With a background in storytelling spanning more than 30 years, I have a passion for connecting words and audio, creating compelling voiceovers.
My passion for storytelling began at school, where I completed Speech & Drama qualifications from Trinity College, London. This love of finding engaging ways to communicate to an audience continued with a BA (Hons.) from Bournemouth University and a career in radio followed, including taking on the role of News Editor at the BBC. I have also worked on the other side of the communications industry, heading up marketing teams across the NHS and other public sector organisations. Voice acting has always been a feature of my career, and I became a full time voice actor in 2021, later going on to win a One Voice Award. To keep my skills razor sharp, I continue to invest in professional development with some of the UK's most experienced voice actors.
Speech and drama from an early age
From the age of five, I remember a real fascination with the sounds and rhythm of words. This interest was further developed through elocution lessons throughout school, culminating in Grade 6 Speech & Drama from Trinity College, London. For many years, I competed in our local music and drama festival, reciting poetry and performing on stage.
A degree in storytelling
Later, attaining a degree in multi-media journalism helped foster a love of radio and, while production techniques have drastically changed since 'cutting and splicing', I greatly enjoyed the skill of editing together audio and the powerful emotion sound could convey.
BBC training and awards
For the next few years, I worked across several BBC and commercial stations, loving the ability to communicate real stories through radio. Opening the mic to deliver breaking news was always a thrill while carefully crafting audio packages with sound effects and multiple contributors honed my technical skills as radio went digital. I was fortunate enough to be part of Gillard and Arqiva award winning teams, and produced live coverage while at the BBC that went on to win a Sony award.
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It was during my early years in radio that I began to freelance as a voice artist.
A move to marketing
A move across the fence to communications and marketing beckoned, predominantly in the public sector including the NHS. Working alongside marketing agencies gave another perspective on the production process. I also incorporated many of the skills already gained to produce 'in house' audio.
I continued to work in a freelance capacity as a voice artist, with a steadily growing list of valued clients.
Returning to my roots
Ultimately, I have never felt more content than when telling stories. Creating audio was never far from my mind, and I continued to work and hone my voiceover skills with training from experts including Gravy for the Brain and Richcraft.
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The pandemic enabled me to reassess my career and, with growing demand from a burgeoning client list, I decided to invest in a professional home studio. I officially launched my limited company, dedicated to voice over and audio production, at the end of 2021.
Full time professional voice over artist​
Today, I connect with clients all over the world and I am incredibly lucky to work with some of the biggest global companies, such as Amazon, Netflix and Google. But I also love working with the smallest of businesses, helping to tell their stories and give them a voice.
National award winner
Just over a year since fully launching my company, I have been nominated for a One Voice award alongside some of the most talented and established voices in the industry. In total, 4000 entries were received for the nominations, and I was incredibly proud to win the category for e-learning.
One of the many reasons we use Emma is because she not only delivers a script brilliantly, she takes direction superbly -a quality rarely found these days!
Julian Sharp, Radiojingles
Every voice over Emma has supplied has had a very fast turnaround, with a great quality recording and a fantastic delivery and understanding of the brief. Emma is quick to reply to emails and requests, which has ultimately made our projects run smoother as a result.
AV Interactive
Emma is a true professional. I love working with her. She is flexible and is always happy to do a quick turn around if I have a last minute job. She is also very talented and can deliver any style the client requires
Nicola Chalmers,
Talk Radio Europe
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