𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯.
This month, I recorded my first book for Games Workshop.
I've been playing their games since the eighties,
so to voice Warhammer 40k was a dream come true.
Here's how I did it:
𝟭) 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 + 𝗜𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
I've performed 30 speeches from their books in the last 6 months.
These got traction on Tiktok and gained an online following.
I also connected with employees of GW on LinkedIn,
just to share my interest in what they work on.
At the same time, I reached out directly to express my interest.
There's no point in creating content if people don't know what you want.
It was the content that helped to keep me top of mind.
It was even something joked about when recording -
a member of staff came up to me and mentioned my videos,
for my first ever 'I've been papped' moment 😅
𝟮) 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 > 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹
I never demanded a job.
I expressed my passion for what GW does,
then said I'd always be happy to help if needed.
People rarely 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 my service until they do -
so I calibrate my CTA accordingly.
𝟯) 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
I've listened to 20 audiobooks from the Black Library this year.
I'm familiar with the style, the universe and the end product.
𝟰) 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀
I'd voiced ONE audiobook before 2023.
Which as a narrator... is an issue.
So this year, I've worked on my vocal stamina
Got coaching and recorded four projects back to back.
𝟱) 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂
Bring your A game in everything you do.
The bar is high for GW narrators,
so my content became practise.
By the time I was asked to audition,
I felt freed by my preparation rather than nervous.
Working with the Black Library was an utter delight.
The entire audio team were lovely, supportive and created the ideal atmosphere to do great work.
There was no secret formula, just very intentional action:
Be nice.
Be good.
And don't be a d*ck.
I look forward to sharing news of the release later this year.
Here's me in front of a gold space marine.
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