During September, I performed as Live Event Voice Over for the YCN Student awards in Spitalfields, London. The fifth year in a row. I was also the awards announcer of the ERS medical awards in Madrid and the FMBE Awards in London.

Having been the voice of some of Britain’s biggest TV shows including Saturday Night Takeaway, I’m a celebrity and Text Santa there are definite parallels between the two types of work.

FMBE Awards

“You did a fabulous job at The FMBE awards Jonathan. Thank you.” Samantha Tasker Robbins, FMBE Awards

Syon House, London is a modest old pile, a supremely stylish stately home set in 200 acres dating to the 15th century and home to the Duke of Northumberland. It was also home to the Field Marketing and Brand Experience Awards this month. What could be more fitting a venue for brands such as Pot Noodle, Haribo and Poundland? It’s what the Duke’s ancestors would’ve wanted.

As the event’s live awards announcer my job was to partner the on-stage presenter. Comic and Radio 4 regular Lucy Porter.

With each table comprising enough in the beverage department to quench the most enthusiastic of thirsts, it’s fair to say my announcements style was rather different from those required for a medical event. If there’s one thing I love though it’s to make the event feel like an awards ceremony should do by creating a slightly over the top parody of the genre. It was great fun, having been incredibly smoothly organised and turned out to be a fabulous evening.

Afterwards, reflecting on a job well done, I shared the odd drink with my delightful co-host before being whisked by private helicopter back to my own Paladian style mansion on the other side of town*.

Can’t wait to do it all again soon.

(*certain elements of this sentence might not actually be true)

You can hear a variety of pre-recorded announcements in the audio player below. They range from VoG to medical events and airport tannoy announcements.

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One of the areas of work I enjoy most of all as a voice over artist is being a live Voice of God announcer.

The Voice of God Voice Over style is synonymous with the big intro voice you’ll hear on Saturday Night TV shows such as Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Text Santa and Beat the Star.

It just so happens that I’ve been the voice of all of those shows, and plenty more as you can hear below…well isn’t that handy!

The Voice of God announcer anchors the awards ceremony by signposting what’s ahead for the audience by voicing announcements throughout the event.

The voice remains out of sight but is still very much an essential part of the show.

YCN Awards

Each Autumn The Barbican Centre in London plays host to the wonderful YCN Student Awards.

Alongside universities, colleges and art and design schools globally they showcase emerging creative excellence.

For the fifth year in a row it was a pleasure to be asked to be their awards show voice over for the live awards event.

I sit in the projection room at the back of the 250 seat theatre, working with the director. It’s my job to introduce the commendees and guest speakers. I very much see it as my job to help make the evening special.

Timing has to be flawless, awkward names pronounced correctly and the voice delivery needs to be clear, authoritative and also credible. Because it’s an evening of celebration, I also like to make it fun!

For this particular event with its youthful audience I also enjoy adding my own favourite specialist ingredients; irony and parody of the genre.

I find the odd ad-lib also never goes amiss.

Always a fantastic event, in a wonderful setting it’s a genuine pleasure to be part of. Above all, the evening was a huge success.

It’s right up there with my favourite bookings of the year. Consequently, I can’t wait for next year!

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