Laurie Wood

‘MAKING YOU SOUND GOOD!’ with a pleasant, soothing, smooth and professional voice product.

Accents: Standard Canadian, Southern American

English·English (North American)

Standard Canadian, Southern American

Young Adult·Middle Age

Non-Union

Years of experience: 10-25 years

After working over 20 years in a variety of production and communication roles in the broadcast industry, Laurie now operates her own small business which focuses on providing voice-over services.

Television Commercials:
Kildonan Place
Manitoba Nurses’ Union
Faveri’s Calgary
City of Winnipeg ‘Slow the Flow’
The Labatt’s Brier

Radio Commercials:
Agricore United
James Richardson International Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

On-Air Promotions & PSA’s:
Global TV
CBC TV and CBC Radio on-air promos and public service announcements including The Manitoba Museum, CBC Radio Two’s Virtuosi Concert Series and various others.

Narration:
Government of Manitoba: Education, Citizenship and Youth, student textbook narration including Exploring Business in the 21st Century, Canadian Hauntings, and various others.

Corporate Videos:
Cairns Homes
Town of Lanigan promotional video

Telephone System Recordings:
CBC in Manitoba
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
CanVidCam

Training and Education

Laurie has taken the 'VoiceOver Workout' skill development workshop with Deb Munro and the ‘Spoken Voice’ class on voice development from Prairie Theatre Exchange.

Her public speaking experiences include event hosting, fashion show commentating, staff and community presentations, training, hosting a community cable television series, and narrating at community events.

In addition, as an active member of Toastmasters International, Laurie delivers speeches and presentations and has been recognized as an Advanced Communicator Bronze and a Competent Leader.

Business Presentations and Corporate Videos·Educational Videos and e-Learning·Internet·Narration and Documentaries·Radio Commercials·Telephone System Recordings, Voicemail and On-Hold·Television Commercials·Television Imaging and Station Identification