An industrial may be a video or film teaching new employees certain aspects of their business; it could be a high-tech company needing a voice over for an animation demonstrating their new software platform. Training films fall into the industrial category.

A voice talent also does TV and radio commercials, which can be anywhere from 5-seconds to 1-minute, with the average being 30-seconds. If you land a commercial that is shown nationally or internationally, you could earn a great deal of income.

A voice over talent knows what type of voice to present for each type of job. A travel documentary needs a different voice than a web video explaining the newest Pentium processor. A TV commercial for a child's toy needs a different voice than a radio commercial for a fine wine.

Commercial voice actors need to be able to do many voices including odd characters, old-sounding people, children, people with specific accents, teens, tweens, and sometimes even babies babbling.

Full-length animated feature films require voice over talents with a major background in theatre and acting. We won't be covering your Disney audition in this article - but should that be your goal, go for it! Enroll in acting school or align yourself with an acting company, and learn your craft.