New to the VO biz, after a long history of formal live presentation of marketing and selling messages as a professional marketing exec.
Have presented with clarity, focus and good humor to audiences large and small.
Formal recordings done in the past:
- Recorded corporate and political messages
for focus group research use by the
Frank Luntz Strategy Research orgnization.
- Recorded product & service information sessions
as a corporate marketing on-camera presenter
at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon)
VOICE OVER:
- Attended Voice Over class led by VO professional
Rob Sciglimpaglia; 2009, NY Metro
- Received individual professional consultation
and training from Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin
of Alpha Entertainment; early 2012, NYC
- Completed Voice Over training classes with
Peter Rofe of PDR Voice, Inc.; early 2012, NYC
- Reading regularly for various NYC talent agents,
casting directors and managers in voice over
talent workshops
PERFORMING ARTS:
- Completed stand-up comedy classes at the
Manhattan Comedy School with Cory Kahaney;
preformed several times on stage at Comix; 2009
- Took improv comedy classes; Wash, DC 2006
- Studied and performed satirical political live comedy
with HEXAGON; Wash, DC 2002
- Sang in HMS Pinafore with the Arlington Players;
Arlington, VA 2003
- Sang with in the Old Time Music Hall with the
British Embassy Players; Wash, DC 2004
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS:
- Studied and practiced formal presentation
of key marketing & sales business issues
and leading edge best practices at the
Corporate Executive Board; 2007
- Scripted and presented material promoting sponsorship
of public television documetary programming to
high-level agency and corp. marketer audiences;
1997-2000
- Studied broadcast advertising production on the job
at leading national ad agencies (O&M, Needham);
1982-1989
- MBA, General Mgmt, The Darden School at UVA;
was stand-out presenter of scripted presentations
in professional communications courses
Home Studio with M-Audio interface and Pro Tools software; AT4040 microphone
Have always had a knack for speaking and presenting, which I've developed and exercised in a professional capacity in advertising and marketing roles.
As an advertising professional (client AND agency side), sat in on and provided direction & comment at VO recording sessions for radio and TV commercials
When at PBS, several independent film producers I dealt with complimented my voice and encouraged me to do VO work