YOU CAN BANK ON YOUR VOICE: Your Guide to a Successful Career in Voice-Overs [Paperback]

Rodney Saulsberry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2004

Do you think you have what it takes to make it as a voice-over artist? You Can Bank on Your Voice helps you to discover the magic in your voice and turn it into a profession that could make you rich. Take a journey through Rodney Saulsberry’s illustrious career as he shares his memoirs, essay, and tips about making it in this exciting business.

Editorial Reviews

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Saulsberry, a successful voice-over artist, provides an invaluable resource for novices attempting to break into this unique area of show business. Serving up tips on how to choose an instructor, how to find an agent, and how to tackle an audition, he lays out a practical blueprint for getting started as a voice-over actor. For those who have secured a coveted job, he offers technical support, financial advice, and long-range career planning. This accessible guide to the entire voice-over industry delivers a detailed account of an exciting and lucrative profession. Margaret Flanagan
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Review

"Saulsberry effectively demonstrates how anyone with enough hard work and talent can make good money as a voice-over artist." -- Eunice Moseley, The Baltimore Times, 4/30/04

"This book provides the initial tools needed to launch your voice-over career." RAW Rating: 5 (out of 5) -- RAWSISTAZ Reviewers, March 30, 2004

"To learn what it takes to get to the top of the voice-over world, this is a good primer." -- Jamie Painter Young, BACK STAGE WEST, June 2004

excellent...guide for anyone aspiring to an entertainment career, especially those seeking to making a living from their voice. -- The Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Tomdor Publishing LLC (July 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974767808
• ISBN-13: 978-0974767802
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for the novice, July 8, 2005

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DahlingD (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: YOU CAN BANK ON YOUR VOICE: Your Guide to a Successful Career in Voice-Overs (Paperback)

By the time you get to this book, you probably already know you should take classes, get a good demo etc. What you need to know is how to market yourself. To that end this book is a waste of time for the novice. Sure, if you're already a singer and have connections in show biz, why not switch gears and try out for voiceover? That's what the author did. This book irritated me -the author is pompous and the book is shallow at best. He doesn't spend enough time on how to market yourself, but encourages you to spend about $10K for an in home studio - if you REALLY want to make it in this business. This guy's condescending and as you take his advice, remember, HE's the only one doing any banking with this type of help.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Saulsberry Delivers the Secret Details, December 24, 2004

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Don Reed (Woodland Hills, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: YOU CAN BANK ON YOUR VOICE: Your Guide to a Successful Career in Voice-Overs (Paperback)

As a creative director and copywriter of advertising & promo spots --the very ones that voice over artists read in the studio -- I know that Mr. Saulsberry has deliverd the secret details. Often times in guide publications on "how to" start in a business --essential secrets are left out. Perhaps this allows the writer of the publication to "retain an edge" even after he's written what is supposed to be the definitive book. Mr. Saulsberry, on the other hand, has given his weatlh of knowledge openly. The end result is a book that's part business plan - part motivational tool, opening doors, not leaving out important elements --so that an individual who actually has the passion to do this absolutely, unequivicolly CAN. A great read or listen (CD) for anyone in ANY business. The marketing elements are razor sharp and can burst a myriad of different kinds of business to the next level.

Don Reed - reediculous media - creative director/senior copywriter

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is The Truth, February 17, 2006

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S. Jackson "VO Artist" (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: YOU CAN BANK ON YOUR VOICE: Your Guide to a Successful Career in Voice-Overs (Paperback)

I've been taking classes in NY and everything I'm learning is what is in this book! I recommend it if you're thinking about getting into the business. There are helpful websites listed in his book that I went to before I spent money on classes and I have been able to find out even more information. I was amazed at how much information is in here that instructors charge so much money for. Do it. The voice over world is yours.