Voice over profile of Simonetta Ronconi

Voice talent with bodalgo since 05.02.2009 | Last time online: 13.09.2011Back

Training

I am an Italian professional voice talent and translator. In 1987 I moved to The Netherlands. Currently I am working for the European and North American markets and expanding my activities to cover the rest of the world thanks to my home studio's facilities.
Communication is my middle name ;-) that is why I decided to attend a special high school where I was able to study English, French and German at high levels and later the School for Interpreters and Translators in Rome, Italy, where I graduated in English and German. After many years spent traveling in some of the most beautiful countries in the world and working as an interpreter and translator I decided to be adopted by my beloved city: Amsterdam. My voice was "discovered" and presented to the most important international voice agency in The Netherlands where it was immediately tested. Since then I enjoy the rare privilege of effortlessly using my natural talent to carry out interesting, funny and informative voice over jobs: a dream. In 2001 I attended a one year course on Voice Awareness by Orfeas John Munsey, experienced musician and performer, and from 2002 till 2005 I attended a three year course on Extra Communication abilities.

References

Among my clients are RTV producers, audiovisual production companies, international voice over talent agencies, business and industry. With more than 21 years experience in narration and voice-over in Italian, I have produced corporate videos, documentaries, television programs, radio commercials, language courses, audio guides for software applications on CD-ROM, interactive voice response systems, telephone messaging, on-hold music, audio-tours for museums, fairy tales on CD and cartoons.

Among my productions:

Corporate videos - AGFA, Toshiba, Xerox, Ericson, KLM, TPG, Honeywell, Microsoft, Philips, Kompan Playground, Infosecure, Artistry, Puraqleen, Corporate Express, Solaris, Dremel
Audio tours - Rembrandt, Quest of a genius for Espro Acustiguide Group Berlin, Cruise commentary in Amsterdam for Canal Company, La Alhambra and the Generalife for AntennAudio, Van Gogh Museum for Acoustiguide, Van Gogh in het Rijksmuseum for Acousticguide, Mondriaan for Acousticguide, Amsterdam’s canals for Euro Voice, Amsterdam for Holland International, Masterworks for Ingrid Levinsky Reuter
Presentations - Rembrandt for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: The Masterpieces for Het Rijksmuseum
Navigation Systems - Tom Tom, Kenwood, Route 66 Nokia
Website prompts and texts - Intel, Gattinoni Couture, Motif Premium
Voice System Prompts - Schiphol Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Luton Airport
Interactive Voice Response - Active Voice, Excilan, Tele Atlas
Onhold messages - Sapori d’Italia, Global Prize Line, Buster, G&G, Please Hold Italia, Vanco, Infocus, Telewallet
Language courses - Amici for Oxford University Press, Italian for Davilex (on screen) and Italian for the Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen
Documentaries - What a wonderful world/The Crystal Voyager/A Brief History of weather/Olympus back from the dead/Hermes: Wings for Europe videos for the European Space Agency
Television spots - ECHO,the Humanitarian Aid Office of the European Commission, Heineken
Radio commercials - Bertolli pasta sauces, Crodino, Dicini Ametista, Blue Spirit
Television programmes - European Business Weekly for Alitalia
Fairy Tales on CD - Halloween, Mulan and The Prince of Egypt, David Copperfield/Around the world in eighty days/Treasure’s Island/Notre Dame de Paris/20.000 leagues under the seas translation, narration and recording direction
Cartoons - The Tidings, 26 cartoon episodes.
Audio guides for software applications - PowerPoint/Netscape Communicator 4.0/Windows 95/Internet Explorer
In-flight programmes - KLM for Rodin Filmproductions, Transavia (on screen)
Vocal coaching - Nokia commercial
Narratives - Volvo commercial