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VOAtlanta

I've been to a couple of voiceover conferences in the UK before, but nothing quite on the scale of VOAtlanta . This was the biggest voiceover conference in the world - ever! With over 600 delegates including voice actors from across the voiceover spectrum and 12 different countries, casting directors, talent agents, coaches, and equipment manufacturers, we took over an entire hotel - and then some. BUT, when you consider that some industry conferences attract thousands of people, it just shows what a niche industry we are - and that our talents are quite unique. One of the recurring themes of the conference is that we should know our worth - and given that not everyone can do what we do, we should be able to command a decent fee for our work. However, the industry has seen a downward trend in rates over recent years, with people setting themselves up on the likes of Fiverr with a cheap mic and providing voiceover services for next to nothing. However, you do tend to get what you