The other morning I got up early for a bike ride. I remember that the tires felt like they were low on air the last time I rode, so I pulled out the ol’ pump and connected it to the back tire. Sure enough, the pressure was way below the recommended level. A few quick pumps later and it was back to normal, and I moved on to the front tire, which was also low. Once that was at the proper pressure level, I put the pump away and took off on my ride.
One of the immediate differences I noticed is that it’s much easier to ride hands-free with the tires properly pumped. Not many days before, I’d tried to show my daughter about riding without holding onto the handlebars, but it didn’t work so well. The front tire wavered and swayed much more than normal, though at the time I didn’t know that it was due to low tire pressure. After pumping up the tires prior to my morning ride a few days later, though, I had no trouble balancing while riding hands-free.
When prepping for a voiceover session, there are lots of last-minute things you can do to make sure you’re “pumped” and ready:
- make sure you have plenty of water
- study the script to determine what style of read you should use, and to find the key points that will help you deliver the best performance
- mark up the script so that you remember what you found
- take time to practice reading the script out loud
These are just a few of the things that you could do to “pump up” for a session. You might have some personal preferences, things that are especially helpful for you to get in the right frame of mind. If you neglect some of these last minute things, you might not be fully prepared for the things you may be asked to do in the session. If you’re pumped, you’ll be ready for it.