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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| An Introduction to Voice Acting | |
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| What Is Voice Acting? | |
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| The Voice Actor | |
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| Types of Voice-Over Work | |
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| Breaking into the Business of Voice-Over | |
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| Voice Acting in the Business Community | |
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| The Best-Kept Secret | |
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| The Pros and Cons of Voice Acting | |
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| Full-Time versus Part-Time | |
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| Where to Start: Voice-Over Basics | |
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| The Voice-Over Performer as Actor and Salesperson | |
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| Getting the Skills You Need | |
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| Acting for Voice-Over | |
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| Taking Care of Your Voice | |
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| Be Easy on Yourself | |
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| Exercising Your Voice | |
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| Correcting Speech Problems and Habits | |
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| Voice and Body Exercises (CD/3) | |
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| Tips and Suggestions for Maintaining Your Voice | |
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| Techniques | |
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| Style | |
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| The Road to Proficiency | |
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| Three Steps to Creating a Successful Performance | |
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| All About Breathing | |
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| The Elements of a Voice-Acting Performance | |
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| Microphone Techniques: Using the Microphone | |
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| Acting Classes | |
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| Voice Acting 101 | |
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| It's All About Pretending | |
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| Use Your Body--Use Your Mind | |
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| Basic Keys to Successful Voice Acting | |
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| "Woodshed" Your Copy | |
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| Physical Attitudes to Help Delivery | |
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| Your Clothes Make a Difference | |
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| Commit to Your Choices | |
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| The Magic of Your Mind: If You Believe It, They Will! | |
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| Trends | |
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| The Character in the Copy | |
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| Your Best Tool Is Your Own Personality | |
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| Sociocultural Awareness | |
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| Theater of the Mind | |
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| Creating a Performance Road Map: Analyzing and Marking a Script | |
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| Discovering Your Character | |
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| To Be More Believable | |
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| Words That Sell | |
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| Words That Sell | |
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| The Director in the Front Row of Your Mind | |
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| The Process of Pretending | |
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| Tips for Performing All Types of Copy | |
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| Single-Voice Copy | |
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| Tips for Performing Single-Voice Copy | |
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| Single-Voice Scripts | |
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| Dialogue Copy: Doubles and Multiples | |
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| Types of Dialogue Copy | |
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| Tips for Performing Comedy Dialogue Copy | |
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| Tips for Performing Dialogue Copy in General | |
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| Dialogue and Multiple-Voice Scripts | |
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| Character Copy | |
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| Vocalizing Characters | |
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| Tips for Character and Animation Copy | |
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| Character and Animation Scripts | |
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| Corporate and Long-Form Narrative Copy | |
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| Tips for Performing Corporate and Narrative Copy | |
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| Tips and Tricks for Audio Book Narration | |
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| Corporate and Narrative Scripts | |
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| Your Demo Tape | |
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| Your Demo Tape | |
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| Your Professional Calling Card | |
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| Demo Tape Basics | |
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| Don't Do a Demo Until You Are Ready | |
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| Producing Your Demo | |
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| Your Demo Recording Session | |
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| Your Demo Is Done. Now What? | |
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| Present Yourself as a Professional | |
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| Printed Materials | |
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| Getting Your Demo out There: Duplication and Distribution | |
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| The Business of Voice-Over | |
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| Getting Paid to Play | |
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| Making Money Doing Voice-Over Work | |
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| Casting Agencies, Talent Agencies, Personal Managers, and Advertising Agencies | |
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| Finding and Working with an Agent | |
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| Promoting and Marketing Yourself | |
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| Auditions | |
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| The Audition Process | |
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| Preparing for Your Audition | |
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| What to Expect, and What's Expected of You | |
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| After the Audition | |
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| Demos | |
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| Audition Dos, Don'ts, and Common Courtesies | |
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| The Voice-Acting Survival Kit | |
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| You're Hired! The Session | |
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| A Journey Through the Creative Process | |
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| Types of Voice-Over Sessions | |
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| Types of Studio Setups and Script Formats | |
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| The Session: Step-by-Step | |
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| Wrap It Up | |
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| Tips, Tricks, and Studio Stories | |
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| Nancy Wolfson | |
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| Viktor Pavel | |
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| Jon Beaupre | |
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| Paul Heckman | |
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| Bob Jump | |
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| Phil Ganyon | |
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| DB Cooper | |
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| Ward Franklin | |
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| John Matthew | |
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| Melissa Reizian Frank | |
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| William Dufris | |
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| Bruce Hayward | |
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| Appendix (CD Index) | |