There’s a lot of time spent auditioning and not booking. The key to surviving that is entirely up to the individual voice actor.
It’s your choice whether to feel good or bad about things beyond your control. And how a client feels about your audition is COMPLETELY out of your control.
What IS in your control is the quality of your performance and the quality of your sound.
Your may have performed right on target, but had a dog barking in the background or there’s an audible hiss like a steaming locomotive in your audio. What’s a casting director going to do? DELETE.
Your job: fix that.
Your other job: stand out, in a good way. Show them you know your craft, because technically you’re on target, and your performance tells the story so well.
I’ve heard about a casting director tell an actor that while she wasn’t quite the right sound, she committed to the read, and the director knew he could work with her.
And then there’s the client I had who told me, “You sounded just like the voice I had in my head!” I have zero control over that.
And actually, hearing that helped me relax about auditions generally. All I can do is be the best ME that I can be. I can’t control what voices are in the heads of prospective clients.
So, do your best, sound your best, tell the story, perfect your craft. Smile. Submit with pride. Move on. Don’t look back. Don’t contact the client to ask if your read was OK. Just move on.
Onward: always onward! And keep it positive and professional.