Voice Description

Primary Language

English (North American)

Languages

English

Accents

Standard Canadian

Ages

Middle Aged

Credentials

Education

Laurie has taken the 'VoiceOver Workout' skill development workshop with Deb Munro and the ‘Spoken Voice’ ten week course on voice development with Nancy Drake at Prairie Theatre Exchange. She continues to develop her voice-over skills as well as her public speaking skills as an active member of Toastmasters International.

Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Laurie studied both Commerce and Home Economics at the University of Saskatchewan and attained a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics degree.

Associations

Non-Union

Experience

With over 20 years of experience in voice-over and the broadcast industry, Laurie Wood Professional Voice-Overs can enhance your professional image with a high quality sound.

Laurie also brings a positive attitude, is reliable, and draws from a wide variety of experiences and interests, giving her the ability to provide you with a top notch product!

Partial client list:
- Blue Utopia
- GenScript USA Inc.
- Denso Sales California
- Manitoba Department of Education (elementary, high school and post secondary student textbook narration)
- Faveri’s Calgary
- ReadSoft International
- City of Winnipeg
- The Labatt’s Brier
- James Richardson International and Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
- Global TV
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Cairns Homes

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Broadcast Industry
Laurie's broad career experience in the Canadian broadcast industry includes the following roles: senior television communications officer and regional communications manager at CBC in Winnipeg; promotions coordinator and writer/producer at STV in Regina (now Global TV); production coordinator at SRTV in Saskatoon (now Cinépost Films); and production coordinator at the community cable station in Saskatoon.

Highlights of her work in the broadcast industry include:
- providing quality results for clients with very limited budgets and resources
- hiring and training over 15 employees
- managing 13 communications staff in Canada’s prairie provinces
- communications lead for dozens of high profile and important community events including CBC TV’s Vice Presidential tour in Saskatchewan and Manitoba’s Flood of the Century in 1997
- coordinating station promotions and sweeps advertising campaigns
- producing a wide variety of commercials, psa’s, promos and corporate videos

Communications
Promo production; public relations and community outreach; publicity; internal communications; corporate communications; advertising and marketing; stakeholder relations; sponsorship; special event planning and writing (news releases, bios, ad copy, promo copy, event plans, outlines, communications plans, briefing notes, and correspondence).

Public Speaking
Speaker at Toastmasters meetings and events including District 64 Fall Conference and Spring Officer Training; host of ‘In for Lunch Concert Series’ featuring comedian Dean Jenkinson at Winnipeg Square; presenter of various initiatives to staff and community groups at CBC; host of a cable television lifestyle series; host for Sun Dog Fair fashion show; narrator for church services.

Design
Design Consultant for Southern Tropic of Plants in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Other Interests
Dance, sewing, decorating, wine tasting, gardening, fishing, travel, golf and reading self-improvement books.

Years of Experience

More than 16 years

Detailed Service Description

Pleasant, clear and professional narration; warm and captivating phone messaging; sultry and soothing.

Payment Terms

Preferred method of payment is PayPal or SurePay Escrow service. For larger projects, a deposit is required prior to sending audio files.