Business & Money 201 Tele-Seminars

RUN YOUR VOICE OVER BUSINESS EFFICIENTLY & PROFESSIONALLY

Designed exclusively for our Phase 3 and Phase 4 advanced students, this series of one hour seminars is for those who are looking to run efficiently, grow their business, and learn how to properly handle the real world, day to day operations of a successful voiceover career.

Students will then be able to act more professionally, negotiate rates, navigate through contracts, forms and tax issues, and cement their business plans after having a comprehensive understanding of the economic and logistical aspects of routine business practices and daily interactions with clients.

Taught by working voiceover professionals with substantiated experience, these concepts are shared in plain English so that you have the comfort level necessary to further your success.

HERE ARE SOME UPCOMING BUSINESS & MONEY 201 SEMINARS

The Importance Of Creating A Business Plan
Rates, Negotiating, And Invoicing See details below.
Talk And Act Pro! See details below.
Contracts And Talent Release Forms
Tracking, Billing, And Database Software
Bookkeeping And Taxes
A Job: From Audition To Asking For A Copy
Keeping Clients Coming Back

Sign up now for the next tele-seminar, Rates and Invoicing, on August 11, Wednesday 8pm-9pm ET with Erik Sheppard.

$37, or for $57 get this seminar and much more by subscribing to one month of Phase 3 or 4. Class space fills up quickly, so it is crucial to sign up early. Register by emailing training@edgestudio.com or by calling us at 212-868-EDGE (3343). Click for Edge Studio Policies.

See all testimonials

Hi David: Not sure if you remember me from the Norwalk Continuing Ed class you "taught" several months back. I also took a few classes with Randye in Fairfield in which you were kind enough to intervene to ensure she would be available on one particular date. Currently in the "career training package," and next step is a private coaching session Thursday with Eric Rath. Anyway, as someone whose been in the marketing business for more than 25 years and worked with a variety of companies...

Steve Goldstein

Hello, I just wanted to write a quick thank you directly to Noelle Romano, Brandon and David. I was in last Tuesday evening 8/18 to record my demo after two months of learning and being coached through this intense but fun training program. After meeting with several different coaches and learning from each and everyone of them Noelle was one that I felt most at ease with especially with her consistent positive reinforcements. She made the final recording session fun. Brandon was on top of...

Sally Almeida

Hi David It's been a crazy couple of weeks.. but I have been meaning to drop you a quick note letting you know just how much I enjoyed working with you. You are a fabulous teacher and an all around great person. It is such a bonus to love the finished product, my demo, and to enjoy the process that got me there. Anyway thanks again! Respectfully,

Debra Joy aka Debra Katz

Thank you David for your professionalism, helpfulness and honesty throughout the entire process, from the very first phone call to finally producing my demo. I know you're a perfectionist and it is a great asset! And thank you Judy for being a fantastic coach and helping me, a novice, learn the art of voiceovers. I truly enjoyed working with you! Your coaching has been valuable. Thanks also to Gina and Susan for being helpful and friendly on the phone. I wish you all the best! Thanks!

Hi David, I just wanted to thank you, Tom, and Jean for being so wonderful throughout this process. Jean is worth more than her weight in gold as she is always so accommodating and helpful. Tom is extremely talented and taping my demo with him was a blast! I also am appreciative of your help during my demo prep session and during the beginning of my taping. Thanks again for being so great and I look forward to working with you in the future! All My Best,

Denise Martinez Przystawski

Hi, David! I believe I'm repeating myself, but I can only say 'wow', what I've learned from you in such a short period of time, what, a couple of months -- and what I didn't learn over years of trying with several so-called voice over instructors, demo producers and whatever else is out there -- is absolutely amazingly not funny. Has no comparison. Would recommend anyone come to your studios if she/he is seriously interested in starting a career in voice over. I've only just made my demo and...

Deborah

Thanks Dave, and remembering everything you've taught me I can hit the one word several ways ... FANtastic, fanTAStic, or with a Yiddish slant "fantasTIC?" Of course, with some creative allowance I can change it to a very natural "FAAAAbulous!"

Hi Dave, (Hi Gina) So far my demo has been very well received by my friends and colleagues. I do have to say that my "demo day" was by far the best day ever as I start my journey into a voiceover career. The skill and patience with which my demo was produced was amazing. I really appreciated the time taken to involve me from a technical production standpoint. Not only that but it was just plain fun. The whole process from the workshop and evaluation, to speaking with Gina from time to time...

Steve Smith

Hi, David, Just a quick note to say I loved the class very much and will put to use everything you told us. I also want to say that I have enjoyed working with everyone I've met at EDGE and am so glad to have found a place that can help me move forward in vo work. All the best to you and everyone at EDGE ... Regards,

Constance George

David is about the best I've ever seen at picking out what details - sometimes seemingly inconsequential nuances - can make big impressions on your prospects, your clients, the target of your marketing programs and more. I did a voiceover demo at Edge Studio with David Goldberg. My demo turned out great, David was honest about his evaluation of my abilities and his direction to improve my delivery was great. If you can deal with constructive criticism, it's the right place to learn. If you...

Ted Morgan

My thanks to you and your studio. I have had a marvelous experience and have learned so much from you, Judy and Tom. I could not have chosen a better place to launch my new career. I am very excited!

Liza

David, Thank you for the VO advice you gave me last week on pricing the job I had on the table. I did wind up taking the work for Keeler Volvo and applied your pricing advice. As always you are a resource I am glad I can count on. Since taking your course and making my demo tape I have recovered my costs and am now in the profit from the work I have obtained!

Amy (Geragosian) Fox Internet Business Developer W

Jessica, I got into the business with Edge Studio. They conducted the advanced workshop and recorded my first demo (and my second, and soon my third!), and I have used them ever since. David Goldberg, the instructor and sound engineer, is a perfectionist about voice and sound, and he really knows the business! And since he doesn't do voices himself, he's not in competition with you! I have found them to be professional, very reasonably priced, a terrific value, and extremely valuable...

Pamela

The workshop is a first hand look into the world of voiceovers. It's packed full of very useful information to help you pursue a career as a voice over artist. David adds a lot of personal experience to the mix, giving the workshop a real-world, no-nonsense approach to the industry. I highly recommend this workshop for anyone interested in doing voice-overs." Thanks again, and I will be in touch.

Chris Swee

Hey Lara- Thanks. AND thanks for hooking me up with Jay. He's fantastic; exactly what I needed. Thanks again!

-Rick

The feedback I'm getting from demo would make you proud! I keep hearing that it is "wonderful". In fact, I've had offers from three agencies, within just a few weeks.

I love receiving your voice-over newsletter and read every word, taking the advice offered and applying it to my career in broadcasting.

I got the book and it is EXCELLENT!!! You've done a great job and it's the most up to date thing I have seen. I'll be in touch. If we have the finds next semester and you have the interest, I'd love for you to come down and do a workshop with out students. We have CD burners and are supposed to be getting a new studio this summer. I appreciate all you did and hope to see you in person on my next trip to New York. Thanks again,

Marian Monta

I really appreciate the fact that you're pulling for me. That truly means a lot. I'll keep you posted as to what's happening in terms of response to my emails. Take care,

Dale

Hi David. I want to thank you so very much for the help and encouragement you gave me since the day I took my first workshop. Having just cut my first demo, I have some work to do to get started, but what I have learned over the past few months has been invaluable. The honesty and candor, without being crushing to my self esteem worked very well for me and I know I have improved measurably since day one. I have already used many of the techniques I learned, in my work of recording prompts for...

Jean Sandler

Hi David, and everyone at EDGE : I wanted to express my gratitude for all the help I have received from all of you. From day one, you reassured me and instructed me what to do, and how to get there. My coaching sessions were just what I needed. I learned a great deal from them. NOW MY DEMO IS COMPLETE!! David, the way you applied your skills and experience throughout the production of my demo, especially the improv on the fly, was inspiration to me . You are a leader and an example in the...

Tim Burnette

Thanks to what I've learned at Edge Studio, I have now been invited to auditions that I wouldn't have been asked to go to before. The one-on-one coaching from Eric Rath and the guidance from David Goldberg really raised my performance levels in both commercial and narration work. I get many compliments on my demos... and I credit it all to Edge. Be assured I will continue to sharpen my skills with more Edge classes in the future. Thank you!

Hi Morgan, The tele-class last night was wonderful! I really enjoyed it - I had to cut off about 15 minutes early, but it was a very well-spent 3 hours. Kudos to our instructor! My next step is to set up a one-on-one with a coach - was hoping you could help me with that. I am local to DC, and wanted to see if I could have an in-studio session in the Bethesda location. Thanks so much!

Holly

A few years back, I signed up for your voice-over classes at Edge Studio. Your teachings and advice enabled me to land several jobs, and, being the voice for our businesses

Margaret Gloria, CT

Hi, David! First of all, I hope this email finds you and your staff at EDGE Studio doing well. Just to give you a heads up...I mailed a copy of my Audio Book Narration demo CD to you last Friday, so you should very soon be in receipt of it, if not already. While re-mastering it, I took all that you had mentioned (in our consultation session last December) into account and applied your great feedback, comments and suggestions to the best of my ability. David, I want to thank you because I...

Leslie

Hi David, Thanks to you and the Edge Studio team (especially Eric, who is a great coach) for all the training, producing, and engineering work that went into my demo. I now have it loaded up on my website, www.mikeborruso.com, and I'm very happy with the way it sounds. With my website and marketing materials complete (thanks to your excellent marketing foundation seminar and marketing forum), I'm now ready to get down to business! I also enjoyed your VO from home seminar on...

Hi Lara, Just wanted to say how good those tele-classes were on Saturday, so grateful I found out about them. It was really helpful to see how many different ways there really are to read the same script that are equally good. No one right way. It was also fascinating to hear Bruce evaluate us all (many people in the last class) one by one, and also insert helpful tips and anecdotes. Glad I was able to record it all. Guess it's a never-ending learning experience. And fun. Thanks much...

I am happy to write this note David, to let you know what a positive experience working with you and your company has been. I was concerned before that first seminar started at the Governors House Hotel that I would be sold a package which might not have anything to do with whether I had what it takes to make it as a voice over artist. Boy, was I dissuaded of that notion quickly - it was clear that your skilled observations and assessment were honest. I would know by the end of that session...

Mitch Hanks

Hi David, "Just wanted to say thanks! You and your Edge Studio staff made the whole project--from voice coaching to studio demo session to the CD duplication process well worth my time and investment. David, you and Judy, are excellent, easy to follow, instructors. Each voice session taught me how to use my voice as a marketable tool. Now, with freshly honed skills and confidence, I've been able to develop a very marketable style. I even opted for an Edge Studio special engineering evaluation...

Jerry McClelland North Carolina

Let me repeat what a pleasure and fine learning experience it's been to have been tutored even so briefly by the sterling professionals at EDGE and if the opportunity arises, I will unreservedly recommend the "Voice Design Group" to others. Thanks again and may the competition always succumb to the glistening "edge" of your most admirable enterprise. Very cordially,

David

Thanks, David. Edge Studio has been a great launch pad for my voiceover career, from the very first introductory session right through to the marketing class. Look forward to staying in touch.

Alan The Other Side Voiceovers by Alan Bowser 914

Just wanted to say "thank you" to David. No matter what may or may not happen in terms of voice-overs being in my future (I am still interested in narrative work), I had to take this opportunity to say that David was a first-class teacher. The four or four-and-a-half hours passed very quickly, and I never once approached boredom! David was incredibly informative, humorous, patient, and persistent! I came away with a much greater understanding of what's involved in voice-overs, from all...

Steve McKay

WOW !!!! There are not enough positive adjectives in the dictionary to describe Edge Studio. It has been one of the most marvelous experiences I have had in my life. The staffs' knowledge and professionalism are second to none. In addition, they make you feel right at home. To anyone considering a career in Voice-Over, Edge Studio is the place for you. I look forward to continuing my Voice-Over education with Edge Studio. Most Sincerely,

Dave

Mostly through the luck of the internet and good intuition I was lead to the Edge Studio. Walking into the intensive workshop I was nervous... I never had a problem talking before, so what if I'm bad at it and I don't even realize it. Once David begins the class you know you are in for a fun, learning experience. His ease mixed with extensive knowledge made the 4 hours fly by and when it was finished you just wanted to run home and practice and get started. However, don't get me wrong... be...

Thank you very much! "From production manager Gina Kijek, outsanding voice-over coach Judy Kameny, to of course the one and only David Goldberg, the entire Edge Studio organization is quite simply first-class. When I first arrived at Edge Studio last year, after four Manhattan VO coaches and six years developing myself in the VO business, I learned more in forty-five minutes of coaching with David Goldberg than all experiences previous. David's many professional talents and strengths,...

Michael Schmitt New Jersey, USA"

My name is Todd Fleming and I have been doing voice over work for about 3 years. The experience that I had with Edge Studio was absolutely amazing. I worked from the DC studio with Kerry Miller and Brad Smiley. Kerry sat down with me, critiqued my abilities and devised a plan of action. Both she and Brad were friendly and honest. They taught me everything that I know about voiceover. I also completed a tele-training course with David that was extremely informative and beneficial. David's...

If you are looking for a pretend expert who calls himself an expert because he says he is. Don't choose Edge. If you are looking for a charlatanto do your demo who will charge you double the going rate to produce it then pick copy that is either dated or in-appropriate for your age and style, don't go to Edge. Choose Edge if you want to work, that's right, remember that four letter word?It pays your rent, your phone bill, your cable bill, and medical. I chose Edge. I did all the things I'm...

I feel very fortunate to have found Edge Studio. David and Mike are very knowledgeable, patient, and supportive teachers, and they deliver their instruction in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. They allow students to learn and progress at a comfortable pace and always strive to have them do their best. -I would recommend Edge Studio highly to anyone.

Dale G.

I wanted to get back to you to make sure to thank you. You all did a great job. PLEASE GIVE THIS MESSAGE TO DAVID And I would also like you to please let David know that I really appreciate the talent and expertise that he and Edge Studio in general provided me during the training and demo production process. I used to work in New York as a model and commercial actress in the mid to late 80's and I worked with a lot of really talented people and I must say that David is awesome. He is a...

Suzanne

Thanks David, I had a great, and learned a lot in a very short period of time. There is no way I could have accomplished the polish I now feel I have, if I had not done the training at EDGE. Tom was wonderful, and has a great personality. He and I hit it off right away, and of course that helped to make the entire process very comfortable and relaxed right from the beginning. Tom was complimentary when deserved, but also very candid with criticism. Just the right blend. Between my great initial...

I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for your newsletter and notices that you send via email. The information and leads are a great inspiration.

Tony Wolfe http://www.tonywolfe.com

Thanks for your quick response. I am always impressed with the level of service you and your employees give to your clients on a consistent basis.

Suzanne

David Goldberg has an uncanny ear. He can coach you to make adjustments and improvements in every line, every word of a script. David made me sound better than I ever expected I could." Dennis Deninger

Happy New Year! DD

"I moved to NYC 15 years ago as a musical theatre actress. Then I was just a trained actress that could speak well but I had no idea that there were other ways I could express myself as an artist combining the skills of acting and my speaking voice. I came to Edge Studio and met David Goldberg who took my potential and honed and coached me and believed in me. His ears have guided me into an awesome career. Because of Edge Studio and David, I am a voiceover talent in NYC. I have voiced cartoons,...

Lisa Adams

How are you? its been ages since I've chatted with you! Just to refresh your memory I took a voice over class with you in DC and made a demo through your studio! That demo has served me very well! Almost a decade later, I have been involved in over 40+ audiobooks, commercials for radio and tv, narration, educational, corp imaging, messaging on hold for businesses, website navigation, you NAME it! I want to thank you once again for the amazing experience in working with edge studio. Whenever I...

Lauren Synger

David, My name is John Blackburn. I came to NYC over the weekend from Washington, DC (Maryland). I had the most amazing experiences on this trip, and Edge was a HUGE part of that. I feel I am well on my way to finding "my voice"... Thank you so much for creating Edge Studio! Every one I have worked with (Sara, Lara, Rose) have all been so professional and helpful. I felt as the owner you should know what an amazing staff I think you have. Thank you again for everything you and your...

John Blackburn

Hi David, you may not remember me, I took your course and did a demo CD with you over a year ago and moved to Colorado. I wanted to let you know that I have been getting some work here and have been well received. The training I got from you was excellent and it prepared me quite well, not only for the voice over itself, but how to work with directors and editors. I feel comfortable in the sound booth and taking direction (no one could be tougher than you!). Thank you for your help and wise...

Stew Mosberg

I have never written a testimonial before, but I am compelled to do so, now, because of my great experience with Edge Studio. I am a new voice over artist based in New Orleans, so rather than fly to New York of D.C., I decided to do telephone coaching sessions with Judy (whom I've never met in person). She was spectacular. I improved rapidly. I highly recommend telephone coaching with Edge to anyone. It works. I was so impressed with the professionalism I encountered, that I decided to...

--Susan Levitas, New Orleans

Thanks, David. Edge Studio has been a great launch pad for my voiceover career, from the very first introductory session right through to the marketing class. Look forward to staying in touch

Alan

I have to tell you the experience I've had thus far with Edge (on every level) has been worth every penny. I really appreciate the opportunities I've been given as a student and a talent. Thanks for letting me use the projects. I am just about ready to add a "projects" section to my website. Hope to see you soon. Best regards,

Suzanne

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Your instructor Erik Sheppard Erik Sheppard

A truly unique and versatile voice talent. With over 10 years voice over experience, he has been the voice of thousands of high profile projects across the globe ranging from corporate presentations to national radio and television campaigns. He is consistently the preferred male voice for many of the most prestigious corporate, commercial and promotional production companies worldwide. Clients include Verizon Wireless, Citibank, HSBC, American Express, Ebay, MTV and TV Land.

When not behind the mic, Erik is a voice industry blogger and podcaster. He is the organizer of the Voice Over Mixer series of networking events and the developer of the upcoming VO List project. He is the voice over department head for a national IVR firm with offices across America. He was the moderator of the wildly popular bulletin board VoiceOverSavvy.com. Recently his career and related projects have been profiled in such places as Voice Over Extra, Voices.com, Voice123.com, The Voice Over Insider and countless blogs and podcasts. If it is happening in the voice over industry, chances are Erik is involved.

Erik is proud to sit on the Board of Directors and to be an inaugural member of SaVoa, The Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists.

Hear Erik's commercial demo. Hear Erik's narration demo.

SEMINAR OUTLINES

Talk & Act Pro

MAKE SURE YOU ARE TALKING AND ACTING LIKE A PROFESSIONAL

Skip the learning curve and act like a pro from the start.
Learn proper studio terminology and how to adhere to the code of conduct that tells those on "the other side of the glass" that you are a working pro voice talent.
We have also compiled a definitive primer on how NOT to be cast. Sometimes what may seem like a simple oversight to the talent may be enough to send an agent or director over the edge and cause them to toss your demo into the "round file".
Discover what makes clients tick and what really ticks them off. Find out the things that you may already be doing every day that could be getting you nowhere fast, why that is, and how never to do them again.

Rates & Invoicing

NEGOTIATE A PROPER RATE... AND BE PAID FAIRLY FOR YOUR EFFORTS

How much do I charge for a 1 hour eLearning job? What is end usage? How do I invoice?
A voiceover talent is a business person and you and your voice are the product. Business and monetary issues can be amongst the most perplexing and worrisome aspects of a talents professional career.
This seminar will teach you the fine art of negotiation, how to understand the differences between market rates & how to charge a fair price that both you and your client will be happy with. Learn how to receive what you are worth while turning your clients into repeat customers.