Stephen Eliot-McDonald

I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Acting which has led to several different Shakespearan roles being played including Antony in 'Antony & Cleopatra', lysander in 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', Mortimer in 'Edward II', Odysseus in 'Homers The Odyssey' and MacBeth in 'MacBeth'. My Deep, resonant voice is an excellent partner for shakespearean verse. 2008 TV Ad - The R.A.F. benevolent fund Sat Nav System - Route 66 TV Documentary - Travelling to the Stars 2007 TV Documentary - Dinosaur Sharks TV Ad - Dewars Whiskey Training Video - Maersk Container shipping Website - The Murry Foundation TV Ad - Bavaria Beer Tv Ad - Silent Knight Ring 2006 Co host Radio show - The Score - BFBS Radio 1 Training video - Maersk Container Shipping Narrator - Another Life (Novel by Frank McGinty) Training video - Scottish Power Age Discrimination TV Documentary- Narrator & CID officer - The Laura Bailey Enquiry I have also been involved in great deal of Corporate training in companies such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse and British American Tobacco. 2005 TV Ad - Scottish Homeless Advertising Agency - Director TV Documentary - Narrator 2 student voiceovers My next project is narrating a book for Listening books, a charity for the blind. Not getting paid for that, but it is nice to be nice.... :-) At University, I was taught presentation techniques which was further enhanced by joining the graduate Programme at CSC Computer sciences where we underwent Consultant training. A great deal of this involved presentations to clients, effective client communication and using the voice as a positive influence on conversations. This was further enhanced when i joined Merrill Lynch (12 weeks training) where i underwent more voice techniques specific to the business world. I studied acting at Birmingham School of Acting where we had voice specific classes on voice control, radio acting, voice maintenance and projection. We also studied various ways to employ the voice as a business tool and looked at vocal auditions, voice overs, voice greetings, radio work and voicemail. I have Roland recording equipment and a sound booth at home. I come from a Corporate background and my Business qualifications are; - a BA in Business Studies - A MSc in Information & Administrative Mangement I spent several years working in Banks including Abbey National, National Australia, RBS, Merrill Lynch and Tesco Personal Finance. This has resulted in an excellent understanding of the business and corporate world. I have also worked and lived in Montana (USA), Australia and New Zealand. I live in central london and only need a half hour to get to a most of the London based studios. If a studio is necessary, I can recommend several which i have worked at before. I also have ADSL and recording equipment at home and am able to email or ftp voiceclips in various formats.