Personal recommendation from Dan O’Day:

A ton of information and a ton of fun. I grilled
voiceover legend Harlan Hogan on the most-asked
questions submitted by other voiceover folks —
beginners and seasoned pros alike. If you're serious
about a voiceover career, download this teleseminar
now.

• Do you have to audition?
  
  
• What percentage of your auditions is done at an outside location
  determined by the client, and what percentage is done by you from
  your studio?
  
  
• How do you handle the rejection that’s an inevitable part of the
  audition process?
  
  
• What are some of the common mistakes you have seen people
  commit when making demos?
  
  
• Is there a way to get a good start in voiceovers without dishing out
  a lot of money?
  
  
• What’s your opinion of high-priced “create a demo for you”
  services?
  
  
• What is a reasonable amount to spend on a demo?
  
  
• What’s your opinion of “pay-for-play” sites? You can put your
  online demo up for free but if you want to submit your voice for any
  particular audition you have to pay a fee simply to audition....
  
  
• At what point in my voiceover career should I seek an agent?
  
  
• What should I reasonably expect an agent to do for my career?
  
  
• Let’s say I don't have an agent, or I have one and I’m looking to
  make a change. What's the best way for a voice talent to approach
  an agent?
  
  
• What can a performer do to make people want to work with him or
  her again?
  
  
• How do you care for your voice, both in your everyday life and also
  in the recording session itself?
  
  
• How do you feel about schools and coaches for voice talent?
  
  
• What is the cheapest realistic cost of a home studio for
  auditioning?
  
  
• What is the cheapest realistic cost of a home studio for recording sessions?
  
  
• How do you feel about the inflated claims that some people have
  made about how profitable the voiceover industry is?
  

• The real purpose of your demo
  
  
• The most common mistake people make when creating a demo
  
  
• What you need to have before you make your demo. (Most people
  never think about this.)
  
  
• What you can do to set yourself apart from the others before the
  audition actually begins — whether in person or over the
  Internet
  
  
• Three common mistakes people make when auditioning
  
  
• A big mistake radio people make when auditioning
  
  
• A cool guerrilla tactic for auditioning from multiple scripts on a
  page
  
  
• The mistake of “auditioning your resume”
  
  
• One thing that will brand you as an amateur when you audition
  
  
• What to do when you show up at the audition with a bad cold
  
  
• What not to do when you show up at the audition with a bad cold
  
  
• How to leverage a new booking into representation with the
  agency of your dreams
  
  
• 5 things not to do at the recording session
  
  
• Bait & switch “voiceover training” scams
  
  
• How (and why) to protect your hearing. (This one tip alone will
  increase the quality of the remainder of your life.)
  
  
• How to choose the perfect mic for your voice
  

Harlan Hogan has crafted a world-class, three-decade voiceover career
from his home studio in Chicago. He's given voice to some of the most
recognizable campaigns in advertising history:
          "Raid kills bugs fast, kills bugs dead."
          "When you care enough to send the very best."
          "Energizer changes batteries — precisely."
          "Thick, rich Heinz catsup; good things come to those who wait."
          "It's the cereal even Mikey likes!"
— all Harlan Hogan.