Voice Over Essentials - Take good care of your throat!!

As a startup with voiceover career, you need to spend many hours waking through the pavement and looking for work, auditioning, making connections, creating new material and so on. The basic thing what you need to do is stay in good shape and on your toes. People deem on appearances whether you like it or not people will judge your company or product based on the quality of the video and voice over. A professional voice has the ability to persuade. When you’re looking for professional voice talent in you, you must be someone who can be on the platform for long term. 

It is a true fact that good voice is god gifted and comes naturally but it can be trained, and natured to become fit for voiceover. Nobody is a born singer or narrator or voice artist, yes you may have a sweet, melodious voice by birth but still your voice needs to be trained enough to modulate, diverged and able to perform professionally for required time. Most importantly you need to take care of your throat and not over look any problem related to it. Sore, scratchy or dry throat and hoarseness are common problems, which creates a bad impression on the prestige of voiceover artists for hire. 

Building a strong immune system and taking appropriate care of your throat can significantly reduce menace of throat disorders. Here is what you should do to keep your throat in good health.

·         You should maintain the normal hydration level of the throat that helps in providing relief from throat discomfort and washes away irritants from the throat. Water helps in lubricating your vocal cords and throat tissues, which helps in maintaining the optimal health of the throat.

·         Salt is a natural antiseptic. You should always gargle with warm salt water at least once a day, especially during the cold and flu season, helps in destroying the pathogens present in the throat, thereby reducing risk of throat infections.

·         Exercise regularly and keep a healthy diet full of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, which contain vitamins that keep the mucus membranes that line your throat healthy.

·         One of the leading causes of chronic throat disorders and hoarseness is smoking. Even secondhand smoking damages the throat. Hence, quit smoking and avoid secondhand smoking to diminish risk of severe throat disorders.

·         Talking too much or too loudly irritates the delicate throat tissues and damages the vocal cord. Therefore, to avert throat disorders, avoid screaming and rest your throat and practice good breathing techniques by supporting your voice from your chest—not through your throat.

·         Getting enough sleep is important enough when you’re perfectly healthy. When you do come down with something, the best thing you can do for your body and your throat is rest. Sleep will allow your body to repair itself, but it is also important to rest your voice.

Throat health is always important measure to be taken in a voice over career. Neglecting these problems may put your career at stake, so you should always take proper care of your voice. One of most inspiring voiceover Artist now in India is Prateek Sharma who has enriched his voice in Indian market impressively. He is a voiceover artist… Public speaker… Narrator… Storyteller… with over 10 years of rich experience in running radio shows, public speaking and theatre. Prateek Sharma also conducts voiceover training in Pune. 

To more more about him and his services please visit his website:
http://www.thisisprateek.com/