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Voice Over Courses.com specialise in training and coaching new budding voice over artists in the UK. We also provide online voice coaching worldwide.

All voice training is 1 to 1 to create a professional sounding voice over showreel to market and promote your own voice. Voice over showreels & demos are essential for all voice over artists to market themselves to advertising agencies, production companies, TV, Radio & other media.

Learn Voice Overs with Voice-Over-Courses.com. Record your voice showreel demo for marketing your skills to media. If you're seriously thinking of changing your career or earning extra cash from your voice part time, you'll need a voice showreel to market your skills. Speak with Rod Lucas (voice guru). We also offer voice over courses online. Call 01580 893859.

     
Our Voice Over Training Courses & Showreels are ideal for people of all ages who want to make a career change, full or part time. Whatever the economical environment, good voice over artists will always be in demand. Remember when booking a voice over course, always make sure you hear the company's voice showreel examples. Not all voice over training companies are happy to do so. However you can hear a full range of voice over showreels from people we've trained on
voice-over-courses.com.
 
Watch Sue Cook from Cumbria (UK) talking about her One to One Voice Over Training Course with Rod Lucas.

Sue completed a super showreel for marketing her voice skills for work for all kinds of voice-overs. Sue also recorded a real radio commercial being broadcast now on  Valle Radio Spain.

Listen to Sue Cook's voice showreel. 

 
     
What a great two days!! From complete novice to Voice-over Artist, Rod’s course is intense but fantastic fun. His enthusiasm for his subject inspires you to ‘give it everything’! Not only do you learn how to use your voice, but Rod also gives you information on software and microphones to enable you to record and edit your work from home. On top of this you will make a show-reel which showcases your voice versatility. If doing voice-overs appeals to you, Rod course will set you on your way! His honest, direct approach means that you pack the most into the two days and leave well prepared for the work that will come your way! Sue Cook May 2009 (Cumbria)
 

MAKE  MONEY FROM YOUR OWN VOICE IN THE UK  FROM HOME

If you want to make a career change, you can make money from your voice in all sorts of ways from voice overs. Some are obvious, some less so. It's not necessary to be a member of Equity either. Many voice hirers go directly to voice artists without the need for an agent. Also most voice over artists work from home, reading and recording scripts to be delivered by e mail to the agency or broadcaster who hires them. Listen to voice coach Rod Lucas on our voice training.

Your voice can earn real cash in the following areas: TV & Radio commercials & adverts, promos, IVR (interactive voice recording), voicemail, phone systems, on-hold messages, business pod casts, corporate or industrial presentations, online learning, radio jingles, CD ROMs, story books, sat nav, audio instruction manuals, voice tracking for radio, and web site audio content too.

Although the rewards for using your voice in commercials and voice productions can be very lucrative, the competition is tough. However there's always room for new voices to the scene and production companies are always looking for the next fresh voice over. We'll see you get the best voice-over training in the UK today, with on going guidance, help guidance and advice. Call for an informal chat with Personal Voice Trainer Rod Lucas. Ring 01580 893859.

The only effective way of displaying your vocal talents is through a voice-over showreel demo. That's where we come in, we'll direct and train you and record a professional sounding showreel demo. We run voice over training and coaching at all levels. We also offer voice over training sessions online.

If you feel you've got what it takes to become a voice over artist and your friends and work colleagues have often said to you "you should be doing TV adverts and voice-overs", then maybe they're right and you should be doing something about getting into voice-overs. Our voice over training is second to none.

If you'd like to see if you're cut out for voice overs, you may wish to have an appraisal of your voice with a personal 1 to 1 telephone or online evaluation assessment Go here.
 

TRY OUR HALF DAY 1 to 1 VOICE OVER COURSE 10 am til 1pm   £195 (no vat)
We also offer half day voice over coaching 1 to 1 with voice guru Rod Lucas. You'll work on various voice over scripting of all kinds from TV commercials to story reads and many more. You'll get a really good feel of whether you want to make a career as a voice over artist, full or part time. Rod will also offer help, guidance and advice.
(This voice over course includes a recorded sample of your voice session (not showreel) to take away).
Call us or email here for more info on our Voice Over  Training Taster here. 10am til 1pm.

Hi Rod, Thanks for the voice over morning session. I would recommend this 'taster voice over course' to anyone wanting to break into voice overs. You were frank and encouraging, I thank you. It's given me a great kick and I intend to move things on. Your a great voice coach. Maureen Manser, Sheffield.

     
     

  

For a typical example of what we achieve. Listen to  Gabrielle Baker's voice over showreel directed and produced by Rod Lucas. She took a two day course recording lots of different scripting.

Listen to Gabrielle's voice over showreel here.

Read Gabrielle's comments on her training below.


The two day voice over training course I did with Rod was hugely enjoyable.  I came away exhausted at the end of the each day; my head buzzing with all the possibilities I could see before me, and my body exhausted after having tested my vocal abilities to the max.
Rod’s relaxed and friendly approach means I felt at total ease and was able to embrace everything he threw at me.  Because the course is one to one, there is none of the intimidation that can sometimes be felt in group sessions.   This was really important as it meant I got 100% from Rod and I gave 100% back.
Rods wealth of knowledge really shows.  He knows just how to guide and direct, as well as stretching you when needed, getting the very best out of you in the process. This is no exercise in flattery; you have to earn your stripes!
I am so glad I did this course, it has already opened up a whole new future for me in voice over and radio work, and I am very excited about the future. Thanks Rod.

Gabrielle Baker (Kent)
 

Everyone who takes our voice over training course & records a voice showreel, will be allocated a webpage on the PresenterIndex.com website. This will enable you to point potential voice over bookers to your profile where they can listen to your voice showreel demo online. This is a fantastic way of marketing your voice over presenting skills free.(worth £99). Click here and see what you get when you book a voice over training course & showreel with voice coach and trainer Rod Lucas.
     
All voice-over training courses & coaching are conducted by Rod Lucas with over 35 years broadcast experience in BBC Radio & TV also commercial sectors including, advertising agencies (WPP) & indie production houses supplying BBC, ITV & SKY. Rod's also a jingle commercials producer & Talks producer/director. He's a contract producer for Jingles.net & HotJingles.com. Rod has extensive BBC Radio Drama production experience too (BBC Radio 4 Talks and BBC World Service). Rod Lucas's Voice Over Coaching is ideal for people of all ages who want to make a career change full or part time. See Rod's website here. Call about a voice over training course.  

 

All our voice over training courses are 1 to 1. Everything done at your pace. You'll also receive lots of info on how the voice over industry works, what not to do and what you must do in order to promote yourself, also where to find work in the world of voice over production. We offer total voice over tuition in the UK. Plus we provide on going help, guidance and advice on marketing your voice over skills and voice showreel after you've completed your voice course. All part of our commitment to all who attend our voice over training courses.
E mail or call Rod Lucas to move things on and find out if you've got it !

 

   
You'll find our voice over training challenging, at times exhausting but above all satisfying. You'll certainly find out whether you're cut out for being a voice-over artist. We provide simply the very best 1 to 1 voice over training in the UK. All courses begin at 10am finishing at 3pm. This is a busy day using your voice, but fun and challenging too.
 

With our distance learning voice over courses you can now get 1 to 1 personal voice-over training on the telephone and online go here to find out more about ONLINE VOICE TRAINING COURSES.

 

Voice Over Courses.com is located in Staplehurst Kent, on the A229 near the county town of Maidstone. We're close to London (50 minutes by rail). Also excellent road and rail links. We have a main line station which connects to London Charing Cross & London Cannon Street. Come and join us for a voice-over training course and let's get your voice over show reel recorded. 

A 1 day voice-over training course is £350 (no VAT charged). 2 day courses are recommended for new voice-over beginners charged at £650 (no VAT charged). An overnight stay in local country guest house or hotel can be easily arranged. Call to discuss your needs. Half day courses £195 (No VAT).

If you'd like to see if you're cut out for voice-overs, you may wish to have an appraisal of your voice with a personal 1 to 1 telephone evaluation assessment Go here.

 
All our voice over training is one to one. Rod Lucas will try to discover your talents for reading a diverse rang of scripts. He'll also discover your USP which all performers need. What are your best at ? Are you an information voice ? What type of commercial read suits you best ? What are your story reads like ? All these questions can be dealt with during all of Rods one to one voice over training and coaching programs. "Discovering what your best at is something many voice artists still haven't discovered" say Rod.   If you're serious about getting into voice overs, then join us and let's get to work on your vocal talents and make a voice over showreel demo featuring you. Voice Over Courses.com cater for all levels of ability, so if you're new to the world of voice overs, demos and studios, worry not we'll hold your hand if needed. Just bring your voice.

Pictured is Sara Geesh who completed a successful voice-course with Rod Lucas. Sara demonstrated her abilities at voicing all kinds of scripts from documentary to TV & Radio commercials. Listen to Sara's voice over showreel here.

We aim to complete all voice over training courses with a voice over demo/showreel CD for marketing your skills. You'll also receive a personal detailed course report. Should you require a website where people can hear your demo, we can arrange this too. For those new to voice overs, we recommend a 2 day course.

All our voice-over training courses are conducted in a light, relaxed and peaceful atmosphere in a non intimidating studio lounge with easy chairs and studio work area. Plenty of bottled water, tea, coffee and quality pasta dishes or sandwiches provided. Lunch is included in all courses.

Remember being a voice over artist is a trade that attracts all kinds of people. A large proportion of voice over artists are trained actors, but it is by no means a requirement. A pleasant voice, versatility and the ability to understand direction from a producer and respond accordingly are the most important requirements.

Voice-overs can open up a world full of possibilities. From radio adverts to television documentaries, from CD ROMs to computer games, from cartoons to telephone on-hold services. The list is virtually endless.

That's not to say that, should you choose to be a voice-over artist, you are guaranteed a huge income and a showbiz lifestyle. It is the same as any other performing art, some are hugely successful and others are not. 

 
Victoria Packenham came to Rod Lucas for a 1 one day voice over course. Apart from the voice coaching, she  also recorded a voice showreel. Vicky was also offered her first voiceover job soon after. Hear Vicky's first commercial voice over job here.   After only 1 day Voice artist PAX was able to record a voice over showreel and shortly after got her first voice over job. All Voice Over Courses are conducted by Voice Trainer Rod Lucas.
 

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