My voice, like me, is a little outside the box.
The plan was to become an actress...
That plan lasted through voice lessons, high school plays, competitions, and clear into a minor in theater. Then, my life took a left turn into technology, and for years I exercised my artistic passion where I could. I used my voice and imagination in board meetings and conferences, through teaching and creating my own eLearning course - anywhere I could connect & convince. In the midst of creating that e-learning course, I discovered voice over, and reconnected with my acting roots.
My voice brings a down-to-earth, relatable tone that truly engages listeners. I’m an experienced narrator, specializing in children’s and young adult reads, and enjoy enlivening animated character voices with quirky humor. For commercial spots and online ads, I’m ready with that wry, dry delivery we’re all into right now, and can add a touch of conversational snark when needed.
I'm particularly experienced in business communications - presenting, teaching, convincing. I speak technology fluently. I generally have a little gravel in my voice (thanks to extended contact with California fire smoke), and I do a pretty good old lady in addition to my usual voice.
Formação
Basic acting skills were learned in college and I had voice training from a young age, but serious voice-over training came from Such A Voice. Nine months of voice and acting coaching, technical (recording and editing) instruction, production and professional demos prepared me well to create a home studio and to record and edit my work.
Experiência
My most interesting work so far:
- video game voicing
- Animation vocal for internet ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Rz9A3iGpA)
- e-Learning course
- read of marketing transcripts for input to AI processing
Promoções
I have a heavily technical background (MS in Engineering from Stanford and years in Silicon Valley companies) so I can deal easily with technical content. I also have many medical folks in my family and grew up on medical terminology.
I do sing and have vocal training for it.