Norma-Jean Strickland

Southern (gentle or drawl), Irish (gentle), toy doll, comic strip and/or fun cartoon voices. Extensive classical music education and performance experience both in the U.S. and Europe (as pianist and soprano soloist), so familiarity with foreign language pronunciations as related to classical music (Italian, German).

On-Air Radio Host and Producer [for several years in Southern California] Extensive VO experience gained when I was an on-air radio host [including copywriting for commercials] Traffic Reporter for radio stations [in Southern California] Documentaries [with and without blue or green screen] Audio books [narration and full production] eBooks Award-winning Music Director [auditioning and casting for theatres throughout Southern California] Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance, with a Minor in Vocal Performance [soprano] Foreign languages [as they relate to classical music] Graduate work in law [so medical-legal-scientific terminology is no problem] Extensive VO experience gained when I was an on-air radio host [including writing] Further VO training with Charles Michel, Founder/President of The Winning Voice and The Voice Bank [bicoastal in NYC and LA] Bob Bergen and other seasoned VO professionals [in LA and NYC] Arthur Joseph's Vocal Awareness Workshops through the years with all the following (RIP): June Foray, Dick Beals, Daws Butler, Walter Lantz and Grace Stafford Condenser mic, pop filter, tripod Sound-proofing Audition CC (but for back-up, I have Audacity) “NJ” has written over 300 “telephone on hold” scripts for every conceivable type of business throughout the United States. Turnaround time is typically within 48 hours, depending upon the length of the project. Most phone messages are between 4-6 minutes, but on occasion messages are up to 8 minutes Short documentary scripts have been from 9-12 minutes Experienced copywriter with clients across the United States Published Author [for a Hay House imprint] Published Emmy Award-winning PBS television celebrity ghostwriter [this was for both Simon & Schuster and Blue Mountain Arts] Speaker, Trainer, Educator As a writer, possesses a unique ability to simplify the complex