Laura Francis - Cheerful, Sincere, Soothing, Bubbly, Giggly, Naive

Cheerful, Sincere, Soothing, Bubbly, Giggly, Naive

• Laura Francis is registered with Voice123 since Dec 28, 2011.
• Laura Francis started his/her voice over career in 1987.
• Currently Laura Francis is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Laura Francis was last active on Voice123 149 days ago

Voice Description

My voice is warm and sincere for narrations; sexy, charming and light-hearted for commercials; smooth and professional, yet accessible for presentations; or any combination thereof.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior 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
• Adult content
• 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

Scottsburg, Virginia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents I can do include: mid-western, Sarah Palin, Barbara Bachman, Texas drawl, Dolly Parton, Tennessee, southern, marble-mouthed British who was born in New Zealand, no accent at all.

My Voice Experience

I was told many times that my voice wasn't "announcerish" enough when I first got into the radio industry; I had more requests for voice-over jobs from the production department and our television affiliate than I had airshifts for a while.

Throughout my radio career, I continued enjoying the voice acting parts. Lots of characters, lots of voice-overs, lots of endorsements.

My independent voice work includes tech support on-hold prompting, a 45 minute long, continuous-loop for the AM station welcoming visitors to Hilton Head Island, presentation and video accompaniment, and good old voice-overs.

My Training

On air radio career of 24 years with voice work throughout, lots of voice-over seminars.

I also had a ten-year relationship with a man who was ultra-sensitive to tone of voice and I managed to get my points accross to him without fighting all the time! Or at least without him knowing we were fighting.

My Studio Equipment

Microphone - Rode NT1-A

Until I get the kinks out of my studio (will update when done), I have access to Adobe Audition.

Additional Skills

I follow direction well. One of the frustrations I have faced in the past regarding voice projects is being limited to one or two reads. There are so many ways to say the simplest of things! It is sometimes difficult for a client to state what they are wanting to hear; they know it when they hear it. I am enthusiastic about staying with a project until they hear it!