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The Voiceover Social
by Rob Bee and Helen Bee
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
Episodes
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91: Script Copywriting with Steve Dunbobbin
Want to know what makes a good script? How to keep a 30-second advert selling double-glazing interesting? If voice actors should suggest script amends, or keep quiet? Or how to spot when something has been written by AI? We've got you! With over 25 years' experience writing for voices in...
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90: Voice Actor Demos
Demo Reels. The absolute essential item that every single voice actor will need. We thought it was about time we chatted about demos, inviting award-winning demo producer Rich O’Donoghue from ioaudio to the conversation. Rob and Rich geek out a little on the what, whys and how’s of demo…
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89: Trans Talent
Two trans voice actors, two very different journeys into the booth, and a masterclass in turning your voice into your biggest asset. Izzy and Zee join Rob and Helen Bee to talk about how transitioning reshaped their voices, why having more than one vocal range became a career-defining strength...
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88: Be Seen, Be Heard: Our Exciting New Membership
This month it's just the two of us – no guest, no apologies. We've got something new to share and we wanted to tell you about it ourselves. Be Seen, Be Heard – our new membership We've built a membership for working voice actors who want support on the business side of their career. Branding,...
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87: Hugh Klitzke on the Conversational Read – and Why Most Coaches Are Actually Just Directing
Hugh Klitzke on the Conversational Read – and Why Most Coaches Are Actually Just Directing This month we're joined by Hugh Klitzke – New York-based voiceover coach, director, and the person behind conversational VO. We met Hugh at One Voice UK last year (we won a pub quiz together, which felt…
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86: Get in the room with Liz Drury
If you've ever wondered whether in-person business networking is worth your time as a voiceover artist, this episode might just convince you it is. This month we're joined by Liz Drury, a voiceover artist based in North Lincolnshire working with clients all over the world. Her voice has been used...
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85: VO Business Systems with JD Gibson
Be honest – how organised is your voiceover business actually? 👀 Because having a great voice is one thing. But running a business? That's a whole other skill set – and it's one a lot of us quietly struggle with. This month JD Gibson joins us, and he is not your average voice actor. Before the...
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84: Radio Promo Voice with Abi Phillips
We're absolutely buzzing to bring you our chat with the brilliant Abi Phillips – a voice actor who's been working in the industry for 16 years and has the awards to prove it. You've definitely heard Abi's voice. Whether you've been flicking through radio stations, watching telly, or waiting on…
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83:Building a Voiceover Business That Actually Works (Even When Times Are Tough) With Caz Duthie
If you're thinking about giving your voiceover business a proper push in 2026 – brilliant. And if you're not? That's absolutely fine too. But if you are ready to get strategic about how you run things, this episode is exactly what you need. We sat down with Caz Duthie – business strategist…
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82: Highs, Lows & What's Ahead: Our 2025 Review
In this episode, we chat about the moments that made 2025 memorable – from industry shifts and personal wins to the challenges that tested us along the way. We're keeping it real about what worked, what didn't, and what we've learnt from both. We also look ahead to 2026 with excitement about…
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81: Running a Voiceover Business with Paul Schmidt
Join us for a conversation with Paul Schmidt, who's been a successful USA-based voice actor for over 25 years and has been working full-time for several of those. But Paul isn't just behind the mic - he's also a voiceover business coach, community builder, and the creator of the VO Freedom Master...
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80: The Home Studio Booth Build with Emily Jardine
Join us for a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at building the perfect voiceover home studio recording booth with the multi-talented Emily Jardine! We also catch up with Annette Rizzo from Equity's Audio Committee to find out what Equity have been up to lately. When Emily moved house, she…
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79: Audio Drama Production with Helen Quigley
Welcome to another episode of The Voiceover Social! We're your hosts Helen Bee and Rob Bee, and today we're diving deep into the world of audio drama production with the incredibly talented Helen Quigley. Helen is a freelance producer making audio dramas for B7 Media with impressive credits for…
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78: Voice Actor Rates - with Louisa Gummer
Voice Actor Rates - with Louisa Gummer Join us as we dive deep into one of the most confusing aspects of the voiceover industry with the brilliant Louisa Gummer - voiceover rates! If you've ever scratched your head wondering why VO pricing seems so complicated, or if you've struggled to work out...
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77: The Neurodiverse Voice: Lizzie Jobling on Coaching, Community & Creative Strengths
Join hosts Helen Bee and Rob Bee from B Double E as we sit down with the brilliant Lizzie Jobling for an inspiring and honest conversation about neurodiversity in the voiceover industry. Lizzie, a full-time voice artist for seven years and coach for five, opens up about her adult diagnoses of…
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76: Best Newcomer with Anna Cass
In This Episode:Join hosts Helen and Rob Bee as they chat with Anna Cass, the rising star who's taken the voiceover world by storm in just two years. Fresh from winning Best Newcomer at the One Voice Awards, Anna shares her inspiring journey from musical theatre performer to award-winning voice...
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75: Branding with Helen Bee
We've been hosting the podcast for just over 1 year (yay! And BIG thanks to everyone who listens!), but we've not really talked about what either of us actually do. So this month Rob Bee is interviewing Helen Bee about branding. Asking: what the hell branding is anyway why it's important why…
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74: 40 Years Behind the Mic – Guest Tanya Rich with hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
🎙 In This Episode: Join Helen Bee and Rob Bee (frmo B Double E) as they sit down with the legendary Tanya Rich, one of the UK’s most experienced voiceover artists and coaches. With a career spanning four decades, Tanya has seen it all – from the golden age of voiceover to the rise of AI, from...
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73: Voicing Animations: guest Kate Harbour with hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
Voicing Animations with Kate Harbour This month Rob and Helen Bee are joined by the legendary Kate Harbour – a voice actor with more iconic credits than you can shake a script at. You’ve heard her in Bob the Builder, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time, Octonauts, The Secret Show, Chip and Potato, Go!…
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72: Mindfulness with guest Elroy ‘Spoonface’ Powell. Hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
Oh, January. The month of relentless goal-setting, family obligations, catch-ups with friends, and wondering why payday feels so far away. It’s exhausting just thinking about it, isn’t it? This month on the podcast, we’re talking mindfulness –because honestly, who couldn’t use a bit of calm right...
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71: Source Elements with guest Rebekah Wilson. Hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
Rebekah Wilson Rebekah is the technical co-founder and CEO who co-created the entire suite of Source Elements software. With a degree in music composition and a lifetime of love for technology, Rebekah has focused her career as a composer, electronic music researcher and software developer, with…
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71: Behind The Audiobook with guests C.K. (Caimh) McDonnell and Elaine Ofori. Hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
This month we’re talking to an author and publisher/manager about audiobooks and how theyapproach to audiobooks. We cover how they chose narrators for their books, and how audiobooks affect the writing and management of their business. We also have the long awaited re-introduction of ‘News From...
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70: The Cutting Room (clips from Karen Webber, Emma Clarke, Paul Brown, Carin Gilfry, Jamie Muffett and Ray Dodd)
This month we're going through the bits of interviews we had to leave out of previous podcasts. This is all stuff that we simply couldn't fit into the relevant episodes, but it's too good to leave on the cutting room floor. We talk too much! VO Social Finland Facebook page -...
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69: Money, money, money! with guest Ray Dodd. Hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
This month we're diving into money with Ray Dodd. Money is a conversation topic that's often avoided, but money is essential to us all. So how does our upbringing, our experiences and social expectations impact our relationship with money and our money-making potential? Ray Dodd’s coaching is…
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68: Guests Carin Gilfry and Jamie Muffett. Hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
This month we talk to Carin Gilfry and Jamie Muffett about a range of topics including Vocation/eVocation, NAVA and AI. What are these things? Have a listen and find out. Carin Gilfry is a voice actor, singer, conference owner, and the vice president & co-founder of The National Association of...
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67: The Veterans with guests Emma Clarke and Paul Brown. Hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
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…
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66: Self-Promotion with guest Karen Webber. Hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee
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'tpromote your business, you won't get work. But Karen knows there is a way to promote yourself in a way...
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65: The Interview: New hosts Rob Bee and Helen Bee with guest interviewer Bhavnisha Parmar
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…
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64. The Handover Episode with Nic Redman, Leah Marks, Rob Bee and Helen Bee
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 BDouble E. We get a brief introduction to Rob and Helen, and a promisefor a fuller intro next month. If you have any questions for them…
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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)...
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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...
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61. A lot of news. Like, a LOT.
Find out about the six big things that Equity needs you to know, Leah's mad news, Nic's thrilling new project, and some VERY dramatic gossip about the future of the podcast... Also, here are some links: PLANNER: Get 10% off your Voiceover Career Planner with the code XMAS10 here:...
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60. General American
Well howdy pardner! For this episode we’ve got the world’s leading expert on the General American accent to describe its features, talk us through common mistakes people make when learning it and help us figure out how to adjust for age, gender and ethnicity. We also hear from a bunch of…
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59. New York New York
Come with us on the trip of a lifetime as we hunt down the New Yorkiest New York accent AND the best pizza in the whole of NYC! We also popped into VOcation to run a workshop and talk on a panel while we were there, so we recorded a bunch of lovely VOs talking about what the most interesting and...
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58. Who Are You And What Do You Want!?
It's the clash of the branding titans! Committed anti-branding cynic Leah goes head to head with branding evangelist Clare... who will win? Will referee Nic Redman's blatant bias sway the match either way? Find out in our first episode back after a summer away... oh how we've missed you! Also in...
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...one quick last thing!
In this very quick last hurrah before we disappear for the summer, find out what sort of antics we're planning for later this year, including stuff in AMERICA, another big accent investigation, and a return to an old favourite but with a brand new live element just to keep things spicy... Get…
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57. The One Voice Conference 2022
All the very best bits of the One Voice Conference in one bumper edition of the VO Social! Get your Voiceover Career Planner here: https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Speakers Friday Keynote - Dirk Maggs Saturday Keynote - Debbie Arnold Instinctive Audio - Sam Crowther Effort Sounds - D’arcy Smith...
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56. Animal Noises
MOOO! WOOF! SQUIRK! It’s time for some animal noises! Join us in the Voiceover Zoo to find out why it’s a great idea to practise your donkey impression in the shower AND how to think technically about the things your voice is doing. Get your Voiceover Career Planner here!...
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55. Breathing
Breathing. It's the most basic of all the necessary functions, but if it's even a little bit out of kilter it can have a catastrophic effect on your voice... In this episode we have: Nic chatting to breathworker Hannah Kendaru (https://inspire-breathwork.org/) about why breath awareness can be…
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54. Editing
Fancy sharpening up your editing game? A bit nervous of all that technical business? Well guess what! We've brought in expert Rob Bee to tell us exactly what we need to know as voiceovers to keep things tight. Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Find out…
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53. The Good Session
Right then, let’s all cheer ourselves up a bit! After last month delve into some of the worst experiences anyone can have in a booth, it’s time to turn our attention to some of the very BEST. This episode is produced in collaboration with the Talking Creative podcast, and features a live workshop...
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BONUS - News From Equity!
A couple of updates from the union about AI and gaming that we couldn't fit into the big episode at the start of the month... Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Tickets for the workshop:...
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52. The Bad Session
What do you do when things go wrong? How about when they go really, really wrong? Find out what YOU can do if you see or experience abuse in any of its hideous forms, plus tales of the worst directorial notes VO Socialites have ever received, and even the odd spot of singing... Get your Voiceover...
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51. The Voiceover Career Planner
Do you want to make this year your best professional year yet? This episode is going to help you do exactly that! Find out how to create great habits that stick, and why everyone's talking about the VO Social's new Voiceover Career Planner... Get your Voiceover Career Planner here!...
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50. The Negotiator
Rates. It’s a constant question - are we quoting high enough? Are we quoting TOO high? Will we lose work if we push for usage? How do we convince clients we’re a better prospect than someone off Fiverr who’ll do it on the cheap? Too often, voiceovers feel like they're on the back foot in the...
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49. Accent Discrimination
Regional accents are every commercial producer’s new best friend lately, so in this episode - recorded live at the One Voice Conference - we look at why showing off your native accent could be the most powerful, career boosting choice you ever make! Get your Voiceover Career Planner here!...
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48. The Voice Exercises
Nic goes on and on and ON about lip trills, so in this episode we explain how they fit into the world of SOVT exercises, when to use them, why they work, and why adding a straw into the mix might be just the thing! Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Enter…
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47. The One Voice Conference 2021
As the official podcasters at the One Voice Conference we are delighted to bring you this jam packed hour of highlights, quite a lot of swearing, and all these wonderful people: Keynotes - Rory Bremner and Jess Robinson Continuity - Pete Nottage and Danny Cowan Africa’s VO Industry - Emeka…
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46. The Five Books Every Voiceover Should Own
We've done it! We've chosen our top five (with just a few extra ones surreptitiously sneaked in at the end)... The link to buy them through Blackwells (if you're based in the UK) is https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=TheVOSocial. Also, huge thanks to our in-house Boltonian Dave, more of him here:...
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45. Geordie
So you probably think the Geordie accent has something to do with the Vikings, right? Well wor lass, you think wrong! Nic’s had a poke around in some serious historical research and has made some very surprising discoveries. Also in this episode – four voiceovers at Newcastle’s recent VO Social...
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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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