Audiobook Coaching
for narrators who refuse to sound like AI
Whether you're an aspiring narrator, a professional looking to level up, or an author wanting to narrate your own work, learn the acting techniques that allow you to be fully present with the text and separate memorable narration from just reading.
After 300+ audiobooks, an Odyssey Award, and multiple Earphones Awards, I know what it takes to create honest, lived-in narration that rings true. And I know it's not about sounding perfect—it's about being present.
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Personalized sessions tailored to your specific needs:
Text analysis and character development
Mic technique and studio setup
Genre-specific coaching (especially horror/thriller/mystery)
Audition preparation
Demo feedback
Overcoming specific challenges
Just want to ask some questions? I’m happy to answer anything I can and find the answer if I don’t know it.
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A quick half hour session to polish that audition before you send it off.
Matt is also a resident coach at Leonardo Audio. Check out his available group workshops here.
MEET YOUR Coach
Matt Godfrey is an Odyssey, Audie, and Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator with over 300 titles to his credit, including works by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Ray Bradbury. With a theater degree and 9 years as a working actor (commercials from Old Navy, Chevy, Progresso, Call of Duty; TV and film from Netflix, Roadside Attractions; theatre with Center Theatre Group, Red Mountain Theatre), Matt brings both theatrical training and real-world professional experience to his coaching.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Matt works with clients both in person and worldwide via Zoom, teaching the Prep + Presence approach that helps actors create work that's unmistakably human.