Sitting in a cafe, listening to UT students practice Japanese & English. Had a chance to help the Japanese student with mouth positions for US English R & L. I love #ESL & phonetics.

Gets a new game
Spends the first 15 min clicking every menu option for bugs
#justQAthings

@Xibanya : "Are you the flower of Japanese masculinity?"
Me:

@ansate Community college is a great way to start. That's how I went back to school for audio production. (More hands-on than my 4-year university. Go figure.) If you see a professor teaching VO, take a look at their background to see what kind of work they do. A currently working talent will be hip to trends, and hopefully they do a lot of long-form recording. (audiobooks, e-learning, etc.)

@viTekiM When you got that done, I hope you shouted, "SQUIRTLE TATTOO!! I CHOOSE YOU!"

@ansate That's a good way to start. If you can, do some research and try to find a local voice actor (or acting coach in general) to workshop the stories. They'll help to hone your delivery and develop your strengths to make your most marketable qualities shine.

@ansate Also, if you're passionate about audiobooks, get as comfortable as you can with either engineering your own work or contract out the editing. Audiobooks are an artform of their own and--I'd argue--require the most focus and discipline because of the challenge to efficiently record & produce them.