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I specialize in medical narration, e-learning, audiobooks, explainer videos, and podcasting.\\xa0 I am \\u201cconfident, calm, and trustworthy, like a big sister you actually want to listen to.\\u201d\\xa0 How did I know which genres of voiceover to start with?\\xa0 In a nutshell, Instincts and research.\\xa0 I found what I feel comfortable with and enjoy.\\xa0 Those genres also happen to pay well.

I started out wanting to narrate pharmacist continuing education journals.\\xa0 No one has been interested in that so far.\\xa0 Rather than give up, I learned how to do something similar:\\xa0 audiobooks and e-learning.\\xa0 Narrating both feels comfortable.\\xa0 Medical narration and explainer videos feel right too.\\xa0 I am comfortable and conversational with content written in the medical space.

I\\u2019m a pharmacist.\\xa0 I earned my confident tone counseling patients and collaborating with other healthcare professionals.\\xa0 As a bonus, I\\u2019m also a wife, mother, and American consumer.\\xa0 I know how to speak with a range of emotions because I have lived 41 years and experienced a lot of life. \\xa0

I can tell someone how to feel about what I\\u2019m talking about when reading a script.\\xa0 It\\u2019s very similar to counseling a patient on using something that is new to them. \\xa0

Would I consider work in different genres?\\xa0 Yes!\\xa0 For example, if Amazon.com needs me to do voiceover work for their emerging Pharmacy Business, I am interested!

I love to learn, and even though I have a long attention span, I like the challenge of switching gears often.\\xa0 When I finish a project, I am ready to start a new one.\\xa0

I mentioned earlier that the type of voiceover I enjoy and feel comfortable with happens to pay well.\\xa0 I did NOT know the rates when I started training.\\xa0 I got LUCKY.\\xa0 The pay for medical narration, in particular, is very good.\\xa0 Not everyone can do it, either.\\xa0 Do voice actors without medical training do medical narration though?\\xa0 Yes!\\xa0 All the time.\\xa0 There is definitely competition. \\xa0

There are rate guides in the voiceover industry.\\xa0 The one I am most familiar with is the Global Voice Acting Academy Rate Guide.\\xa0 To learn more, visit GlobalVoiceAcademy.com. \\xa0

Each genre is listed.\\xa0 It reminds me a lot of the Salary Survey published in Ohio Pharmacist, the Journal of the Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA), which shares the hourly wage Pharmacists earn in various practice settings in Ohio.\\xa0 Data from rural vs. various metro areas is reported too.

How does the OPA Salary Survey relate to the voiceover rate guide?\\xa0 Just like a pharmacist can practice at a large retail chain, a small hospital, a nursing home, or another setting, the voiceover rate guide is divided into a number of different categories.\\xa0 Some examples on the GVAA Rate Guide are TV broadcast, web use, on-hold phone messaging, e-learning, medical narration, explainer videos, animation, and video games.\\xa0 To learn more about the OPA Salary Survey, visit https://www.ohiopharmacists.org and search for the 2019 OPA Salary Survey. \\xa0

On-hold phone messaging pays different from audiobooks.\\xa0 Medical narration pays different from animation.\\xa0 Rates are not guaranteed.\\xa0 Every voice actor must negotiate their rate for each project.\\xa0 What I will accept depends on the client\\u2019s needs and budget, editing required, my availability, etc.\\xa0 Satisfying clients is important to me, but I have small windows of time that I can work because of childcare issues and life circumstances.\\xa0 Short projects that pay well fit into my life best. \\xa0

There are some matchmaking sites for the voiceover industry.\\xa0 Meaning, there are sites that connect clients with voice actors.\\xa0 Some are free, some are called Pay to Play Sites.\\xa0 You pay a fee, and the site lets you audition for work.\\xa0 Direct marketing on LinkedIn is an option too.\\xa0 2020 will be a big year for me to learn about finding projects.

I\\u2019m excited about my brand, the type of work I am pursuing, and my comfort level with it!\\xa0

Thank you for listening and reading the show notes. \\xa0