VO Pro Tip: A really helpful use for AI as a Voice-Over Talent

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

A helpful use of AI for VO!

Hey Reader,

Just wanted to share something I've been doing lately that I think is a pretty good use of AI. It's not about cloning, AI Voices or anything like that - something much simpler.

I know the whole concept and idea of AI can be a little scary in the voice-over world. That doesn't mean you should avoid it altogether. I think it can actually be really helpful with quoting projects.

Here's what I mean and the exact prompt I used in Google Gemini to help me quote some VO projects.

You probably know of the GVAA rate guide. It's a great industry reference for quoting projects. But alot of times you will get asked to quote a project that involves a lot of different pieces or just doesn't fit neatly into the categories or specs of the GVAA guide.

What I've done is prompt Gemini with something like:

can you help me quote some voice over jobs - referencing the GVAA rate guide: https://globalvoiceacademy.com/gvaa-rate-guide-2/

Then I'd follow up by giving all the specs and as much detail about the projects as I could.

Like anything involving AI, I don't just take it at it's word and quote exactly what it gave me - but it's a good way to check yourself and what kind of quote you may have had in mind and just another tool to help answer those emails asking for a quote.

-Michael

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Thanks so much!

-Michael

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