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Hi Thomas! I thought I'd better do this now or I'll forget! Also a phone text message just wasn't going to be enough, so here I can add some links, etc.
Recording your voice
I recommend that you download a package called "audacity". This a professional-quality multi-track audio recorder. It's open-source code, which means it is free to use. (It's not as good as some of the professional software, but they cost hundreds of pounds)
I recommend getting some basic voice recording kit, like this podcast kit from Amazon. You can plug this into your computer and it will record in Audacity.
If you can find a room in your house with zero reverb you can set up there, or you can make a sound booth by hanging heavy curtains, cushions, bedding, etc around where the microphone is.
You remember the really echo-ey effect in the big hall at the YMCA? You need to create the exact opposite of that. There's a very simple method shown on this page under the heading "best materials to trap sound waves".
Depending on whether you're sending your voice reel to a video game producer, a radio station, a commercial advertising company, you need to tailor your voice reel to the client. This page has a load of examples of various types on. Have a listen to see what kind of thing to do.
This page is my demo for radio work. You can click the voice reel to listen (it's about 5 years old now, though!)
Anne Mortlock that was a team member at PQA recently is a presenter at Radio Scarborough. It is an FM station broadcasting to a sizeable area around scarborough. (See if you can find it at 107.6FM. Your family will be able to tune in if it reaches Dalby!)
If you go this page you can see her profile, which has her email address underneath. If you contact her, say you're at PQA, say that I've advised you to contact her, and tell her you're interested but inexperienced in radio presentation, and you'd like to get involved.
That'll do for now! If you have any questions drop me a text. Meantime, have a great summer!