Drop the mic!

No doubt we live in a small world.

I remember on the last big trip I took, in the middle of the rainforest in Malaysia, I went to an old wooden boat converted into a very rudimentary floating bar, parked on the riverside. The space was pretty empty, only with a few tables and chairs. On the wall there was a poster of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football star! (Fellow audience from the United States: I meant Portuguese soccer star).

I had traveled half the world, from Portugal, to the middle of nowhere, and found the captain of my country’s national team staring and me.

When it comes to voiceovers, the world can also be very, very small. My professional colleague Richard Wells know what I’m talking about.

“My wife was having trouble sleeping. At her health club, she saw a CD for sale designed to help people relax and feel more Zen.

Keen to try it out, she lay down and pressed play. Guess who the smooth, soothing voice on the CD belonged to? Yup. Me.

The guy who was probably most of the reasons behind her lack of sleep in the first place!”

Richard, it would have been worse if she loved the CD without recognizing your voice!

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If you need a voice-over in English check out the good work of Richard Wells on his website: www.speakeasy.be

And if you are a voice talent with life experiences too good to be hidden in your memory, share them here on the blog! Send me an email.