The Voiceover Social

Find out what all the hoo-haa was about in the last episode.   Spoiler alert: we say goodbye to Nic and Leah and welcome our new hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee from BDouble E .   We get a brief introduction to Rob and Helen, and a promisefor a fuller intro next month.   If you have any questions for them for the next episode you can email them to listen@thevosocial.com   Also revealed is the new audi...

Find out what Leah learned on the BBC Radio Drama Company and hear all about Nic's ongoing conquering of the entire world in this quickfire catchup episode! Our Goal Setting Masterclass is on the 5th December 2023! Here's the link (don't forget to use the discount code PLOG5 to get £5 off) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planet-plan-it-is-back-tickets-756140294977 Also, join us for an a...

This is one for people who love working in animation AND for people who want an update on the very exciting collaborative episode we’re making with Spotlight in 2023! Book your ticket for our planning party: https://www.gravyforthebrain.com/event/youre-invited-to-a-planning-palooza/ Get your copy of the VO Career Planner: https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Find out more about Scripts Out Loud: htt...

Find out about the six big things that Equity needs you to know, Leah's mad news, Nic's thrilling new project, and some VERY dramatic gossip about the future of the podcast... Also, here are some links: PLANNER: Get 10% off your Voiceover Career Planner with the code XMAS10 here: https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ VO SOCIAL NORTH: Here's the event page https://fb.me/e/3H4j3WtfJ but you...

Well howdy pardner! For this episode we’ve got the world’s leading expert on the General American accent to describe its features, talk us through common mistakes people make when learning it and help us figure out how to adjust for age, gender and ethnicity. We also hear from a bunch of fantastic, real-life American voiceovers about their experiences with using it, and even a little bit about the...

Come with us on the trip of a lifetime as we hunt down the New Yorkiest New York accent AND the best pizza in the whole of NYC! We also popped into VOcation to run a workshop and talk on a panel while we were there, so we recorded a bunch of lovely VOs talking about what the most interesting and useful things were that they learned at the conference. Also featuring an appearance from the accent ex...

It's the clash of the branding titans! Committed anti-branding cynic Leah goes head to head with branding evangelist Clare... who will win? Will referee Nic Redman's blatant bias sway the match either way? Find out in our first episode back after a summer away... oh how we've missed you!  Also in this episode, a brilliant chat with our partners Spotlight about everything they’re doing...

In this very quick last hurrah before we disappear for the summer, find out what sort of antics we're planning for later this year, including stuff in AMERICA, another big accent investigation, and a return to an old favourite but with a brand new live element just to keep things spicy... Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ BIG THANKS to Natalia Schwartz,...

All the very best bits of the One Voice Conference in one bumper edition of the VO Social! Get your Voiceover Career Planner here: https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Speakers Friday Keynote - Dirk Maggs Saturday Keynote - Debbie Arnold Instinctive Audio - Sam Crowther Effort Sounds - D’arcy Smith Emote Strings - Stephane Cornicard Radio Commercials - Jack Oddie Agents panel - Camilla Grevstad Laxt...

MOOO! WOOF! SQUIRK! It’s time for some animal noises! Join us in the Voiceover Zoo to find out why it’s a great idea to practise your donkey impression in the shower AND how to think technically about the things your voice is doing. Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ With enormous thanks to: The Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast: https://www.20k.org/episodes/cre...

Breathing. It's the most basic of all the necessary functions, but if it's even a little bit out of kilter it can have a catastrophic effect on your voice... In this episode we have: Nic chatting to breathworker Hannah Kendaru (https://inspire-breathwork.org/) about why breath awareness can be key to a successful voice career  A whole guided breathing exercise to help with breath control f...

Fancy sharpening up your editing game? A bit nervous of all that technical business? Well guess what! We've brought in expert Rob Bee to tell us exactly what we need to know as voiceovers to keep things tight.   Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Find out more about...  Nic's "Ultimate Voice Getaway" Retreat: https://nicolaredman.com/voice-...

Right then, let’s all cheer ourselves up a bit! After last month delve into some of the worst experiences anyone can have in a booth, it’s time to turn our attention to some of the very BEST. This episode is produced in collaboration with the Talking Creative podcast, and features a live workshop stacked with advice for voiceovers AND producers on how to make every session as successful as it can...

A couple of updates from the union about AI and gaming that we couldn't fit into the big episode at the start of the month...  Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Tickets for the workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-direct-and-be-directed-tickets-223282984417 #SendItToShannon: ssailing@equity.org.uk Gaming Agreement: https://www.equity.org.uk/new...

What do you do when things go wrong? How about when they go really, really wrong?  Find out what YOU can do if you see or experience abuse in any of its hideous forms, plus tales of the worst directorial notes VO Socialites have ever received, and even the odd spot of singing...   Get your Voiceover Career Planner here: https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Tickets to “How To Direct And Be Directed”...

Do you want to make this year your best professional year yet? This episode is going to help you do exactly that! Find out how to create great habits that stick, and why everyone's talking about the VO Social's new Voiceover Career Planner... Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Find out more about Dan Bradford here: https://www.mindfulacting.co.uk/ Fi...

Rates. It’s a constant question - are we quoting high enough? Are we quoting TOO high? Will we lose work if we push for usage? How do we convince clients we’re a better prospect than someone off Fiverr who’ll do it on the cheap? Too often, voiceovers feel like they're on the back foot in the conversation, so in this live episode we’ve convinced expert negotiator Simon Horton to help us change...

Regional accents are every commercial producer’s new best friend lately, so in this episode - recorded live at the One Voice Conference - we look at why showing off your native accent could be the most powerful, career boosting choice you ever make! Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ This episode features the superb talents that are: Ally Murphy - https://ww...

Nic goes on and on and ON about lip trills, so in this episode we explain how they fit into the world of SOVT exercises, when to use them, why they work, and why adding a straw into the mix might be just the thing!  Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Enter our competition to win an SOVT Straw all of your own by retweeting this tweet: https://twitter.com/theV...

As the official podcasters at the One Voice Conference we are delighted to bring you this jam packed hour of highlights, quite a lot of swearing, and all these wonderful people: Keynotes - Rory Bremner and Jess Robinson Continuity - Pete Nottage and Danny Cowan Africa’s VO Industry - Emeka Onunkwo Agents Panel – Natalie Hill (Excellent Talent) Katie Berkes (VO Gallery) Radio Imaging – David Wartna...

We've done it! We've chosen our top five (with just a few extra ones surreptitiously sneaked in at the end)...  The link to buy them through Blackwells (if you're based in the UK) is https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=TheVOSocial . Also, huge thanks to our in-house Boltonian Dave, more of him here: www.davejonesVO.com. Dramatic Adventures in Rhetoric, by Giles Taylor and Philip Wilson....

So you probably think the Geordie accent has something to do with the Vikings, right? Well wor lass, you think wrong! Nic’s had a poke around in some serious historical research and has made some very surprising discoveries. Also in this episode –  four voiceovers at Newcastle’s recent VO Social chat about how their accents have shaped their careers. Massive thanks to Leah's slightly confused...

Recorded live at the British Podcast Awards; how actors and voiceovers can deal with the dreaded brain lurgy #begreatnotperfect Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Listen to our friend Nat's podcast at https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/ Get 15% off your Studiobricks booth with the secret password "VO SOCIAL POD CATS" at https://www.acousticabi...

Less than a year after our enormous investigation into the AI invasion, we are back to report on its first big battleground. A VO in Canada is suing social media giant TikTok over the alleged theft of her voice, and as she womans the barricades, we take a second look at how the UK government is getting on with the boringly-named-but-actually-terribly-important Beijing Treaty… Here are a couple of...

At the risk of turning all Pop Will Eat Itself, we've decided to share the award entry that got us nominated for Best Business Podcast in the British Podcast Awards 2021! (And if you’re wondering where the AI update is that we promised you, it’s coming on the 1st July).  Big thanks to VO Socialites Natalie Winter, Dave Jones, Andrew Dennis, Amina Koroma, Millie Jones and Alice King for your wo...