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A fabulously festive voice over thank you!
It’s that time of year when I step away from the voiceover booth & the baubles for a moment to say: A fabulously festive voice over thank you! To you and all of my wonderful clients and fellow humans who’ve supported me over the last year, I really am most…
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A Big 100th BBC Birthday Thank You
I’m 5 years old, or thereabouts. I’m dancing around the lounge to the Top 40 on BBC Radio One. Didn’t we all back then? The next minute, I’m standing in front of a reel-to-reel machine, microphone in hand, saying “Please can you play a request for me & my monster…
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Free gift with every voice over session!
“Hang on, did I hear you correctly? Free gift with every voice over session?” You did, my friend, you did. I was recently booked to voice over two online commercials. The client and an engineer were both on the line. “That’s nice Sara, good session?” Yes, it was. Lovely people…
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The voice over that made a dream come true.
The voice over that made a dream come true? Have you lost the plot, little bird?! Well, it’s not every day that someone extends an invitation you can’t resist. It’s not every day that someone writes a blog about you. And it’s not every day that you send an audio…
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Scripts, synchronicity and voice over heaven
What takes you to voice over heaven? A heady combination of hard work, great scripts, synchronicity, team work and the power of human connection. That’s what takes you to voice over heaven. You know you have a good script when… It’s instant – you just want to run into the…
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The Power of the Human Voice
When was the last time you really had to think about saying your own name out loud? Perhaps you’ve never given too much thought to the power of the human voice, or that of your own voice? Maybe this little story will help you to appreciate it all the more….
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How to turn clients into returning voice over clients
So, you have clients, brilliant. But how do you turn those clients into returning voice over clients? You can’t bribe them with biscuits when working remotely, well, not instantly anyway. So, in addition to being more than excellent at what you do, you’d better come with other rewards, too –…
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A nosey at what this voice over artist has been working on recently
Who doesn’t like a little peek behind the scenes, eh? Well, I can assure you that no two days are the same at Starling’s nest. Allow me to tell you about some of the clients I’ve been working with & share a rather different fabulously fun project, and you’ll soon…
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The work of the self-employed voice over is never done!
When you’re a self-employed voice over, the to-do list is like a hungry Starling, crying for attention. Feed me! The business of running a business needs to be attended to. And unless you make a conscious decision to do them and crack on, those jobs will sit there, lurking in…
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Merry Christmas from the voice over booth at Starling’s Nest!
As the Christmas wind-down begins in earnest, it’s time to pause, reflect & say thank you! Dear lovely clients, once again I must thank you for trusting me to voice your scripts this year. It’s always an honour & a privilege, whether it’s a massive campaign or a tiny one,…
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