MY DREAM WAS ALWAYS TO BE AN ACTOR...
…but life took me on a huge detour to get there.
For the longest time I thought I’d left it too late in life, and besides, I live in a village in the Peak District, not round the corner from Soho!
My experience as a singer, musician and love of all things voice led me instead to train and work as a Voice Specialist in Speech & Language Therapy for the NHS.
My career in the health service had a profound effect on me. Working with people who have totally lost their means to communicate and express themselves gave me a stark understanding of the incalculable value of the voice.
It’s been my job to provide advice, information, techniques, emotional support, patience, empathy, an open mind (and open ears). It’s the key reason why I believe I’m such a clear communicator and can remain so calm under pressure.
After years of supporting my patients (and some much needed pushes from my dad), I finally decided to take the leap into my first love. The moment I discovered that I could connect to anyone around the world from my home based studio, it opened up the world for international recording travel!
Looking back from where I am now, my wandering journey to become a voice actor makes complete sense. It gave me all the skills, courage, compassion and connection I needed to finally become a voice actor.
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You More About My Life...
The easiest way to learn more about me is to use my contact form and get in touch with me. But if you’re not ready yet, here’s some more details about me so you can feel like you know me better before you send that first message!
Meet My Happy Voiceover & Coaching Clients
Karen is very professional, efficient and a lovely person to work with. We were delighted with the two voice over reads she has done and look forward to working with her again in the future.
This is so completely lovely – thank you so much for turning Breach into an audio. Karen, you are superb and I really appreciate how you have read it. You’ve done a brilliant job and your voice is exactly right for the story.
Karen, if this is your work in its raw state, then wow! I love it. Thank you for doing such a great job on this. It’s fantastic! I shall return with another story for you in the future. Thanks again!
With Karen’s help, I was able to overcome some very old vocal habits that I had been struggling with. Her non-judgemental and playful approach helped create a safe space for me to explore my authentic voice.
There's Still More To Learn!
Now that you know how easy I am to work with, it only makes sense that we find a project for us to work on together!
If you think I’m the right fit for your next project then don’t hesitate to drop me an email or call to tell me all about it.
