Blog – Lovely Voice

Not quite the end of the story

For me, one of the best things about being a parent has been the hours I have spent reading books to my children when they were younger. I have many happy memories of telling stories with my own special character voices and sound effects to my “little sponges.” My kids are now grown up but they both have a passion for reading and can often be found engrossed in a book. Sadly my “job” is done with my kids so naturally, as a voice-over, when the opportunity comes up to narrate a children’s story I’m beyond thrilled. About a year…

Do you know when it’s time to say “no thank you”?

I recently encountered an “interesting” situation which I wanted to share with you. It sounds like a “tall tale” but believe me it’s true! Are you sitting comfortably? Then of course, I’ll begin….. I recently received an invitation to audition for a meditation narration project and, as this is a genre of voice-over I have a lot of experience in, I was happy to submit a demo of a segment of the script for consideration. The client was happy; it was just what they were looking for, and as I enjoy this type of narration I too was pleased and…

How To Generate Revenue From Your On-Hold Clients

You have a thriving business and your phones are ringing off the hook? Fabulous! You want to streamline your calls so you create on-hold messages to give clients the option to reach the department or person they want to speak with? Good idea! But what about when your client or potential client has to hold that bit longer? What do they hear while they are waiting to connect with someone? “Greensleeves” on repeat? “Sorry to keep you” every 10 seconds? Or worse….. absolutely nothing!! How many clients or potential clients do you lose each day, month or year because you…

Working together as a team!

At Lovely Voice we’ve mentioned before what a joy it is to work with clients on an ongoing basis and it’s great to build up relationships and support and promote their businesses too. We recently came into contact with Kenneth from The VA Team who asked me to record an IVR for him. From start to finish he was a great client to work with and I hoped for another opportunity to work together on another project. Well, Kenneth and I have just completed a second project together and I wanted to show you The VA Team’s newest video (with…