Did you ever imagine that one day your voice could be part of a toy? It can, with just a few lessons in creating characters, and now a class called Voices for Toys, taught as part of the Character voices offerings at Voice One in San Francisco.
They gave me permission to reprint some great tips from Cristina Ulloa of Creativity for voicing toys, which might be fun to try out if you work with or have kids:
1.) MAKE IT FUN - Making it Positive & Appealing to Kids. Make it fun no matter what!
2.) DICTION & CLARITY - Educational Content & Sound Processing Concerns. Remember that YOU, Your Voice, is setting an example & teaching children. Not only that, but you have to do it in 8k!
3.) KEEP IT UP! STAMINA - Maintaining Your Energy & Character. Okay, so you’ve got the energy but can you keep it going for 4 hours of letters and numbers?
4.) GO FOR IT! - Don’t be Afraid to go Over the Top.
Let it go. Don’t be afraid to do some really wacky stuff. It’s rarely too much in toy recording. Most of the time, the wackier the better!
5.) VOICES / SKILLS TO PRACTICE & DEVELOP
· Sound-alikes & characters
· Singing & singing in character
· Educational product voice types
· Child voices (if applicable)
· Concatenated speech
Check out Voice One which has great voice acting classes for all sorts of uses, in every walk of life, for work, and for careers in voice acting.
