Voice Description

Warm, professional, real, provocative, positive, inviting, natural, confident, engaging, knowledgeable, friendly, genuine, fresh, upbeat, upscale, sophisticated, believable, captivating, approachable, convincing, Mom, caring, fun, authoritative, strong, silky, sultry, elegant, energetic, dynamic, mature, dramatic, bold, sincere, playful, educated, inspiring,classy, elegant, welcoming, authentic, smooth, secure, assured.

Voice Services:
Commercials with hard sell, soft sell or no sell.

Corporate imaging for when a man just won't do.

Difficult technical or medical training or e-learning scripts read with ease and believability.

Political or civic spots featuring a female slant flavored with authority.

Great narrator for documentaries and adult (fiction and non-fiction) and children's audiobooks.

Professional & personal voicemail and on-hold messages.

Podcasting.

Video games.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• 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, informercials, 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 have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch 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

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

Northwest, Oregon, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Characters: Upper crust Brit, Russian spy, harried housewife, seductive siren, starship commander.

My Voice Experience

“I wouldn’t be exaggerating when I say it was wonderful and we were completely bowled over by your professionalism and skill.” - Rowen Warren, NYC

We screened more than 100 voices before finding Linda. Once we heard her warmth, professionalism and versatility, we knew that she would be the perfect choice to project our new corporate image in all media forms. Linda took direction well and delivered a perfectly-edited product right on time. Unless you are our competition, we highly recommend Linda Bard for any VO work.
- Caroline Boscher
President, US Numerics, Inc.
Washington, DC

"I really enjoy working with Linda. She's always upbeat, very professional,and easy to direct. Best of all, she's a great voice talent who does award-winning work! We have a CINE Golden Eagle Award to prove it!" - Odyssey Productions


From classy to sassy, this award-winning voice talent brings professional quality to your project. Linda B's warmth and humor translate into a great 'slice-of-life' read. For narration scripts or audio book recordings, her pleasing voice pitch, articulation and quick interpretation skills create a credible rapport with your audience. National clients like Microsoft, Revlon and McDonald's, appreciate her enthusiasm, directability and cold-reading skills. Voice jobs are turned around with surprising speed and broadcast quality in her state of the art digital studio, complete with ISDN. With over 20 years of experience doing voiceover work, Linda saves you time in the studio and conveys your message with style!

My Training

Seminars and/or studied under:

Nancy Wolfson
Susan Berkley
Pat Fraley
James Alburger
Penny Abshire
Rodney Saulsberry
MJ Lallo
Bettye Zoller

My Studio Equipment

STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL RECORDING STUDIO:
ISDN equipped (CDQ 2000), GML mic preamps, Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG microphones.
Fast turnaround and delivery.
DSL for uploading MP3, WAVE, AIFF & SD2 files to FTP or by email.
Overnight DAT & CD.
Extensive music and sound effects library.
Analog phone patch available.
Complementary studio time for clients originating the ISDN call.

Additional Skills

President of AudioLandscapes.

Writer and producer of interpetive content for both adult and children's audio programs.

Winner of the 2005 NAI Media Award for excellence.(National Association for Interpretation)

Member American Association of Museums.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal

Online Payments Via PayPal

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