Welcome to Voice Over Central, How May I Direct Your Call?

Has it ever occurred to you that nearly every phone device nowadays has a voice over associated with it somehow?

Whether it be your mobile phone, a telephone system or automated voice messages from your local movie rental shop reminding you that your DVD is late, voice over is omnipresent and plays an important role in how billions of people around the world receive messages and access information on a daily basis.

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How many times have you encountered an automated telephone system when making a toll-free call or dialing in to join a teleconference?

Maybe you have even ordered pizza over the phone with the assistance of a cheery IVR (Interactive Voice Response) after hearing a litany of specials for the week.

Suffice to say, whether checking a balance with a local utility or listening to an automated phone message that disrupted your dinner, I have great confidence that we’ve all experienced hearing the disembodied voice of a professional voice talent guiding, selling, canvassing, confirming or reminding us of something that the source of that message deems is of the utmost importance.

Please Hang Up and Try Your Call Again, This is a Recording

Now, I’ve been writing with the assumption that the messaging you’ve heard has been recorded by professional voice talents, but we know that isn’t necessarily the case.

There are bad voice overs out there, no doubt, but I can guarantee you won’t find them here!

Some voices on the phone make you want to hang up, especially if they are poorly recorded or lack-lustre performances by amateur voice talent. I don’t blame you! I’ve heard my share of Sally from accounting narrating the company voicemail and I’m sure you’ve heard unfavorable recordings, too.

Rest assured, if you’re at this site and need to hire a professional voice talent to record for you, you’ve hit the jackpot and will find professionalism in spades as well as get an awesome recording with a voice that’s perfectly suited to your job.

Leave a Message After the Beep

What are your thoughts on voices used for telephone and mobile devices? Add your comments to join the conversation.

Cheers,

Stephanie

We’ve made it easy for you to locate professionals who can record voice mail messages, on-hold messages and other telephone system greetings. There are two ways you can go about finding a voice talent, and you can do so directly from our home page.

You’ll notice the tabs in the navigation bar called “Female Voice Talent” and “Male Voice Talent“. Depending on the gender of voice talent you’re looking for, click on the appropriate tab to see a listing of professionals available at this website.

Alternatively, you can also search by keyword. Just as you would do a keyword search at Google or Yahoo!, you can type in words that describe what you are looking for in a voice by using the website search box. Try typing in a keyword, language, gender or location to view matching voice talent.

You can find the search bar at the top of every page on this website.

2. Listen to Audio Samples

Start the hiring process by listening to professional voice over talents. Each voice talent has a profile where you can learn about their experience, areas of expertise, special skills and services offered. You can also listen to a sample of their voice by playing their voice-over demo.

When playing the voice-over demos, listen for:

• Clarity
• Pacing
• Production Value
• Overall Quality

3. Contact a Voice Talent

Once you’ve found a voice talent that you’re interested in working with, contact them by sending them an email and remember to include some specifics so that the voice talent can reply with a quote and turn around time for your project.

Be sure to mention:

• Script (can you send a sample of the script?)
• Length (what’s the page count or word count of your script?)
• Artistic Direction (what style of performance do you want?)
• Deadline (when do you need the recording done by?)
• Budget (how much can you invest in this voice over recording?)

4. Send Payment & Download Your Files

What happens next? When a voice talent receives your email, they will reply to you with a final quote for the project. Some voice talent may request a 50% deposit by PayPal while others may use the industry’s escrow service called SurePay.

Once your deposit is made, the voice talent will record your script in their professional recording studio. When the work has been completed the voice talent will send you instructions on how to download your finished audio files.

5. Congratulations, You’re Done!

You’ve successfully hired a professional voice over talent and experienced working with some of the best voice talent in the world.

If you need help at anytime, you can contact us toll-free at 1-888-359-3472.

Welcome to Phone Voice Talent.  At our site, we’re dedicated to helping you find and hire the best professional voice talent to record and fulfill your telecommunication voice over needs.  All of the voices you’ll hear on this site are experienced freelance talent who are able to record your custom messaging from their own professional home recording studios, making it easy, fast and affordable to get your phone recordings completed on time and within your budget.

This site is geared toward people who need to find a voice to record and brand their telephone greeting, auto attendant, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), corporate phone tree, on hold marketing, and the ever popular, voicemail.  You can also hire talent to record for ring tones, automated messages, and personalized voice greetings.

Use this website to locate a voice talent for your project by:

• Searching
• Listening to audio samples
• Contacting the voice talent directly for a quote