Laurie Wood
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Highlights
˜MAKING YOU SOUND GOOD!" with a pleasant, sultry, clear, professional and soothing voice product.
Languages
English (North American), English
Accents
Standard Canadian
Ages
Middle Aged
Special Skills
Business, Educational, Telephone, Internet
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.
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.
Studio
Microphone
Rode NT-1A condenser mic
Computer & Software
Seanix Intel Pentium 4 / Windows 2000/XP Operating System / Audacity recording software
Special Equipment
Steinberg CI1 audio interface
Delivery Methods
Digital delivery (including MP3, WAV and AIFF) via email or FTP (files uploaded onto Internet with web link), CD
Turnaround Time
Usually 24 - 48 hours depending on complexity and length of finished project.
Service Description
Pleasant, clear and professional narration; warm and captivating phone messaging; sultry and soothing.
Testimonials
Manitoba Department of Education
"Laurie is a voiceover artist who doesn’t shrink from a challenge. She has recorded a wide range of subject matter for us and always performs in a capable, professional manner. She never gives just a straight read, or lapses into the over dramatic. She respects the theme of the material and gives a thoughtful presentation with personality and in a pleasant voice that makes listening both compelling and enjoyable. Her voice is warm, relaxed, and always on the mark. I strongly recommend this reader for any narration project."
John Baillie, Audio Technician
Client List
Partial client list:- Blue Utopia
- GenScript USA
- 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
Payment Terms
Hire Laurie for voice over work. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.
