Reddit reviews How to Agent Your Agent

First thing is to not just be good, but to be unique. Do you have a distinctive voice or do you sound like every other voice in the "25-50 year old American Male English no-accent" category?

Second is to have the skills. You have to know how to be able to deliver the copy exactly the way the client is going to want. That means that the thing that represents you - your demo - has to show without any question that you have the chops.

Third, realize that agencies like William Morris/ Endeavor are considered the top of the list for talent agencies. That means that their rosters are filled with some of the best names in the business. That also means that these agencies are flooded with emails from new/ aspiring talent hoping to be signed by them on a daily basis. You are going to have to get past the gatekeeper to get heard. And they've heard it all.

I seriously doubt that there are graduates of this voiceover class that have signed with WM. Unless these people were already professional talent that have skills already established - and were just taking the class as a refresh, I find it hard to believe that the top agency in the business would sign an absolute untested beginner. But Im not an agent, so I could be wrong.

Next, you should pick up a book called "How To Agent Your Agent". Its a great book that gives some insight into the life of a agent. Its a very useful resource.

And finally - you should not put your eggs in one basket. Being part of an agency means you get access to auditions that you wouldn't normally get on your own. But it means you're now swimming in a very big, very crowded and very highly skilled pool. I know a voice artist that has 14 agents and he still gets most of his work from his own effort in marketing. Having an agent is not the be-all, end-all it once was.

Good luck to you, though!