About
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Professional Performance Experience
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Professor of Acting and Voice
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Acting credits include more than 50 productions
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Directing credits include more than 80 productions (theatre and audio drama)
Professional Training
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MFA University of North Carolina
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BFA West Virginia University
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MA Naropa University
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British-American Acting Academy, London
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Sean Pratt: Non-fiction narration
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Anne Ganguzza: Corporate narration
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Extensive professional voice training as an actor
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The Green Room Acting Studio: Getting Into Audiobooks
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Workshop: Nonfiction Audiobook Deep Dive!
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Julie Eickhoff: Work from Home Doing Voice Over
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Leonard Dozier: Getting Started in Voiceover
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British-American Drama Academy Summer Intensive
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Fulbright Scholar, University of the Free State, South Africa
Recording Equipment
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Studiobrick in-home recording studio
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Universal Audio Apollo Twin X DUO Heritage Edition 10X6 Thunderbolt Audio Interface with UAD DSP
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Neumann TLM 103 Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone with shock mount and pop filter
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Mac mini
Why collaborate with Brenda?
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She makes your words grounded and believable, including the narration of a paper clip's dramatic journey.
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She makes corporate sound like it has a soul. Even the sentence "leveraging integrated solutions" somehow shines.
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She knows the difference between confident and "game show announcer from 1987."
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She is clever without being artificial, friendly without being fake, and warm without sounding like a hug you didn't ask for.
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She conveys emotional range without turning the voiceover into a therapy session
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She sounds like someone people can trust. Important when selling healthcare. Or cheese. Both sacred.
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She takes direction like a pro. Faster sessions, fewer takes, happier clients, lower blood pressure for everyone involved.