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This Girl Can – be authentic in voiceover
Voiceover always surprises me with its diversity and opportunity, which is why I love doing it and find it a privilege, especially when you get an email from one of your producer contacts, asking you if you'd be happy to answer the following questions: What barriers...
I can be… anything
I've been invited to speak about being a voiceover artist by I Can Be a registered charity that brings 7- and 8-year-old girls into the world of work, introducing them to inspiring women and helping them to discover the breadth of opportunity around them. I love the...
Being a Manchester based voiceover
I love it when I get to work with people locally and being a Manchester based voiceover means there is such an exciting digital hub to connect with. Being able to work virtually with clients around the world is amazing, don't get me wrong yet there's something special...
What is a natural sounding voiceover?
Sounding natural, being conversational and authentic is a pretty common request in a lot of the voiceover work I do. Having worked as a radio presenter for nearly two decades and often having 'reads' to deliver it certainly became second nature whilst on air. I...
What does a voiceover home studio involve?
When I had space to build a booth I wanted something fun and my carpenter pal Joe, set about creating a 3 sided box, with a weighted curtain fashioned to look like an old-fashioned red phone box. Such an iconic piece of our landscape that I'm still in love with it...
Can I have another person host my podcast?
Yes of course you can. But do find someone who knows what they are doing! Having spent nearly two decades as radio presenter, and being so wrapped up in the world of live radio, I never thought I'd find something else I could do that was like it. I was right, there is...
How a voiceover can add empathy to your script.
What can you add to the mix as a voiceover during a pandemic? During lockdown it has been fascinating to see how the pandemic has been reflected in the work I've been voicing. The eLearning focus quickly changed to being much more concerned about people's home...
Landing your first global voiceover – My Netflix debut
Landing your first global voiceover As a voiceover there are always certain moments that are always certain milestones you hope to reach. for me they include: When my voiceover booth was finished and all my shiny kit arrived; when I recorded my first job in my...
What will life look like when it’s all back to normal?
With another three weeks in lockdown, are you feeling OK about it? I am to be honest of course I miss my pals and my family but I want us to come out of this safely. I've been having more conversations with potential new clients, who are thinking they might have to...
Coronavirus brings with it a totally unknown work scenario.
As cliche as it sounds, I woke up yesterday thinking it was all a bad dream. There is so much uncertainty it's hard to concentrate and all around us things are being cancelled or postponed. The little kids are in heaven, the bigger ones not sure whether to stress out...
A day in the life of a voiceover
"Early is on time, on time is late and late is unacceptable" is a phrase I learnt from a fellow voiceover who told me this was the mantra she learnt at Drama school. It is now my mantra I tell my four-year-old son which he finds very amusing. Last week I went to...
How to work with a voiceover if you are in a different country
It's always a thrill when you are contacted out of the blue for a voiceover job. This is an example. Making Contact I was contacted via email by the client who had heard my 'award winning' audible advert for the Handmaid's Tale just indulge me. He had heard my work...
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