How to Become a Voice Over Artist From Home: Your Step-by-Step Guide 🎙️

If you’ve ever been told you have a great voice, or you love bringing characters and stories to life, voice over work might be your perfect career path. The best part? You no longer need to live in Hollywood or book expensive studio time to get started. Thanks to modern technology, it’s entirely possible to become a voice over artist from home — and thousands of people are doing just that.

Whether you're pursuing voice over as a side hustle or dreaming of becoming a full-time voice actor, this guide will walk you through how to get started from the comfort of your home.

What Does a Voice Over Artist Do?

Voice over artists provide the spoken voice for a wide range of projects, including:

• Commercials for TV, radio, and online platforms

• Audiobooks and podcasts

• Animated shows, video games, and films

• Corporate training videos and explainer content

• E-learning modules and tutorials

• Phone systems and interactive voice response (IVR)

The demand for professional voice talent is growing, especially as content creation explodes across digital platforms.

Why Start Voice Over Work From Home?

The voice over industry has changed dramatically in recent years. With high-quality home recording equipment more accessible and platforms for freelancers on the rise, it’s never been easier to launch your voice over career from home.

Advantages include:
✔️ Flexible schedule — work when it fits your life
✔️ No commute or studio rental costs
✔️ Global client base through online platforms
✔️ Opportunity to build your portfolio quickly

But success requires more than just a good voice. It takes training, equipment, and persistence.

How to Become a Voice Over Artist From Home: Step-by-Step

1. Develop Your Voice Over Skills

Voice acting is an art form. Even if you naturally have a pleasant voice, learning technique is crucial.

Consider these steps:

• Take online voice over training: Look for beginner-friendly courses that teach breathing, pacing, tone, and script interpretation. A great place to start is VoiceShopCoaching.com, which offers remote classes for all experience levels.

• Practice different styles: Commercials, narration, character work — versatility will help you book more jobs.

• Record yourself daily: Reading scripts aloud helps you build confidence and consistency.

There are plenty of affordable online voice over classes, and many offer coaching tailored to remote talent.

2. Set Up Your Home Recording Studio

To be taken seriously as a voice over artist from home, your audio quality must meet industry standards. Here’s what you need:

Essential Home Studio Gear:
🎙️ Quality microphone (USB or XLR)
🎛️ Audio interface (for XLR setups)
🎧 Closed-back headphones
📱 Recording software (free options like Audacity or paid DAWs)
🔇 Sound-treated space (closets or DIY booths work great)

If you’re unsure how to get your home studio set up properly, VoiceShopCoaching.com also offers consultations to help you create a broadcast-quality space, even with limited resources.

3. Build a Voice Over Demo Reel

Your demo is your audition for potential clients. It showcases your vocal range, tone, and professionalism.

Tips for a great demo:

• Keep it under 90 seconds

• Feature multiple styles (commercial, narration, character work)

• Hire a professional producer or coach for feedback if possible

Your demo reel can open doors to agencies, casting calls, and freelance opportunities.

4. Find Voice Over Jobs Online

Numerous platforms connect freelance voice actors with clients worldwide. Popular options include:

• Voices.com

• Fiverr

• Upwork

• Voice123

• Bunny Studio

Start with smaller projects to build experience and gather client reviews. Consistency and reliability are key to growing your reputation.

5. Keep Improving

The voice over industry is competitive, but those who keep learning and refining their craft can succeed.

Stay committed by:
✔️ Taking advanced voice over training
✔️ Attending virtual workshops or webinars
✔️ Listening to successful voice over artists
✔️ Seeking honest feedback on your recordings

If you’re serious about improving, platforms like VoiceShopCoaching.com provide private coaching, demo production, and group workshops that can elevate your skills quickly.

Final Thoughts: Your Voice Over Career Starts at Home

Learning how to become a voice over artist from home is entirely achievable with the right approach. Start with skill development, invest in your home studio, create a standout demo, and dive into available job platforms.

Remember — your voice is unique, and there’s a market out there for authentic, reliable talent. With dedication and the right tools, your home can be the launching pad for an exciting voice over career.

Ready to get started? Explore trusted resources at VoiceShopCoaching.com and turn your home studio dreams into reality.

The Miraculous Story of New Zealand’s Chloe Elmore

How obesity and depression shaped one of the world’s most prolific voiceover talents

This story will bother you. But if you love a happy ending, it will warm your heart.  That’s because the trials and tribulations of New Zealander and voiceover sensation Chloe Elmore are so horrific, it is impossible to read without experiencing a total mood shift. Her pain and suffering are extreme. Most would not have survived the trauma that Chloe dealt with. Chloe has overcome a lifetime of terrible experiences and is one the strongest women I will ever know.

She is also one of the most successful voice actors of the modern age. Miss Elmore voices in multiple language accents. And all agree, she’s a force to be reckoned with.

But who is Chloe Elmore? How did she rise to prominence? It of course starts with childhood.  

Raised “beautifully” by a construction worker and a homemaker, Chloe’s parents saw an indication that something was wrong at school. So, her parents’ home schooled her.

That “something wrong” was four sinister boys in the neighborhood that raped baby Chloe starting at the young age of three years old. Chloe endured this abuse for “three to four years.”  Sadly, Chloe’s first memories as a little girl were being sexually abused, non-consensually, by thugs in her neighborhood. She didn’t even know it was wrong. “I had so many barriers to overcome,” she says, “and it took a lot of recovery work to restore my life to that of a normal person.”

The violations led to an eating disorder and Chloe, reached beyond 200 pounds. And this led to chronic depression. “Because no one wants to have a big heavy friend,” she explained. And this depression led to suicidal thoughts at 11 years old. And that’s when she began to realize that things were not right. At eighteen years old and 255 pounds, she entered a recovery program. “They saved my life,” Chloe says.

Despite Chloe’s self-esteem being stripped away, her passion for the arts fueled her past the dark memories of her childhood, saying: “I always knew I wanted to be an actor, despite its’ difficulties”. From the start, Chloe was “fighting so very hard to get a booking.” At the time, New Zealand had no focus whatsoever on the development of the arts. The community was very small, and it placed Chloe at a severe disadvantage being so very far away from everyone in the entertainment world.  So far in fact, that she says: “On a clear day, I can see Antarctica from out of my window.”

New Zealand is so far removed from the arts that Voice Actor is not generally recognized as a profession. Sophie recounts an everyday conversation: “I tell people I’m a Voice Actor and they say, ‘What’s That?’”

She had tried on-camera acting, but, “Out of seven hundred auditions, I only booked five,” Chloe tells me.

Chloe had risen past so many setbacks: Sexual abuse, obesity, depression, suboptimal location, lack of support for the arts in general… And yet, Chloe believed that all her obstacles were merely preparation, for the big success that was right around the corner.

Chloe elaborates, “I had a fire in my soul and that burning ember told me: ‘This could be a wonderful life.’” Turns out, she was right. Eventually, the doors of voice over swung open for her.

Chloe’s moment of truth in voiceover occurred when she said to herself, “I have come through the fire, and to do so you need the hide of a rhinoceros, and my experiences have given me one.”

Chloe’s voiceover accent roster, although true and verified, looks like it is made up. Here are the accents she books in:

• French

• Serbian

• Irish

• Italian

• Middle Eastern

• Australian

• British

• Scottish

• Russian

• Hungarian

• New Zealand

• American (various regional accents)

“I’m not snobbish about any genre, I like them all. I’m not just a commercial voice or a video game voice, I like to straddle all the genres and aspire to be the Swiss Army knife of voice talent.”

In a bittersweet way, Chloe’s past, uniquely prepared her with strengths and mannerisms that benefit her in the VO space. Because little girl Chloe was so alone in the world, she had imaginary friends that she talked to every day. But now, it’s something she uses professionally. She says “That’s what I do every day for a living, because when I cut audio for a game or for any show with other people, there is no one else there. So my imaginary friends have turned out to help me immensely.”

Now 32 years old and living comfortably in Auckland, Chloe’s career trajectory has exploded. The demand for her time and her talents even surprises her. “Because practically everything they want to hear, I can do.” But she cautions young newbies, “If you really want to do this, go do it, then come back in ten years and we will be able to determine how well it went,” she says. “This business eats its’ young, so you have to realize it will take a long time to become exceptional.”

Chloe is now in year eleven of her VO journey.  Committing to it full time three years ago. “I will do this until the day I die, and no one will stop me, because this work is my life.”

Chloe’s Website: www.chloevoices.com

Although Chloe’s early years were befitting a Greek tragedy, She burned bright and despite the world being against her, she has become a worldwide talent, with a reputation for being fun and easy to work with.

A well-deserved happy ending.

Check out Chloe’s other work:

Matt Silver | The Lawyer in Voiceover

Matt Silver is a Toronto native with a drive and work-ethic that seems unsustainable to the average human. But, there was a time was when Matt Silver was trying to figure it all out. What exactly could he do with his life? Pondering his future, Matt sought something that would bring him preciseness and creativity, two interesting, often opposing attributes that led Matt down a unique path to success.

 Fast forward a few years- All cleaned up and graduating law school, the Toronto native became a lawyer.

“Timing is everything,” says Matt, “All of my experiences have led me to here. Love of characters and creativity and making people laugh as well as the analytical skills and drive from being a lawyer.”

What Matt is talking about Is his second career in voiceover. Matt is cast quite often as the voice in video games. “It has nothing to do with law,” says Matt. He’s right. It’s a totally different world from practicing law.

Cast in the Netflix oddball movie “Head to Head” Matt gets to surround himself with the very best people in the business.

And he works hard to earn that. His 16-hour work day is a product of his insane work ethic. It’s eight hours a day in a law, and eight hours a day in voiceover. Every day.

You have to admit that Matt’s life is a dichotomy.  A lawyer by day, voice artist by night. Similar to Batman, he’s an unrelenting pursuer of success and achievement.

Working predominantly in the finest circles of the voiceover profession, Matt’s voice and his work appear in the kind of productions people wait a lifetime for:

A born owner of the “It Factor”, Matt, has illustrated that a dry profession, such as law, and an ultra-creative profession, such as voiceover can sit side by side. Precision and creativity, coexisting and thriving in the unique life Matt has worked hard to build.

“I would say I’m doing more video games than animation, but it’s a very real world, in that my credits came early from P2Ps and workshops, including World of Warcraft.”

Once seated comfortably inside the world of games, “I really learned how to create a great relationship between me and the mic,” says Matt. “I learned how to immerse myself in a fleshed-out world in order to compete against the best voice over artists in the world.”

Along the way, Matt has also worked as an actor, and in improv. The creative world has always welcomed Matt, and he fits right in. The same is true for his legal career.

Matt also completed the requirements to become a U.S. citizen. The Canadian has also achieved the blessing of United States citizenship, as he voices characters and practices law.

“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy?” Seemingly not! While his work/life balance is tilted, Matt finds fulfillment and passion in his everyday life and he’s found the answer to the search he began years ago: Precision and Creativity.

Connect with Matt: www.themattsilver.com