Paula Lin

Voice Description

My voice has been described as incredibly invigorating, crisp and crystal clear (pleasant to wake up to and enjoy all day/night), rich, warm, soothing,calm, informative and authoritative. Highly professional with a friendly and honest overtone, my voice also has a catchy edge that keeps presentation/narration listeners alert and eager to hear more.

For commercials, you can bet that my versatile voice will grab attention and sell your product! I can sound convincing and beleivable for you and your listeners. Another plus -- I have been told many times that I have a "great telephone voice" for phone greetings. Seasoned sound engineers have said my voice is like "music to their ears." Listen to and let me help you to please and/or acquire more clients and make your projects a success!!!

May I add that the greatest compliment to date I have received is from an experienced Music Director. This gentleman told me when he first heard me read biblical verses before the entire church congregation, he knew I would be considered as the distinctive, central leading voice who carried an entire singing group. Thank you for your attention.

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
• French - European

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
• 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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

New York Tri-State, Connecticut, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

My spoken French is 10 times better than my Toishan (form of Chinese Cantonese dialect).

My Voice Experience

I am a multi-award-winning broadcast journalist with a solid focus on voice over. My latest accomplishments include a one-time audiobook gift to a client who presented my narration to a close relative who has failing eyesight.
My achievements have been published in press releaess, newsapers such as The Amity Observer and The King Farm Chronicle, and glossy magazines such as Orange Life and The National Association for the Self-Employed.
My style has been described as soothing, smooth, warm, engaging, convincing, energetic when need be, caring, intelligent, natural, and always professional. My most recent projects have included a health care radio spot. I also acted on-camera in an interview role for a medical video. And, one of my favorite VO projects may be providing the female English voice translation for GE's "Beijing's Pride" video for the 2008 Olympics in China. As an aside, I also was the 2009 and 2007 Top Finalist Voice Over Victory contestant sponsored by The Great Voice Co.
My voice has been aired globally, nationally, and locally. Other recent voiceover gigs include doing TV commercials for realtors and voice mail systems. I am also "the voice" of several different IT services' phone systems greetings and "the voice" of an on-line educational university website. My vocal skills have been selected to help launch a multi-million dollar business enterprise marketing effort; next I will voice over for the company's website. I have been the voice of a podcast of positive news as well. Besides hosting a public television program in Atlanta, I also have been a special featured guest on public TV.
The bulk of my on air experience has been as a radio and TV voice mostly for newscasts. My radio anchoring career began in the New York major market area. When I relocated to Atlanta, GA, the highlight of my voiceover experience developed at CNN and other major market radio stations. Before relocating to to the CT-NY-NJ region from Rockville, MD where I did significant voiceover work for a huge school system and Reuters Health Video Online-DC.

My Training

My professional voice talent came about naturally. Lately I've been a Special Guest Speaker for several well-attended events. rI've taken brief voiceover seminars and basically keep my vocal cords in use in as healthy and safe ways as possible, i.e. no unnecessary shouting, screaming, or straining of my voice. I also gained valuable skills doing radio voiceovers. Thanks to my networking, I get critiqued by seasoned professional talent and other listening resources to stay on my toes and keep my vocal skills as polished as possible! You can never be too good!

For continuing education, I have been coached by leading VO experts in Washington DC, Connecticut, and phone conference.

My Studio Equipment

Mobile-Pre amp
Sterling ST 77 microphone
Sennhauser top-line headphones
Reflexion Filter
Copy stand
Varous sound editing software to track and edit

Additional Skills

Strong, effective copywriting skills; sales pitching; outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; able to balance diplomacy with honesty; solid work ethic; upbeat, quick turnaround; and determined to make sure my clients are extremely pleased and ready to return to use more of my services!

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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