90 episodes
The Voiceover Social Rob Bee and Helen Bee
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5.0 • 54 Ratings
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The VO Social podcast has relaxed interviews, chats and discussions about all aspects of a voice actor's career. With guests from across the voiceover industry, we look at what it takes to make voice acting your career.
Hosted by Rob Bee (VO producer, engineer & home studio guru) and Helen Bee (VO branding, websites & self-promotion) from B Double E - together we help voiceovers to be seen and heard.
New episodes every 1st Tuesday of the month.
Info and events on our website TheVOSocial.com
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67: The Veterans
This month we interview 2 veterans of the Voiceover Industry in the UK. Paul Brown and Emma Clarke have over 80 years of experience between them, and they join us to share their wisdom.
Emma Clarke is an award-winning voice actor and writer who works across multiple types of performance and media. She can be heard in radio and TV commercials, corporate presentations, toys, games, apps, public transport and almost anything that needs a voice. Her clients include Astra Zeneca, BBC, Bauer Media, Chevrolet, Classic FM, Coca Cola Enterprises, Global Media Group, Google, L'Oréal, KIA, Transport for London, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Nike, Sky, Sony, Tesco, Toyota, Unilever, Virgin. She is best known as one of the Mind The Gap voices on London Underground, and played the part of the Starship Avalon in the Hollywood blockbuster movie 'Passengers' alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. She is also a PhD student at RNCM where she is researching how her background as a voice actor influences how she composes music.
VO has been Paul’s sole source of income for decades, despite which he has a nagging suspicion that he’s been somehow ‘getting away with it’ for 46 years. After all, how can anyone get paid just for reading aloud into a microphone for that long without someone smelling a rat? In that time the world of audio recording has changed out of all recognition, but Paul has remained doggedly the same. He even uses the same microphone. And the same underwear. He doesn’t know what SEO is, can’t maintain a website, is hopeless at selling himself, thinks that computer games are still loaded from audio cassettes and is utterly baffled by the success of podcasts. Let’s find out how he’s still alive.
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Theme tune by Rob Bee.
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66: Self-Promotion
Self-Promotion with Karen Webber
Marketing is a phrase that often brings people out in a cold sweat, but it's also an essential part of running your voiceover business. Put simply - if you don't
promote your business, you won't get work. But Karen knows there is a way to promote yourself in a way that not only works - it's fun too!
Karen runs Goodness Marketing: coaching and training for small businesses with big hearts who want to do marketing that feels good, does good and gets good results.
Invisible to Invincible
Marketing
magic for voiceovers
STARTS: Thursday 13 June
Time: 4pm BST | 5pm CEST | 11am EDT | 8am PDT8 weeks, 4x 1-hour workshop-style sessions. x4 co-working sessions, private Facebook group and more!
All sessions are recorded so don't worry if you can't make them live and there's a private pop-up Facebook group for everyone who joins too!
Find out more here
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Podcast sponsored by B Double E.
Theme tune by Rob Bee.
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65: The Interview
This month we've handed over to Bhavnisha Parmar (aka Bhav) to interview us both so you get to know us a little better. Bhav is an award-winning actress and voiceover artist. Among other things, she's appeared on-screen in Doctor Who Seasons 11- 13 and is currently the voice of Oral B and Nivea, is playing a range of roles in AAA games due to release in 2024, is the voice of Apple India, a resident Calm App narrator, and is the host of the Chill Show on BBC Asian Network.A HUGE thank you to Bhav for joining us!
Find out more about Bhav here.
The blog about the theme tune can be found here.
The Goals for Girls animation is here.
Your presenters are Rob Bee and Helen Bee.
For more information about The Voiceover Social visit:
The Voiceover Social Website
Email us listen@thevosocial.com
Subscribe to our newsletter
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Podcast sponsored by B
Double E.
Theme tune by Rob Bee.
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64. The Handover Episode
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 B
Double E.
We get a brief introduction to Rob and Helen, and a promise
for 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 audio branding and we get a playback
of the full theme tune in all its glory. Many, many thank yous to everyone who
contributed their audio for this. You’re all wonderful.
Your presenters are Nic
Redman, Leah Marks, Rob Bee and Helen Bee.
For more information about The Voiceover Social visit:
The Voiceover Social Website
Email us listen@thevosocial.com
Subscribe to our newsletter
See which events are coming soon
Find your closest VO Social group
Find us online:
Instagram
Facebook Page
Facebook Group
LinkedIn
Twitter
Podcast sponsored by B
Double E.
Opening theme tune written and performed by Martin Stirrup under this Creative Commons license, with violin by Alice Gilmour.
Closing theme tune by Rob Bee.
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63. An update!
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 announcement of GREAT MAGNITUDE on the 16th December at 3pm GMT!
But as you've now missed it, you can read the Big Announcement HERE
Or watch it Here complete with very patchy internet
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Theme tune written and performed by Martin Stirrup under this Creative Commons license, with violin by Alice Gilmour -
62. Scripts Out Loud
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: https://scriptsoutloud.com/
Many thanks to organisers Julie Ann Dean and Sarah Jane Rose, (plus co-founder Rhian Marston) director Barry Purves, writers Fintan O’Higgins and Hannah Rose Smith, actors David Holt, Nic Redman, Amina Koroma and Julie Ann Dean and Elena Wurlitzer from Jellyfish Pictures.
Theme tune written and performed by Martin Stirrup under this Creative Commons license, with violin by Alice Gilmour
Customer Reviews
Perfect levels of work stuff, fun
Out of all the voice over industry podcasts I listen to this is by far my favourite. The girls are so warm and homely and ridiculously easy to listen to. Although they cover a lot of industry related topics that could be quite dry they do it in such an engaging and entertaining way that each episode just flies by. Being a relative newcomer to the industry it also doesn’t rely on too heavily on technical jargon that would go over the head of those less informed listeners. Fun segments like Show-Off’s Corner are also a hit with me!
EDIT (a few years later from my first review);
I got asked to record a Trans-Atlantic accent the other day which is not something I’ve had to do before. I remembered there was an episode on it a few years back so I went and found it and listened to all the advice given. This podcast is not only a great listen BUT it’s also a valuable online resource now because of its huge back catalogue - thank you VO Social!! x
What’s not to love..
About a podcast that is informative and funny with two fab ‘gals’ both with amazing voices and clearly great affection for each other and their craft. If you ever thought what the voiceover world was like, subscribe to The VO Social and get informed and entertained.
Only VO podcast you need
Comprehensive, entertaining and current. Chock full of necessary advice for any new or established voiceover. Thank you. Keep em coming!