Liz Drury Voiceovers

16/08/2025

Human voiceover for YouTube Guy Michaels is the founder of Voiceover Kickstart, a great place to get started and to progress in VoiceOver. He also writes an excellent blog for and about the VO community. Here's one of his posts for you to enjoy 😊

Elevate your YouTube content! Discover why human voiceover for YouTube connects better than AI. Tips for hiring pros to enhance your videos.

15/08/2025

I love a canal.

And I love voicing a documentary.

I grew up in the village of Blisworth, right next to the Grand Union Canal. My first ever job was cleaning narrowboats for a holiday hire company, and when I was a bit older I had a weekend job pulling pints at a canal-side pub.

Anyway, here is a little canal documentary voiceover demo with some nice footage of narrowboats. Ahhhh and relax....

If you're looking for a calm voice for a gentle documentary, let me know. I'm always happy to record a few lines for free so you can hear how it would sound.


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About me:

🎙️I'm Liz Drury and I've been a voice over artist for more than 10 years
🎙️I've narrated documentaries about rivers, counselling and the environmental impact of the internet!
🎙️I also record voiceovers for corporate videos, e-learning courses, phone systems and more
🚣‍♂️ My daughter has a boyfriend who lives on a canal boat!

14/08/2025

If you're a networking fan are you keeping going with the networking over the summer, or are you taking a break?

I'm still networking during the weeks that I'm at home - and my latest blog explains why I'm keeping it up!

Have a read and then let me know if you're doing the same 😁

Networking accounts for 50% of the leads for my business, so it's something I'm going to keep doing over the summer!

14/08/2025

Did you know you can hire my studio?

I've rented out my studio to a number of people, from authors who want to narrate their books, to well-known actors who need to record national advertising campaigns without the hassle of travelling to London!

The photo shows Thomas Turgoose who has visited my studio a number of times. Initially he came here because there was a train strike and he couldn't get to London, but after that the production company booked my studio again because they were so pleased with the quality of the recording. They decided there was no need for Tom to travel. 😁

If you're in the Northern Lincolnshire area and you need to record something that's broadcast quality, get in touch as I may be able to help.

NB My studio is not suitable for music recording as everything is set up for spoken-word...

My contact details are in my profile.


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About me:

🎙️I'm a freelance voice over artist working from a professional studio in North Lincs
🎙️A couple of children's authors have narrated their books here
🎙️I have Source Connect which allows me to connect with other studios around the world, and they can record remotely at their end
🙈 The first time Thomas came I didn't know who he was - my son had to fill me in!

14/08/2025

Does your business have a podcast? Having a podcast positions your business as one people should be doing business with. If you have a podcast then you must be an expert in your field, right?!

It could be easier than you think - you've probably already got the content, so there's no need for it to be time consuming.

If you already write a blog, that could be narrated as a podcast.
If you've written a book that could be serialised as a podcast.

But not everyone is comfortable behind a mic. Not everyone wants to invest in decent equipment that will make a podcast sound good. And not everyone has the time to devote to making a good job of it....

So, what if I were to host your podcast instead?

If that's of interest, let's have a chat!

13/08/2025

Podcasting and networking go hand in hand.

Being a podcast host helps you grow your network.

If you're attending a networking meeting, there's no need to try and sell anybody anything (that never works anyway), but you can 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 them something - a guest spot on your podcast.

It can get you conversations with people who might otherwise have been difficult to access (again because you're giving them something they want - free marketing).

It establishes you as an expert in your field if you have a podcast. You must know what you're talking about if you're broadcasting it, right? And that will grow your network too.

So, the question is, if you want to grow your network and be seen as an expert in your industry, do you have a podcast?

If you don't, what's holding you back?

If it's just the confidence to step up to the mic, maybe I can help, by hosting your podcast for you?

If that sounds interesting, let me know in the comments below 😊

13/08/2025

Probably my favourite ever testimonial from a client! Short and to the point 😊

This dates from the first time I worked with Richard, and I've worked with him on further projects since. 😁
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🎤I'm a freelance VoiceOver artist based in the UK
🎤I record voiceovers for videos, training courses, telephone systems and more
🎤I work from a broadcast quality home studio for clients around the world
🎤People who hire me are definitely not fools 😂

12/08/2025

Over the last couple of years, narrating e-learning modules for online training courses has become an increasingly large part of my work.

I love these kinds of projects because I get to learn things while I'm working. It's not always relevant (I don't often need to know how to administer drugs, or deal with waste, or use complicated software), but now and again I'll pick up a useful nugget of information.

For some training there is nothing better than being hands on and face to face, but e-learning has become increasingly popular because it makes learning so accessible - and apparently knowledge retention rates are 25-60% higher.

Sometimes training might be difficult or dangerous to do in real life and this is where remote learning using virtual reality comes in. For example I've talked trainees through how to transfer safely from a boat to the platform of a wind turbine in the North Sea - and they would be experiencing it through a VR headset, as if they were there (though possibly not quite as cold!).

Have you ever done any training using Virtual Reality? I'd love to know!


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About me:

I've worked as a voice over artist since 2013
I'm based in the UK but work for clients around the world
Narrating e-learning modules, including for VR training, is a large part of my work
I first experienced a VR headset back in 1996 at an archaeology conference in the US!
Get in touch with me to find out more - details in my profile ⬆️

12/08/2025

I've sometimes been called 'The Queen of Networking' 😂
Maybe because I love it so much!
A little exercise I did recently showed that nearly half of my business leads can be traced back to networking.
It's not often the people in the room that I end up doing business with, but people in their wider network.
And that can include some big businesses too...
So don't ever think that you won't meet the right people at networking events because it will be full of small business owners who aren't your target market - that's really not how it works...

If you want to learn more about networking I've got two useful things for you - the first is my podcast, 'Small Business Big Network' which is on all the usual platforms (and I'm always looking for guests with interesting stories to share by the way), and the second is my online course 'Business Networking Knowhow', This aimed at creative freelances and will take you from zero to networking hero! Check it out at www.businessnetworkingknowhow.com

What's the best thing that ever came out of a networking meeting for you?

11/08/2025

My guest on this week's episode of Small Business Big Network is Kevin Harvey.

Kevin excels in helping ambitious professionals who need confidence to progress in life and business. By clearing deep blocks and fears, he enables them to speak out with impact, drawing on 30 years of experience that spans from warehouse to boardroom.

All of his courses are bespoke and 1-2-1 to help awaken, aspire and achieve confidence, in interviews, meetings, and on stages.

Have a listen to our chat at www.lizdrury.com/podcast

09/08/2025

Documentary Filmmaking Techniques for Corporate Storytelling Guy Michaels is the founder of Voiceover Kickstart, a great place to get started and to progress in VoiceOver. He also writes an excellent blog for and about the VO community. Here's one of his posts for you to enjoy 😊

Explore documentary filmmaking techniques for compelling corporate storytelling. Learn from other media productions to improve your corporate videos.

08/08/2025

Documentaries are one of my favourite types of project to narrate. I always learn such a lot from the scripts.

A good documentary narrator should almost go unnoticed - the pictures are the star of the show, and the narrator should just be gently pointing things out to the viewer.

Here's little demo of me narrating a nature documentary.

If you're working on a documentary (or any other kind of project) that needs a narrator, if you send me a snippet of your script I'll record a demo for you for free so you can 'try before you buy'.

My contact details are in my profile 😊


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About Me:

🎙️I've been working as a voice over artist for over 10 years
🎙️I have a broadcast quality home studio
🎙️As well as documentaries I narrate explainer videos, e-learning courses and more
🐆 I've never been to the Savannah but it looks amazing!