Linda Bard
Portland, Oregon, United States
Highlights
From classy to sassy, this award-winning voice talent brings professional quality and sound to your project. ISDN ready. E-mail direct: linda (at) studiobard.com or visit www.firstchoicevoice.com
Linda's warmth and humor translate into a great 'slice-of-life' read. For narration scripts or audio book recordings, her pleasing voice pitch, articulation and quick interpretation skills create a credible rapport with your audience. National clients like Microsoft, Revlon, Visa, and McDonald's, appreciate her enthusiasm, directability and cold-reading skills. Voice jobs are turned around with surprising speed and broadcast quality in her state of the art digital studio, complete with ISDN. With over 20 years of experience doing voiceover work, Linda saves you time in the studio and conveys your message with style!
Commercials with hard sell, soft sell or no sell. Corporate imaging for when a man just won't do. Difficult technical or medical training or e-learning scripts read with ease and believability. Political or civic spots featuring a female slant flavored with authority. Great narrator for documentaries and adult (fiction and non-fiction) and children's audiobooks. Professional and personal voicemail and on-hold messages. Podcasting. Video games. Characters: Upper crust Brit, Russian spy, harried housewife, seductive siren, starship commander.
Looking for a female Voice that's warm, professional, real, positive, natural, confident, knowledgeable, friendly, genuine, upbeat, upscale, believable, approachable, convincing, Mom, caring, fun, authoritative, strong, silky, sultry, elegant, energetic, dynamic, mature, dramatic, bold, sincere, playful, educated, inspiring, classy, warm, elegant, welcoming, authentic, smooth, secure, assured? Your search is over.
Languages
English, English (North American)
Accents
Midwestern, Neutral
Ages
Middle Aged
Special Skills
Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Podcasting, Television, Internet
Credentials
Education
Some brick and mortar schools along with the school of life. :-)
Associations
AFTRA
Studio
Microphone
Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG
Computer & Software
Dell Inspiron; Adobe Audition
Special Equipment
ISDN equipped PRIMA CDQ2000 BOX (MUSICAM LEVEL 2, 128KBPS), GML mic preamps, ProTools, phone patch, complete music and sound FX
Delivery Methods
email, FTP, CD
Turnaround Time
24 - 48 hrs depending on length of project
Service Description
Recording and Delivery Capabilities:
• ISDN & Phone Patch
• All digital, broadcast quality studio
• Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG microphones.
• File formats: MP3, WAVE, AIFF & SD2
• Deliver audio files via Email, FTP or CD
Other Production Services Available:
• copywriting
• Editing & final production
• Music library & sound effects placement
• Voice direction & coaching
Payment Terms
Hire Linda 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.