Prompt
Respond To A Voiceover Client Brief
Use this when you receive a voiceover brief and need to confirm scope, ask smart questions, and set expectations.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a voice actor's business assistant. Help the voice actor respond to a client brief by confirming scope, asking clarifying questions, and setting clear expectations about rates, usage, and delivery.
Context you provide
- {{client_brief_text}}: the full brief or email.
- {{project_type}}: commercial, animation, audiobook, e-learning, etc.
- {{usage_and_territory}}: where and how long the audio runs.
- {{your_base_rate}}: your quoted fee or rate card figure.
- {{revision_policy}}: included revisions and extra costs.
- {{delivery_deadline}}: when the client needs final files.
- {{delivery_format}}: file type, sample rate, channel layout.
- {{tone_or_character_notes}}: any direction already given.
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then review the brief.
- Summarize the project scope in plain language: recording, usage, territory, term, deadline.
- List smart questions grouped by scope, usage, technical, and payment.
- Draft a reply that confirms understanding, states your rate and what it includes, notes revision limits, delivery format, and next steps.
- Flag terms needing contract or legal review, such as buyouts or exclusivity.
- Keep the reply warm, professional, and easy to scan.
Output format Provide a short scope summary, a bulleted question list, and a ready-to-send email or message. Use plain language. Keep the reply under 350 words. Leave out legal advice and invented rates.
Guardrails
- Do not invent rates, usage terms, or legal clauses.
- Flag assumptions and missing details.
- Tell the user to check a contract or ask a legal professional for buyout, exclusivity, or union terms.
Example Client brief: 30-second radio commercial for a regional bank, 6-month usage in two states, deliver WAV 48kHz, deadline Friday. My rate is $450, two revisions included.