Anthony Ford - Commanding, Authoritative, Narrative, Instruction

Commanding, Authoritative, Narrative, Instruction

• Anthony Ford is registered with Voice123 since Jan 13, 2011.
• Anthony Ford started his/her voice over career in 1980.
• Currently Anthony Ford is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Authoritative, Direct for narration, Spokesperson, Commanding and Professional for presentations.
Subtle and suggestive with understated confidence: (Ameritrade, Archer Daniel Midland, Pfizer, pharmaceuticals). Very Smooth and persuassive for high end producets,Cadillac, Jack Daniels, Godiva Chocolate. Strange and direct for Infomercials order end tags (call now!). Intense and direct for motivation, Military, Black Flag Insects Killer.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British,Thug, Sophisticated, average, newscaster, announcer, teacher,formal Elegant, Snob(British)

My Voice Experience

ANTHONY J FORD

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I am well organized and detail-oriented. I have excellent communication skills with rapid decision making abilities. Capabilities include:

FCC Licensed: Disc-Jockey
Morning Drive/News Anchor
Copywriter
Producer
Board Operator
Sales

EXPERIENCE

Broadcasting
Composed and edited commercial/news copy including commercials, station breaks, weather, and human interest stories for major market radio and television stations for non-profit and profit. Still and video camera operation work for major market televisions stations for non-profit and profit.
Prepared advertising copy for production. Operated Control Console, kept program logs and clerical information.
Selected and hired staff, conducted staff meetings and coordinated production. Interviewed guests and worked closely with the General Manager. Responsible for community affairs, talent shows, pageants in the Special Events Department of WMCA Radio.

Customer Service

Responsible for all customer service for refrigerant gas company, automotive company, charge card company, cable television company and other Fortune 500 companies. Also handled trouble-shooting, survey analysis, and customer care.
I acquired over 4,500 accounts over 5-year period via cold calling, mailings, research, and outstanding, above telemarketing expertise for chemical company.
Over 10 years of Customer Service experience; 10 years in the Telemarketing field.

Sales

I was responsible for all account maintenance and telemarketing sales for customer base for refrigerant gas company.
President of PIP (Partners-in-Progress program.) An outreach program specifically designed and geared to community churches and local organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
In addition, I was responsible for sales, acquisition, customer maintenance and professional grade telemarketing for high end DFW auto dealer located in Dallas - Fort Worth area. Responsible for Cadillac auto sales in excess of $1,000,000 retail sales.
Extensive sales background, telemarketing, auto sales, advertising sales and industrial sales. Also have experience with various forms of data entry for fortune 500 companies.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
May 17 2010-July 2010 Apple Technical-Technical Consultant, Telecommute Home
July 2008 – Sept 2008 Adtel, Sales, Research and Acquisition Dallas, TX
May 2007 – July 2008 Frank Kent Cadillac, President Partners- in-Progress Fort Worth, TX
Jan 1996 – Feb 2003 WFME, TV Production Supervisor/Morning Drive Anchor West Orange, NJ
June 1990 – Dec 1995 Refron, Customer Service Sales Queens, NY

My Training

Crown Business Institute (Articulation, Speech, Production)
David Zema Workshop. (Voice-Over Character Study)
Host of "The Anthony Ford Broadcast" airs on the Fishbowl Radio Network,every Wednesday, 3-5PM CST.

My Studio Equipment

SAM Broadcast full studio/Camstasia
Audacity,Logitech.

Additional Skills

Currently Host Of "The Anthony Ford Broadcast" which airs, every Wednesday, from 3-5pm CST on the Fishbowl Radio Network.

Extensive copy writing, non-profit and for-profit, production, WNYC TV New York, commercial delivery, sales. Direction Radio/Televison Production Supervisor WFME, NJ.