I’ve just been reading about the Chinese New Year and for 2015/2016 it’s the year of the Sheep. Years ago I established that I was a Dragon so I decided to research Pia and it turns out she is a Rabbit (she’s quite happy at the thought of being a cute, fluffy Rabbit; I am less enamoured that I‘m a fiery Dragon). However, just for fun I thought I would delve into the traits of both to see how accurate they are…..or not. Jennie – The Dragon Personality strengths of Dragons are liveliness, intellect, energy and excitement. They strive for…
A few weeks back there was a fun thread on a LinkedIn group I belong to where a great deal of voice professionals “fessed up” the words that had them a little “tongue tied”. It’s funny how we’re all different as some of the words that popped up I felt were easier to say than my Achilles heel – aka “digital” and worse….”digitally”. It was quite reassuring to know that I wasn’t the only one who had to do a take or two (or six) when that particular word popped up in the middle of an intricate sentence. However, for…
A great deal of my work is freelance and I had the privilege recently of being introduced to a lady from a very large freelancing organisation who had checked out my professional reputation and asked if I would, from time to time, give my views on freelancing to various media sources. After a lovely chat to the lady in question I said I’d be happy to help if she needed me and there we left it. Well yesterday she called to ask if I would be available to talk to a journalist who works for the New York Times and…
2013 was quite simply an amazing year for Lovely Voice and of course it wouldn’t have been so wonderful if it weren’t for my fantastic clients! I have recorded a huge array of narration and think I must have covered every genre imaginable. It’s been an absolute pleasure dealing with clients from all over the world and a privilege to know you are using my voice to enhance your business, bring a smile to a child’s face with a story or that an eLearning programme I have narrated is helping people to learn and grow. I have “met” some amazing…