
Thank you very much for a great advice. I better take time to practice reading to succeed.
lol "you need to be able to read" I love it!
Always so much value in your videos. I'm going to start practicing my reading.
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Thank you very much for this input!
Thank you for these tips! 🙏🏾
Excellent advice.
That was superb! Thank you William Williams - I am a follower!
That was extremely helpful
you got a new subscriber❤
Super good. Many thanks. Hope to be heard soon.
Amazing video and highly educative
Very helpful. Keeping going through the copy was very helpful.
Great advice, Thank you!
It was really informative.
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I love this, thank you sir!
Intro cracked me up 😂😂🤣
Edit: the rest of the video too
I always mess up reading aloud when I over think it and focus too hard lol when I dont think about it it flows naturally. It messes me up when I start to record because I end up putting in too much effort rather than just having fun with it and I have to remind myself to be more animated and try new things.
Fantastic! Thank you.
An excellent video. Thank you very much. Very informative. It all makes perfect sense and is just what I was looking for. I'm definitely checking out your website. Thanks again!
What a lovely comment :)
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Very nicely explained, Sir. Thanks a lot.
This is a great video. Thank you so much.
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Thank you, this was excellent! Some great knowledge and tips 😊
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I love the intro, here to learn a thing or two
4:49 might need to redo that read...
Great video thanks 😊
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Hi Aliso, I have not seen your recent videos on your channel?
Thank you so much. Great content and advise.
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Great tips, thank you.
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Thank you, sir.
Thank You- Thank You 🙏🏿 Everything about this video was perfect... The timing, teaching, share of knowledge, direction, guidance, etc!!! Thanks I needed this! Back to work!
Some very good advice!
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Great content!! Keep it up!! Well done!!
This advice is absolutely indispensable! Thank you!! And now I must practice......
很棒的内容和建议。感谢您的精彩课程。
My sentiments exactly.
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Im dyslexic and have a hard time reading but i did the tips in this video and am amazed at how well i can read out loud using them. but its mentally exhausting.
Awesome info!