Peter K. O'Connell Explainer Video Narrator

Male Voiceover Talent for Explainer Videos, Animation & Business Videos

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THE STORY TELLER VOICE is at the heart of every effective Explainer Video.

That’s why Explainer Video producers have been hiring me for years.

So What Exactly Is an Explainer Video?

Simply put, an explainer video takes a product, service, process or idea that might be complicated and makes it easier to understand. The visuals do part of the explaining. My job as an explainer video narrator is to help viewers get to that “a-ha!” moment when everything suddenly makes sense.

That's where my casual, conversational and engaging voiceover style works especially well. I don't want an explainer video to sound like I'm reading instructions to you. I want it to sound like I'm talking with you — naturally explaining what's happening on screen and keeping you interested in what comes next. There's a reason I've been known for decades as “America's Friendly, Neighborhood Voiceover Talent.”

Depending on the project, that conversation might need to sound friendly and reassuring, knowledgeable and confident, enthusiastic or even a little playful. Whether it's an animated explainer video, product or service demonstration, business or marketing video, or whiteboard animation, the goal is the same: make the information easy to follow without sounding like someone is trying too hard to explain it.

Explainer videos are also a team effort. I work with video production companies, animation studios, creative agencies and marketing teams to provide explainer video narration that fits the visuals, supports the creative and helps communicate the message clearly.

Picking the right voice talent for your Explainer Video is super important. You need experience and versatility from your voiceover narrator.

You need me. :)  Fortunately, I’m available. 

Source-Connect, Phone Patch, Teams or Zoom connections are always available from my voiceover studio to serve your production needs.

Contact me here or call 716-572-1800.

Just to give you a visual example of my Explainer Video voiceover versatility - across a variety of explainer video design styles - here are three (3) visually different explainers, produced with three (3) different vocal styles...

EXPLAINER VIDEO #1:     Deloitte Canada - voiced by Peter K. O'Connell  

EXPLAINER VIDEO #2:     Esker - voiced by Peter K. O'Connell

EXPLAINER VIDEO #3:     3 Minute Catholic Catechism - voiced by Peter K. O'Connell

Explainer Video Voiceover: Let Me Explain.

Q: What should an explainer video voice sound like?

A: It should sound like someone you'd actually want explaining something to you. For me, that usually means casual, conversational and engaging, but the right read always depends on the project. It might need to be friendly and reassuring, knowledgeable and confident, energetic, playful or a combination of styles. I've long been known for my producer-friendly versatility, which means I can give a producer the voice they're looking for while also offering creative choices when that's what the project needs. The voice should always serve the message, support the visuals and help the viewer get to that “a-ha!” moment.

Q: What types of animated explainer videos do you voice?

A: I provide voiceover for just about every style of explainer video, including 2D and 3D animated explainers, character animation, motion graphics, whiteboard animation, infographic animation, kinetic typography, screencast and software demos, and mixed-media or hybrid explainer videos. I also voice product and service explainers, business and marketing videos and other projects designed to make information easier to understand. Whatever the visual style, my job is to give the producer an engaging, conversational performance that works with the animation and helps the viewer get to that “a-ha!” moment.

Q: Who do you work with on explainer video projects?

A: I work with video production companies, animation studios, creative agencies, marketing teams and businesses producing explainer content in the U.S. and around the world. Whether I'm working directly with the client or remotely with an animation or production team halfway around the globe, I'm there to take direction, support the production and make the voiceover fit naturally with what's happening on screen. My professional U.S.-based voiceover studio also makes it easy for international producers who need an authentic American male voice for their explainer video.

Q: Can you be directed during an explainer video voiceover session?

A: Absolutely. I'm available for live-directed explainer video voiceover sessions via Source-Connect, Zoom, Teams or phone patch. And if you'd rather send the script and direction and let me take it from there, that works too. I've been doing this long enough to be comfortable working either way.