Elizabeth (Liz) Hall

I'm a quirky, older woman, a child of the '60s, with a life-long love of using my voice to make up characters and tell stories. I have taught middle school English and written station editorials for KCBS, copy for Atari video game manuals, & stories for kids. I swim six days a week, teach swimming to adults, & play "Mom" to Ralph, my Airedale Terrier. I'm kind, stubborn, nurturing, & empathetic. I'm always learning something new -- tap dancing, pen-and ink drawing, mastering flip turns, speaking Greek, negotiating roundabouts in the UK, & using my voice to tell stories.
I have completed six sessions with VO coaches at Edge Studio and have a good ear for tunes, accents, & voice tones. In my daily life, I can remember songs after hearing them once and recognize opening scores for television shows I have watched. Every day, I tweak my voice depending on the "hat" I'm wearing-- teacher, friend, sister, dog mum, wife, stepmom, swimming instructor, etc.
My natural voice is calming, nurturing, supportive, instructive, firm, articulate and educated. As a writer, I create my stories—for kids and adults—reading aloud as I write for pitch, tone, and phrasing. My native accent is "generic North American," but, today, it’s a blend of the places where I have lived: Allentown, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco & Northern Virginia.