Kenneth Nelson

I am who I am. Born in the Midwest - I lack any identifiable accent. I have a baratone voice and am also a good singer. I am not a character actor or voice. But if you are looking for someone who can communicate your message or tell an honest story...I have the experience. I also am a very quick learner and make a point of understanding your audience and their needs. In addition to being an on-camera or voice/over talent, I strive to learn what you want your audience to do after listening to or watching a film, video, or other communications vehicle. My goal is to know what you want and do everything I can to communicate your message to your audience.

Experience as a radio and on-camera news anchor, voice/over talent and on-stage corporate spokesperson, and emcee for large social events. Appeared on national television as a TV journalist, hosted a radio talk show in Miami, Florida and have played roles in America's Most Wanted. Have serves as both on-camera and voice/over talent with major phamaceutical and manufacturing companies, universities, museums, non-profits, hospitals, and scientific institutions. Clients include Eli Lilly, Toyota, Delta Faucet, Association of the US Army, Cincinnati Christian University, Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Aviation Division of United Parcel Service, Touchstone Energy, Indiana Department of Commerce, East 91st Street Christian Church, Hitachi, Hoosier Village Retirement Center, Methodist Hospital, ACES Power Marketing, National Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, and served as the narrator for the programs at the Miami Planetarium. Even when I was in grade school, my teachers called on me to read aloud or emcee the class play. My training has taken place in the real world, much of it as a self-taught radio and televsion journalist, writer and producer. While I have a degree in business, I have always been blessed with a good voice and very likable and credible appearance on-camera. I guess my best teachers were real life professionals who took me under their wing and taught me the business. I won't try and impress you with a laundry list of expensive equipment. Today's advanced technologies allow for the use of a Zoom-H4 emulating the legendary U 47 microphone. The results are as good as sitting in a 100-thousand dollar studio. My voice/over work is conducted in an in-home audio booth. Editing is accomplished with Soundtrack Pro on an iMac or in the case of video, Final Cut Pro 10. Files can be saved and uploaded in a format that you request. I have my own Dropbox for your convenience. I also have a phone patch allowing you to listen to the audio as it is recorded. If needed, I am six minutes away from a production company that I use on some projects. As for my technical knowledge, I owned and operated a 10 persons video production company for several years including a well equipped control room and studio. I have an incredibly wide range of life's experiences from conducting private on-camera interviews with three Presidents of the United States ... to piloting airplanes... to raising funds for termiterminalyally ill children ... to helping a University bring in more students. I also have a very creative mind and understand scientific and mechanical concepts. Bottom line, I am a wonderful story teller. I love to learn. People listen to and watch me. They place their trust in me. I can motivate your audience to take the kind of action you want from becoming members of PBS... to joining a small group at your church ... to understanding how to install a do-it-yourself faucet. If you are looking for Mr. McGoo, I am not what you are looking for. But if you need someone to clearly and honestly communicate your message, I would be delighted to work with you.