Reflecting on 2015 and feeling thankful

Wowsers!  What a year 2015 has been. In February we moved to my dream home, essentially a huge, tree-filled garden with the bonus of a house built on it. The house itself is a lovingly-restored greenstone barn, formerly the milking barn for the farm, and it’s crammed with beautiful touches. The previous owner was a talented joiner and…

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Spooky goings on at Clark Village

Brand loyalty Brand loyalty. Something every business owner hopes and dreams for, so as a voice over it’s really rewarding to represent a brand over a period of time. This year I’ve been voicing a lot for Clarks Village in Somerset. They’ve chosen to have a consistent sound across all their media, so you can…

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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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