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One of the reasons for my so-called success in voice overs has never made any sense to me. I owe it to my fake British accent. If you’re new to my blog, it helps to know that I was born, raised, and educated in the Netherlands, in a province called Friesland. Friesland has its own […]

I must have been seven or eight years old. When I moved from the West of the Netherlands (that’s where you’ll find Amsterdam), to the North, I was in for a culture shock no one had prepared me for. I will never forget the first day at my new school. Kids surrounded me as if […]

The simple task of getting the right shampoo is overwhelming. There’s just so much to choose from! I just came back from the supermarket, and all shampoos promised to do amazing things for my thinning hair and sensitive scalp, so what made me reach for this particular bottle? It’s the BRANDING! I mean, who doesn’t […]

Voice Over Coffee Shop was launched this week, featuring an interview with Mr. Nethervoice.

Who am I, to judge colleagues on the type of jobs they choose to accept?

Can we hold voice overs responsible for the messages they are paid to spread? A story about ethics in VO.

“Just be you,” is the advice we often hear as VO’s. But what does that really mean?

The dangers of devaluing yourself, and what you should do about it.

As 2020 is coming to an end, many of you have asked me “How ARE you?” Here’s a health update.

More telling, less selling. That’s what I’d like to see in the new year. Are you with me?