Hi, I’m David Rosenthal
Hi, I’m David Rosenthal, a private voice over coach and teacher with almost 30 years of experience in the industry. I’ve voiced over one thousand commercials, video games and corporate narrations, but my real passion is teaching others how to channel their own creative energy in a way that’s fulfilling and leads to actual work. I’ve helped many people get their start or further their careers in the voice over business. I’ve been a private coach to celebrities as well as budding voice over actors who are not quite there yet but are definitely on their way.
When you learn voice over with me, you’ll get the expertise of a regularly working professional actor, both on-camera and behind the mic. I will help you understand your true potential as a voice over artist and become audition ready
- Guidance from an experienced professional that gets you ready for those important auditions.
- Insight into all of the possibilities within this very competitive industry and where you might best fit in, which can translate into better auditions and more work.
- Leads on voice over opportunities for qualified applicants.
- Eight out of ten actors who work with me to create a demo land voice over work.
- An honest assessment of your voice over capabilities before we begin working together and ongoing feedback on how you are doing every step of the way.
- Voice over coaching that is personalized to your learning style and current proficiency.
- An uplifting experience in a safe, encouraging environment that increases your creative potential, energizes your spirit, and motivates you to go further, faster.
To succeed at voice over, you’ll need 3 essential ingredients: A vibrant, unbridled and intuitive sense of play, expert training, both initial and ongoing, and the availability to work. You may be surprised to hear that “a great voice” is not on the list. The other surprise is that “play” is. My philosophy, first and foremost, is that learning how to be a voice over artist should be creative and fun. It should bring a smile to your face and promote a sense of discovery and innovation in your heart. Play, that unstoppable desire to experience, to create and to imagine, can be the very energy that drives your career. Play breathes life into the words you are reading. Play frees you and helps you lift the copy from the page, which convinces listeners that they are not being read to but instead, participating in something real. Not an easy task, but that’s where I come in. It takes the right learning environment and the right coach to cultivate and recapture that childlike sense of play. Working with me, you’ll get both.
I offer truly personalized coaching, not a set plan that supposedly “works for everyone.” I don’t believe there is a “one size fits all” coaching method, but some coaches who don’t want to take the time to really get to know you and bring out the best in you will swear that there is. If you’d rather learn in a