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Interview: From Voice Acting to Coaching with Richard Cotton

Dylan de Koning

Dylan de Koning

7 October 2024

Interview: From Voice Acting to Coaching with Richard Cotton - Voquent

With 15 years of voice coaching under his belt and even more experience as a voice actor, Richard Cotton is ready to give you some incredible advice.

Today, we will explore what it takes to be a voice coach and how voice artists can learn to be better actors with Richard Cotton.

 

About Richard Cotton

Richard Cotton is an actor, scriptwriter, and voice coach known for his live-action roles, such as in Love Actually, The Libertine, and Foyle’s War.

In voice acting, he has brought to life characters such as Shadow in Ploey and Kith’rak Voss in Baldur’s Gate 3. He has also worked on commercial content with big-name clients such as Sony, Ferrari, and Amazon Prime.

Join us as we interview Richard, covering topics such as the transition from voice actor to voice coach, human voiceover vs AI voiceover, and his approach to teaching his voice acting students on the Voice Over Primer course.

Thanks for the interview, Richard! Voice actors can certainly learn a lot from your experience in the industry and from your advice as a voice coach.

If you’re enjoying our Behind the Mic interview series on YouTube, Message us on Twitter and let us know who you would like to see us interview next!

 

Check out Richard’s Socials:

Instagram: @richardcottonofficial

LinkedIn: @RichardCotton

 

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Dylan de Koning

By Dylan de Koning

Dylan de Koning is a narrative writer, script reader and film buff from Scotland.

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