Laura Shavin is a British female voiceover artist and presenter based near London, specialising in corporate, commercial, comedy and live performance Voice of God work. Her voice is warm, natural, confident and British-English and she works in TV, radio, web video, films, documentaries, narration, animation, e-learning and more.
Hear a selection of Laura’s commercial, corporate, narration and broadcast work, demonstrating her natural, warm, conversational and authoritative British-English voice:
Laura Shavin LAURA SHAVIN – Voiceover Taster Reel
LShavin_UltraNatural; ULTRA NATURAL – A scripted conversational anecdote, delivered in an ultra-natural, unscripted-sounding style.
Award-winning British voiceover, trusted by broadcasters, brands and agencies.
🏆 Multiple-time Sony Award-winning radio advertising
📺 National TV & radio campaigns
🎙 BBC Radio & television experience
⭐ “A gorgeous RP voice” – Miranda Sawyer, The Observer
For more specific genres and styles click on the options below:
Corporate ǀ Commercial ǀ Promos & Trails ǀ Impressions & Sketch Comedy ǀ Literary Narration & Audiobooks ǀ French Language ǀ Documentary ǀ Animation/Gaming (The VO’racle Fortune Telling Game) ǀ Voice of God ǀ Singing
Specific demo reels by voiceover genre can be found here.
British Female Corporate Voice Over Samples
LShavin_Medeva FORMAL – A formal corporate video presentation for Medeva PLC.
LShavin_Bloomberg DYNAMIC – A dynamic-style TV infomercial for Bloomberg.
LShavin_MaltaDirect CALM – A calm, relaxing sales audio piece for MaltaDirect.
Technical/Medical TECHNICAL/MEDICAL – A technical/medical training film for the ENT sector.
British Female Commercial Voice Over Samples
LShavin-Commercial MONTAGE – A montage of national TV and radio commercials.
LShavin_Rowenta-Asda WARM – National TV ads for Rowenta and Asda, delivered in a warm style.
LShavin_PCWorld-Currys STRONG – National TV ads for PC World and Currys, delivered in a strong, assertive style.
LShavin_Bodyform-OceanS-Fiesta INTIMATE – National TV ads for Bodyform, Ocean Spray and Ford, delivered in an intimate style.
LShavin_Toyota CHATTY – A Sony Award-winning radio ad for Toyota, voiced in a chatty, conversational style.
LShavin_Clairol INTENSE – A national TV ad for Clairol Herbal Essences, delivered with intensity.
LShavin_Speedy-3Mobile SPEEDY – A national radio ad for 3Mobile, delivered at speed (naturally – not speeded up artificially)
LShavin_Micra ETHEREAL – A national TV ad for the Nissan Micra, delivered in an ethereal style.
LShavin_MrMuscle NORTHERN – A national TV ad for Mr Muscle, voiced with a Northern accent.
British Female Promo, Ident & Trail Voice Over Samples
LShavin-Film & TV Trailers & Promos FILM & TV TRAILS/PROMOS – A reel of trailers for film and TV shows, including the final of BBC’s Great British Bake-off.
LShavin-Radio Branding & Promos RADIO BRANDING & PROMO REEL – A promo reel from London’s LBC 97.3 and Invicta FM.
British Female Impressions & Character Voice Over Samples
LShavin_Impressions IMPRESSIONS: Character impressions of Miranda and Stevie from “Miranda,” Theresa May, the Queen, Sarah Millican, Caroline Aherne, Sonia and Dot from EastEnders, Kirstie Allsopp, Ruth Madoc, Liz Hurley, Supernanny, Kim from “Kath & Kim,” Linda Barker, Ruby Wax, Davina McCall, Amanda Burton, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks and Moira Stewart.
LShavin_Now MAGAZINES – A clip from “The Now Show,” broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
LShavin_MilkRun HEART 2 HEART – A clip from “Milk Run,” broadcast on BBC Radio 1.
LShavin_TWII REFLECTIONS – A clip from “The Way It Is,” broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
British Female Literary Narration & Audiobook Voice Over Samples
LShavin-ShortStory SHORT STORY – A reading of “Other People,” a short story by writer David Quantick.
LShavin-Guardian Article NEWSPAPER ARTICLE – A reading of a newspaper article on Boris Johnson’s resignation, written by Marina Hyde for The Guardian’s podcast.
French Language Voice Over Sample
A national TV ad shown in France, voiced in French.
British Female Documentary Voice Over Samples
A clip from documentary series “Orangutan Jungle School,” broadcast on Channel 4.
A mockumentary for Capital FM’s Summer Time Ball:
Singing Samples
LShavin_Battlescarred SLOW – “Battlescarred,” a slow, country-style ballad.
LShavin_Caveman POP/ROCK – “Caveman,” in the style of an American girl-band pop/rock group – singing melody and harmonies.
Laura has worked as narrator on all types of voice over projects, including as TV and radio commercial voice; for telephone on hold messages, IVR & voicemail greetings; as well as elearning, animation, multimedia voice overs, in-store announcements, radio drama and corporate video narration. For more specific voiceover samples please get in touch.