Brenda VanLengen - Sports announcer, basketball coach, instructional

Sports announcer, basketball coach, instructional

• Brenda VanLengen is registered with Voice123 since Dec 26, 2009.
• Brenda VanLengen started his/her voice over career in 1996.
• Currently Brenda VanLengen is a Standard subscriber.
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Voice Description

Smooth and professional for instructional sports videos, animated and expressive for sports highlight videos, warm and friendly for narrations

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Female

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

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• 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

None

My Home Base

Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Natural midwestern accent

My Voice Experience

For the company, Immersion Media, I've provided voice-over narration for instructional sports videos created for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), U.S. Figure Skating, the United States Tennis Association and the Professional Golf association (PGA) First Tee Program. Projects were produced for online and on DVD usage.

Additionally, for fifteen years, I've served as a game analyst for women's basketball broadcasts on ESPN, Fox Sports Net, CBS College Sports, the Big Ten Network, ESPNU and several regional networks, including five NCAA Division II National Championships. Additionally, I've provided game analysis on radio broadcasts for IMG Communications for the University of Kansas, plus play-by-play announcing of games produced online for Fox College Sports Broadband / B2 Networks.

For the University of Kansas women's basketball program, I provided the narration for the 2008-09 basketball season highlight video.

Have provided on-camera/voice-over talent for sports-related TV and radio commercials.

My Training

Professionally trained as an educator and coach.

Bachelor of Education Degree in Business Education University of Nebraska-Kearney

On-the-job experience (15 years) as a game analyst for women's basketball on television, radio and online productions.

My Studio Equipment

I have access to a full-service studio in Overland Park, KS.

Additional Skills

I am very comfortable in front of the microphone, whether on a live television game or studio broadcast, radio broadcast,as an emcee of a national conference or banquet or in a sound studio recording voice-overs.

My skills have been used to present the merits of a national non-profit organization, PE4life, to local, national and international funders through corporate and community presentations. My project design capabilities and presentation skills helped grow the agency from two employees to twenty during my eight years with the organization. The organization is focused on the health and well-being of children.

In addition, as the Executive Director of the 1998 NCAA Women's Final Four basketball championship in Kansas City, I made informational and inspirational presentations to over 50 various community organizations to promote the event.

My style is warm, friendly, energetic and sincere.

My overall professional skills include organizational management, project design, value proposition, event management, marketing, and financial oversight.