Ruth Oakes

southern accent

I am a clinical psychologist who began doing voice overs by recording relaxation tapes with my patients. I also had a call in radio show "Ask the Psychologist. I have performed in radio plays, recorded commercials and narrated 2 audiobooks available at audible.com. I also recorded a podcast series called "Woman Going Sane" I have been an invited public speaker at national meetings. I earned my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Saint Louis University and taught psychology classes. My acting coach is Carrie Houk. My voice over coaches include Doriane Elliott, Roger Becker, Lisa Fischoff, Amanda Mickey I attended an on camera seminar with Barry Shapiro. I have attended seminars at Actors Connection and online webinars through Edge Studios and other voice over sites. I record on my MacBook Pro using a Tascam interface and Bluebird mic. I record using Garageband and edit on Twisted Wave. Having my doctorate in clinical psychology has prepared me to record medical narrations and other technical, scientific scripts. The vocabulary is very familiar to me. Having performed in radio plays, I enjoy doing character scripts.