Ahmed AlQotb

Modern Standard Arabic Egyptian Slang/Dialect Syrian Slang/Dialect Saudi Arabian local accent

The voice of: • Apple Customer Support IVR system in the Middle East • Western Union Customer Support IVR system in the Middle East • Intercontinental Hotel Group internal training e-learning systems • Interpol e-learning curriculum produced for the International IP Crime Investigators College • BMW on-board audio instructions • "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" Game, main villain character: "Dr. Dominguez" • Google Adwords Customer Support IVR system in the Middle East • The Olympic Museum Arabic audio guide • HarleyDavidson PHD maintenance training video series • FiA training courses • Barcelona BusTurístic, audio tour guide • World Bank infographic videos • Lacoste Middle East sales team internal training courses • Apple Watch sales Middle East team internal training courses • IBM Internal training programs • Sheraton IVR system's on hold prompts • Pepsico internal training courses • Paris Motor Show 2012 Founded: • arabicvoices.net one of the most rich and fertile casting platforms for native Arabic voiceover talents speaking all local dialects and regional ethnic languages • ArabicIVR.com the first specialized IVR voice provider in modern standard Arabic that provides ready-made packages of up to 300 voice prompts covering all industrial and business sectors in ultimately affordable rates • El Hakawaty a premier Voice Acting educational hub aiming to establish a reference educational and practical body, strengthen and widen the base of skilled Arabic voice professionals in the Middle East ----- Training: October 2009 “Elections Reporting” training program. Held by: Thomson Ruters Foundation Instructed by: A Reuters' team of senior journalists and reporters. ......................................................................................................................... August 2007 “Skills of TV Reporting, Presenting and Script writing” training program. Held by: Media International Training Center, Cairo, Egypt Instructed by: A team of reporters, editors and presenters from AlJazeera, Nile News Channel, Al Majd Satellite Channel and IslamOnline. ......................................................................................................................... July 2007 “Skills of Presenting, Preparing and Script writing for Radio” training program. Held by: Media International, Cairo, Egypt Instructed by: Samir El Sheikh, BBC. ......................................................................................................................... July-August 2005 “Skills of Successful Announcer” training program. Held by: Media International, Cairo, Egypt Instructed by: Sameh Raga'i, Nile News Channel. ......................................................................................................................... May 2008 “The Determinants of American Foreign Policies in the Middle East” 2 days workshop. Held by: Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism, Cairo, Egypt Instructed by: Harvard Professor, Dr Stephen Walt, Co-author of “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy”. ......................................................................................................................... February 2008 “Journalism as Fluid History” 2 days workshop. Held by: Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism, Cairo, Egypt Instructed by: British Historian, Sir Alistair Horne. ……………………………………………………………………………………… EDUCATION B. S., Foreign Trade Faculty, Helwan University, Cairo, June 1998. • Premier male voice of THE ARABIC VOICE studios CA. US, Cairo EG. • Voice Coach of Amazon "Polly" text-to-speech service-Arabic version- • Co-produced info-graphics videos, and e-learning modules, forUNDP, UNHCR, World Bank and INTERPOL. • Presented more than 100 hours of live TV shows. • Produced more than 120 feature and news reports.