Desmond Wellesley

Voice Description

Smooth and professional for presentations/audio training/IVR;
Expressive and lively for narration/story telling;
Vast array of moods and tones for commercials;

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• 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 ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Proper English accent, French Canadian accent, Jamaican accent, Italian-American accent, imitating tv characters (Alf & Willy, Peter Griffin..), imitating HighSchool teachers & Professors, friends and relatives to the point where I could honestly fool people,

My Voice Experience

My voice has been used countless times, to soothe irate Clients over the phone. For the most part, my prior experience has been in Insurance related call centres.

A number of times, coworkers, Team Leaders and Customers have marvelled at the sound of my voice. People have mentioned that I should be the recording on the IVR. Once upon a time, I answered the phone and the Customer responded "wow..you should be a voice-model, or something"..no lie.

My Training

Tone, sympathy/empathy, sterness, are all elements which are stressed in any phone-service related career. The past 12 years have seen the development and honing of my skills in being able to calm the savage beast(ie. an irate customer)

My Studio Equipment

I work with the Windows XP OS on a Dell laptop. I am able to record my voice and deliver via email as an attachment, for the most part.

Additional Skills

I think it pertinent to mention that dozens of people over the past dozen years, have commented upon or complimented my voice. It is not as if I have suddenly decided that others will love the sound of my voice. This information has been thrust upon me by others. These 'others' being your average consumers of products and services. 'Others' being some of the masses who watch tv and listen to the radio and who are influenced by advertisements to spend. 'Others' being people who enjoy hearing a fun story full of adventure and expression.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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