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Is there strength in numbers?
Of course there is! And we’re seeing it nationwide in the UK at the moment from so many professions so I thought this feels like a timely Blog. The collective coming together to speak out, to rally, to support and engineer change. But what I’m sometimes asked in...
Booking a child voiceover…
I’ve been asked many times over the years about child voice acting, how it works, whether there are any special requirements. So I’m finally getting round to putting my experience out there. So, like many voiceover households our...
When a shortcut….
......is not a shortcut! It’s been a while hasn’t it? But here I am - back on it with a new blog! And there’s no better way than to jump on one of my aims in 2022, which is to get better at sharing the great work of others that I so often benefit from! And first up, I...
Wait – what?
Wait - what? You don’t want my voice? But you’ve always had my voice! It doesn’t suit your new project? Really? Are you sure? I’m kidding of course - this is something you’d never hear me say! When a client’s reaching out to you for some recommendations the last thing...
Specialisms
At the end of January I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker for the The Actor's Centre London as part of a voiceover week ‘special’ curated by Guy Michaels of Voiceover Kickstart. It was a week packed with voiceover related workshops and webinars from vocal...
It’s that lovely time of year…
... when many businesses take the opportunity to think about how they thank their staff teams for getting them through the year, making the company what it is and all that jazz…and wishing them a very Merry Christmas! And thankfully for me (and other Voiceover peeps)...
BTW?
Is that ‘by the way’ or ‘bring the wine!’? Your guess is as good as mine, but you’d be surprised at the number of scripts that have to be returned with queries just like that. Time is such a valuable resource for businesses, so you’d be up for saving some,...
The Covid Silver Linings…
Covid silver linings…we have to find some don’t we? Silver linings that is! And I’ve found that there have been a few during the pandemic, and one in particular I thought worth sharing. Amidst the constant reminders to physically distance ourselves from everyone and...
Have you heard the news?!
As you’ll no doubt be aware there are umpteen websites out there with access to profiles of voiceover peeps worldwide. They come in many shapes and sizes (the websites that is!), often following a similar, longstanding format we’ve become accustomed to in the...
Black Lives Matter
This morning I woke with a heavy heart. Sickened by the images and video clips that have unfolded in the U.S, and subsequently worldwide, set on replay it would seem through my sleepless night. Playing on my mind was, although a well intended show of solidarity,...