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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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Voice Over Artist & Time Lord
Voice Over Artist & Time Lord? Ah yes, there is hidden value in a session with a professional voice over artist. Why do I say that? I’ve had a lot of voice over sessions with clients on the line. Often, we’ll zip through the copy before the session time has…
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Voice Over clients – a thank you.
As we slide into November, I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of the lovely clients who’ve trusted me to voice for their clients & brands during October 2021. I often do this on social media in a fleeting post, but it’s about time I did it…
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Dogs, voice over clients and waggy tails
What the heck do dogs & voice over clients have in common?! Dogs voice over clients & waggy tails? Well, I am writing this on International Dog Day! Yep. The bottom line, is that we all enjoy working with lovely people! It makes all the difference. Dogs don’t ask for…
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What’s football got to do with being a voice over artist?
I never thought I’d be typing the words ‘what’s football got to do with being a voice over artist’. And I certainly didn’t think I’d be typing them several times over. But it’s been one of those days and I managed to delete the entire blog that I drafted on…
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A Life-Saving Voice
You’ll often hear me saying that my work is all about human connection. Being the voice` of a defibrillator is just one of the reasons why I also always say that it’s never ‘just talking’. A voice really does have the power to save lives… A few years ago, a…
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Voice over is just talking, isn’t it?!
“The script is around six or seven minutes long, so it’ll only take you ten minutes to record the voice over…” “Erm…it won’t actually…” “How come? Joan in accounts has it all figured out!” Ok, allow me to give you a quick overview of what goes into your project, before…
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Meet Ben Ellis, writer of Life’s a Gas and more.
Wordsmith, creator of graphics & slave to the outrageously handsome dog, Bertie, I thought it was about time I introduced you to the lovely Ben Ellis, writer of Life’s a Gas & a raft other projects. He is a man of many talents! And he never fails to make me…
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