Shelley Sykes

Voice Description

My voice is warm with dulcet tones, with great variety, charismatic for narration, sexy and fun for commercials, smooth, clear and proffessional for presentations.

Singer voice for jingles. sound like Celin Dione

Animal Animation, Child to Witch, Teen and Rap, Mary Poppins,Royalty - Fergie, Sexy, Very English, Yorkshire, Welsh, Scottish - great character vocals.

Languages spoken fluently are French, English, German.

Corporate, elegant, 'absolutely fabulous' type...Funny, passionate and enthusiastic
A motivational and inspirational speaker on the international circuit.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• English - British
• French - European
• German

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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, 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

• British Equity

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 upload the audio files via FTP
• 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 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

Sydney, Australia

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Yorkshire broad - Chicken & Hen, Wuthering Heights, Jane Ayre , Are you being served, Yorkshire posh- Toad of TOAD HALL, Woman of Substance,
Royalty - Queens english very plumby, Joanna Lumbly
Welsh - Catherine Zeta Jones,
Scottish - Mrs Doubtfire,
Californian,
Sourthern drawl - Scarlett O Hare
German
French

My Voice Experience

I'm dubbed the 'happiness guru' because I'm joyous. I sing and dance where ever I go and have a whole heap of characters I can play or perform whether as an international inspirational speaker, singer, actress or voice artist.

Personalities I have emulated are Mary Poppins for Coke Cola, Fergie duchess of York for Weight Watchers, Mrs Doubtfire, Rappin Mama Music, Walt Disney Animal...Badger, Blinky Bill Australian Animation - Owl, Princesses and little girls for children's shows as well as the Yummy Mummy roles.

Corporate business includes English Training DVD's, Telecommunications, Travel companies, Radio/Corporate banking message bank/TV commercials as a Yummy
Certified Speaking Professional worldwide, Singer song/writer - jingles for commercials
Cartoons.

I'ld love to do voice over for a big animation movie like as a happy bee or happy sexy thing.

My Training

BSc IT, MBA, Dip Psych, Dip Journo

London School of Acting
Nida, Australia
National Speakers Association Certified Speaking Professional CSP
Singer/Song writer
News Anchor for Yorkshire TV
Lifestyle TV Host
TV Producer/Director
Mulitple Award Winning Author of 6 best selling books
Produced and wrote Comedy TV scripts, Music Singles
Voice Artist UK, SA and Australia

My Studio Equipment

Apple Mac Garage band music production, iTunes
Broadband
Skype
Specialist microphone

Additional Skills

Professionalism and having fun is key to anything I apply myself to. Shelley Sykes - The Happiness Guru - Author, Actor, Singer, Voice Artist and CSP Speaker, represents everything is done with passion and enthusiasm. Timing and presentation are imperative.

Great communication means that the audience understand the message. Story telling utilizing my voice in film, TV animation and for commercials that are fun to produce with the variety of inflection and variance keeps life interesting. It's fun and I love it.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• 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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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Additional Information