Connie Smith - Professional, intelligent, warm, inviting, sultry

Professional, intelligent, warm, inviting, sultry

• Connie Smith is registered with Voice123 since Jan 18, 2011.
• Connie Smith started his/her voice over career in 1985.
• Currently Connie Smith is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Connie Smith was last active on Voice123 135 days ago

Voice Description

As a seasoned news reporter, anchor, TV Host, live event M.C. and live "reader', my voice is professional, distinct yet easy to listen to and extremely versatile. I can be dramatic, melodramatic, serious and compelling, yet understated, warm and inviting, fun and engaging. My sound has been compared to Brenda Vacaro and Connie Chung.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - North American
• English - Other

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Neutral North American English, New York, Southern U.S.A,British,Cockney, Australian,Irish,Scottish,French,German,little kid, witch, animals: chicken, goat, turkey, monkey :)

My Voice Experience

I have worked in radio as a news reporter for CKOC Hamilton, Ontario and CFRB Toronto and voiced commerials for the Auto Club. In major market television in Southern Ontario I have reported news, anchored newscasts and interview shows at CKVR Barrie and CHCH Hamilton. I co-hosted the McMaster Children's Hospital "Celebration" telethon for 17 years and am currently the co-creator, host and producer of "Always Good News" on the CTS Television System across Canada, now partnering into the U.S. alwaysgoodnews.ca

My Training

I have a diploma in Communication Arts, majoring in Broadcast Journalism from Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario and have taught on-camera presentation.

My Studio Equipment

In the process of setting up a complete home voice over and editing system.

Additional Skills

I enjoy writing,charcoal portraiture, walks with our dog, cross-country skiing in winter and swimming in summer. I also practise yoga and breath control which has enhanced my voice quality greatly! I volunteer with the United Way and St. Joseph's Health Care System Hamilton, Ontario and am a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow.