A note from the garden – summer days

Much as I love what I do, it’s not all cosy booth, editing and voiceovers. My biggest joy of living in this beautiful corner of Dorset is the endlessly changing scenery and wild and natural landscape. This morning was perfect for a dog walk. Swathes of buttercups as far as the eye could see, rolling green fields and more sky than I…

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E-learning – educational voiceover for training

One of the unexpected benefits of voicing lots of e-learning is access to information I might never otherwise encounter. It’s a point I’ve seen many voiceover colleagues make, and at one extreme end of the scale one voiceoverist even went on to learn to fly a plane, such was his fascination with the project he’d narrated. I…

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20,000 messages and counting – On-hold and IVR for your telephone system

Having spent time and money on a great new phone system, branding, a fabulous website, snazzy logo and all the things that combine to make you look great, what does your customer hear when they finally make contact? On-hold messaging is a great opportunity for you to entertain, advise, highlight new products or changes, and…

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Review – VOX 2015

After a long build up and a disproportionate amount of worrying about shoes and dresses (as a voiceover my preferred uniform is anything vaguely resembling pyjamas) VOX 2015 blew expectations out of the water! The UK’s only conference dedicated to the voiceover and audio industry took place last month. A packed schedule running from 10am on the Saturday…

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