Below is a blog I wrote a long time ago. In it I try to explain why freelance* professionals may seem to earn more than Employed people doing similar work. I wrote it to try and make it clear (to myself and others) why we need to earn more to be on an equal footing to...
It’s time for a refresh! My New Commercial Reel is ready and I hope you love it as much as I do. Over time our voices change. Not just because we age (ahem!) but because we get better at our jobs. Plus the industry changes and demands different styles, tones and...
I smashed it again! Last year I started a new tradition: write a motivational list on a post-it note with personal and professional goals for the year and pin it to my studio wall. Well, it worked pretty well as you can read in last year’s blog. In 2018 I built a new...
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been named ‘Educational Voiceover Artist of the Year 2019’ in the Private Education and Development Awards. Now, obviously it’s lovely to have won. But the BEST BIT is that it was a client of mine that...
WINNER! Best Female Radio Drama Performance I’m chuffed to bits to have been awarded a prestigious One Voice Award for my radio drama work. It’s an absolute honour as the competition was stiff and the standards were very high. Over 2500 people entered the...
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been nominated for three categories in the One Voice Awards again this year; including Female Voiceover Artist of the Year for the 2nd year running. It’s an absolute honour to have my work recognised and have my...
Well what a year that was! As many of you may know, it didn’t get off to the best start with some personal loss and sadness in early January. But, I’m never one to be defeated by what the world throws at me so instead; I threw myself into life head-first and set...
Wanna get engaged? We all know e-learning is ALL about engagement. How do you make people listen? Help them feel involved? Get them to internalise learning and retain the information? It’s the holy grail of our community. But have you ever thought about how voice...
What cost low cost? How much?!! I’m sure you’ve screamed that when you’ve heard what a voiceover can earn for voicing a TV spot for a major brand; many thousands of pounds in a matter of minutes. And I’m sure you’ve been agog at how little some, supposed...
Do you know your ADR from your IVR? Do you worry you’ll get FLAC from a client if you aren’t on their WAV length? Then this blog is for you! Ungh! Don’t you just hate jargon? Acronyms and abbreviations, technical language and endless new words and...
