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The Day The Music Died…

No, it really did! So picture this, you’re presenting your regular show, across the entire country and to whoever’s listening online around the world. You’re playing the penultimate song of that show, back timed exactly to the ads, everything is pretty normal. Or is it? Suddenly every screen in front of you (apart from the internet screen) goes blank. That penultimate song still playing away, listeners oblivious to anything of course apart from enjoying the music.  Let’s stop there for a minute and freeze that moment in time. What would you do? It’s moments like this when broadcasting live that really let you understand your character, your heart rate, your control of a situation seemingly out of your control. Do you call an engineer, run to the racks room (if you have access), but how much time do you have until, silence? Oh, there is an additional factor here, your national show goes into local shows across the country, presenters sitting preparing their shows, also listening in. Pr

You know what I'm good at? Speaking.

Hi there and thanks for checking out my first blog post, let's get straight into it then. You know what I'm good at? Speaking. And more specifically within the voiceover world, corporate work. Explainer videos, health and safety videos, how-to videos and even those tricky medical explainer videos, yes I really do like the challenge of saying words like eicosanoids and cytokines. But how do I know that I'm good at corporate work? Well... I get booked and repeat bookings and great feedback. Sure, I've recorded many commercials too, and for some well known brands, but for me, corporate work is my mainstay. Right now anyway. That's why I created a dedicated website  just for my corporate work. Why? Well for one, it helps with searchability, focuses my brand message and promotes what I can deliver to the client in one simple space. There I said it, ' brand ' - it's a buzz word within the voiceover world you know. If your brand message is clear and focused,