Developing your voice and becoming a good announcer does not happen overnight. It can take months to see substantial improvement. One of the simplest things you can do to improve your announcing skills and delivery is to record yourself everyday. At the end of your show or your practice, listen to yourself. What did you do that was really good and worked well? Is there one thing you could have done better? If you can focus yourself on one thing and seek to improve that on a day-to-day basis, you will be ahead of the pack. Record and listen daily.

When I was on the air with a very difficult news/talk format to follow, we recorded ourselves each day. To give you an idea of how tight it was, we had five network feeds to hit each hour in addition to six live traffic reports and five local newscasts each hour. We had plus or minus 30 seconds each half hour to stay on format. As announcers, we were keyed to the fact that the minidisc was recording at all times. Our goal was to execute each quarter hour of the format perfectly. We concentrated on only 15 minutes at a time. Naturally, quarter hours are what the ratings are based on.

If you are working in a large enough market, someone from outside the market will listen to you from time to time and offer help and suggestions. Stations sometimes hire consultants hired because they can bring an unbiased voice to the table. However, a lot of announcers tend to regard the consultants as a big bother, and this can be a big mistake. If someone takes an interest in your show, listen to them; they could give you the suggestion that takes you to the next level of announcing.

I also suggest you make use of all the free speech pathology services that your university might offer. They can assist you with any number of things regarding your speech. The biggest thing most people probably want to change about their voice is the elimination a regional accent. Most university speech and hearing clinics can assist you with this.