Joanne Griffith

Caribbean dialects (Jamaican) UK accents (London, Birmingham, Liverpool) US (Valley Girl)

My high school art teacher really has a lot to answer for, including my reason for writing this. In an end of year report, she once said 'Joanne talks so much, she could take her place on Hyde Park Corner'. I don't think she intended it as a compliment, but she was right! I didn't make it to Hyde Park Corner, but my voice has been heard in the UK and now in my adoptive home of the United States since 1997 , through my work as a broadcaster with the BBC (various BBC local radio stations, BBC World Service and BBC Radio 5 Live). For many years, listeners heard me read the news, voice documentaries and front program specials from the Caribbean and Africa. My voice has been used for many a promotional trailer, and on the BBC series 'If'. Since moving to the United States in 2007, I have provided voice services for corporate voicemail systems (for companies wishing to give an international flavor down the 'phone line), corporate training videos for seafarers (would you know what to do if you came face to face with a pirate? After 10 hours of recording the voiceover for MUSE, I know more than I thought I ever would), commercials and documentary narration for the Pacifica Radio Archives 'Obama' and '1968' specials. I specialize in: * Documentary narration * Corporate training videos * Business presentation material Post Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, 1997 University of Westminster, London, UK BA(Honors) American Studies and Politics(2:1), 1996 University of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA 3 A’ levels - English Literature, Government & Politics and Sociology, 1992 Luton VIth Form College, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK Voice Presentation BBC Training Course: 2000 Bulletin Production and Presentation BBC Training Course: 2001 Interview Skills BBC Training Course: 2004 Studio Equipment: ISDN facilities (can be set to suit client - eg G722/L2 128 Mono etc) Editing Software: Adobe Audition Adobe Soundbooth Digital Recorder for field recording Edirol R09 recorder with external mic (Beyerdynamic) In addition to providing voice overs, I am well versed in audio production, program formation and podcast creation, from idea to creation. My business, Jane Hannah Media works with small businesses and creative individuals to create online audio and video material for use in business branding.