Hi Steve

I received your PSR™ method to review for Julie Williams website, and am very impressed with both content and packaging.

As a professional voice talent for 15+ years and a consumer of 'all things voiceover', I've become somewhat jaded by some of the slapped together products that are being sold on the market for a fast buck today. Your product is the example of the exception. Extremely well produced, thoughtfully arranged and tastefully packaged, this is a 'master class in a box' for voiceovers.

Steve is not only a world-class voice over artist, but also a master trainer and it shows in the arrangement and delivery of his curriculum. Every concept is clearly explained in easy-to-understand language. The material is delivered logically and thoroughly and was professionally recorded and voiced by Steve, who is the perfect presenter for this type of project.

This is a well-thought-out package I will highly recommend for beginning voice actors. And it is a terrific course for any non-voice people (Lawyers, CEO’s,HR trainers etc) that need to improve their vocal presentation skills. I completed the CD course feeling inspired and ready for whatever auditions the email inbox could throw at me.

Bravo on a great job. You've taught this 'old dog' a new trick or two.

Gene Tognacci, voiceover 15+ years
Houston, Texas, USA

Hi Steve

I can happily report to you that in a two hour industrial voice session just yesterday, I was using your '2,3' counting technique and your method of breaking run-on sentences into shorter sentences. The results were terrific.

I was not only able to deliver the technically dense material more convincingly, but also I found that my concentration and attention was more keenly directed to the script, resulting in fewer mistakes.

Best Regards
Gene Tognacci

Thanks Steve!

I only wish I had known about your PSR™ Method while I was actually working for the BBC! I was a producer and presenter at the BBC World Service for ten years and what I know now (and practise) would have saved a lot of production time and made programmes more effective. During the course of that decade I must have produced thousands of programmes and presented many hundreds. A lot of them lacked one essential ingredient that is supposed to be the lifeblood of every broadcaster – listenability. There was no formal training at the BBC and when guidance was offered it wasn’t a patch on PSR.

I learned more about reading and broadcasting in two half-day sessions with you Steve, than I did in ten years at the BBC. Only now can I count myself a professional broadcaster and voiceover.

Hugo Fay
Former BBC World Service presenter/producer
London, UK

I think Steve did an excellent job in creating a programme that teaches key concepts in a logical manner.

Steve talked about how talent should not emphasise the last word in a sentence. It's mind-boggling how many talents do this, and he is right... even just stopping that one bad habit can do wonders for your delivery.

The programme is short and to the point. The student listens to a segment, opens the binder and practises the skill... records and goes on to listen to the next segment. It's a good way to teach (I like to do this in my live workshop) because one skill builds upon another.

Steve does a great job of really teaching voiceover skills.

I love Steve's availability, though. He corresponds with students as needed. And in today's global voiceover marketplace, a thousand miles away is really as close as your computer.

Julie Williams, voiceover & voiceover trainer
California USA

My first thought upon receiving the review product was, 'Wow! This is nicely put together!'

I’ll start by saying that Steve Hudson has a pleasant voice to listen to and obviously follows his own teachings. My attention was held throughout the course. He explains in great detail each of these lessons in such a way that you come away from the course feeling that you’ve truly learned something that will help you in your voiceover career. Also provided in the workbook are sample scripts of radio and TV commercials and thoughts on how to go about making your demo.

I’ve been a broadcaster for over 20 years. Did I come away from this home study course feeling as if I learned something? Yeah I did, and yeah, I’ll go back and do the lessons because I feel it will make a difference in my radio career and my fledgling voiceover career. If you truly want to learn a technique that will give you an edge, then this is an investment that you want to make!

As grandpa used to say; 'Boy, the day you stop learning, is the day you dig a six foot hole and crawl in!'

Chuck Taylor,
The Ranch Radio Group
Fort Worth, Texas

Dear Steve,

Many thanks for all your help on the Voice Master course. At first it felt a bit strange, learning how to read again. However, once we got started, I realised how much I actually took reading out loud for granted or, more importantly, how when we read aloud, we don’t do it properly.

Working in the media, my job is all about communication, and thanks to this course, I can do my job with that added confidence. As a floor manager I often have to coach presenters in reading their own scripts. I am now able to do this more effectively, having learned of the various techniques involved in PSR™ (Presentation Skills & Reading). I also became more aware how many people working in television and radio have not been taught the basics in presentation and delivery of scripts.

I would definitely recommend this course to anyone, in any occupation. You don't have to work in television, it can help you in any situation. Not only do you learn the techniques of reading from voiceovers, but you also become aware of your own voice, how you can control it and adapt it to different situations. Whether you are reading the news or dealing with a problematic customer in a shop, the techniques learned on the Voice Master course will certainly help you.

Thanks again,
Karen Graham
Outside Broadcast Floor Manager, BBC

As I started to thumb my way through the introductions it occurred to me that this would be a very nice starter set for someone who is just getting into the business of voiceover acting. It would also be a very good refresher for those of us who have been doing this for quite some time.

My first impression of the audio CDs was its layout and design, well thought out, and well positioned to coincide with the workbooks, it was well prepared.

As we all know, it takes literally years of practice to achieve the success we all seek. As I listened intently to the narrator and followed along in the workbooks, it flowed well. The narrator gives you opportunities to practise or 'parrot' his audio delivery styles.

I most certainly would recommend the product to aspiring voice talents, as well as seasoned professionals who might like a refresher on delivering voice narration and character reads.

Scott Larson, Creator of audio branding for radio and television
Kansas City, USA

This is an impressive-looking package of fun! Extremely well prepared and professionally packaged. Classy yet simple.

Steve Hudson has a delightful and professional voice and explains his course in a clear and easy to understand manner. Though I am only half-way through the course I do feel as my ability to interpret copy has strengthened and I really liked the exercise for finding the right volume when speaking or reading. I found my #1 through #10 voice and understand the differences. I am looking forward to finishing the course and sending along my first and last recordings for Steve to review and 'grade'.

All in all a good package, I feel it’s a great program for confidence, reading skills and the ability to communicate effectively and that makes it a worthwhile investment.

Cheryl Kay
Voiceover
USA

Dear Steve,

I thought I would drop you a line to let you know how I am doing.

Since attending your PSR™ Method course, I have been successful in landing quite a few voiceover jobs – ranging from website introductions to corporate narrations for companies – AND have got repeat business already at prices ranging from £75 to £350 per job.

I really can’t thank you enough – I thought I could talk and read quite well (well you do don’t you?), that was until I attended your course and really started to learn how to do it.

Once again, Steve, thanks a lot.

Kind regards
Roland Moore
UK

Hi Steve,

I’ve now finished the PSR™ Method Home Study Course and thought I would drop you a line with a couple of comments.

I was amazed at how much there is to learn about a ‘simple’ thing like reading and talking! It was a really interesting experience and everyone at work has noticed the difference and I must say I feel more confident when I’m talking to clients. I’ve already spoken to my manager who would like details of your corporate training.

We don’t have a big staff here, only about 100 people, but most of them spend a great deal of time on the telephone.

Can you give me advice on recording a demo CD, also about scripts?

Thanks again,
Kind regards
James Mullen
Glasgow, Scotland

Hi Steve,

Many thanks again to the course, I found it very educating and I learnt a lot about myself, the way I talk and use my voice, and the way people retain information when listening to voices.

It's nice to see and be taught by someone who wants to maintain standards in our advertising industry.

So many agency people spend their tight budget on a creative process, aimed primarily at winning awards and forgetting that, ultimately, an ad has to appeal in some way to the people.

The only way to do this is to do it properly, and by using professionally trained voices. It has been proven that ads using trained voices stay with people more then when the same ad doesn't have a trained voice. Therefore, from a creative point of view, I now know how voices can help me produce the most effective ad I can.

Thanks Steve!

Best wishes,
Richard Hendry
Account executive
UK

Dear Steve,

I attended the Voice Master PSR™ Method course to qualify as a voiceover.

However, I would just like to let you know how the techniques I learnt on the PSR™ Method course have helped me study for my Masters degree.

Through my own experience, it is assumed that reading is a given for the academic student. However, the techniques learnt on the course can improve the efficiency with which you read and can help to absorb and assimilate information more effectively in any area.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Sarah Davies MBChB
UK

Dear Steve,

Thank you for all your support on the course. I would like to put on record that the PSR™ Method is the best staff development course I have attended in twenty years. It has made me totally rethink my own delivery style as a presenter and tutor.

I have adopted many of the things that the course covered in terms of timing, voice control and delivery style and I would strongly recommend the PSR™ Method course to anyone in the corporate world, as well as teachers and lecturers.

Yours sincerely,
Mike Smith
Associate Lecturer
The Open University
Manchester

Dear Steve,

As a regular broadcaster on Radio 4, I already appreciated the importance of getting the message across first time in an interesting and entertaining way – there’s no chance of re-reading something on the radio! Although I have what is regarded as a 'good' radio voice, I felt there was much more I could be doing. A friend recommended the PSR™ Method and I contacted Voice Master to find out more. I joined you for one of the most illuminating afternoons of my broadcasting career and by the end of the session things were starting to fall into place. By the follow-up session I had already started to slip back into same bad habits, but not before listeners and colleagues began to comment on how relaxed and confident I was sounding on air. I feel my sessions with you have really helped me focus on how to present in a clear professional way. It's also given me the skills and confidence to move into the world of voiceovers and corporate narration.

Mairead Devlin – National Broadcast Journalist
BBC Radio 4
London, UK

Dear Steve,

I must say that although I came to the course as a professionally trained actor, the PSR™ Method has proved invaluable in giving me with the very specific skills I needed for my public speaking. I cannot think of a better and more essential preparation to give me the confidence I needed. I would not hesitate to recommend it!

Thanks once again,
Matthew Eades, Acting Diploma (NCDT Accredited)
Trained:  Drama Studio London, UK

Dear Mr. Hudson,

I would like to thank you most sincerely for the work you have done with my daughter, which has quite clearly given her increased confidence and made possible the widening of her career possibilities.

Nicholas Barter
Principal
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
London, UK

Dear Steve,

Since I finished the PSR™ Method course, I have recorded several voiceovers. Although I have done voiceovers before, I realise now the importance of the PSR™ Method because it has made me more confident and I found that voiceover recordings were finished quicker.

In one job in particular I even amazed myself! There was another person who was supposed to work with me but didn't turn up, and I ended up doing twice the work in half the time, due to your training, and they only had to pay one person, not two.

It was great. It was for Friends of the Earth, and they were very grateful because their budget was very tight.

Natalia Farran
UK

Dear Steve,

I am a producer on the station and am the station voice as well. I also do three weekend shows. One is a Club and Dance show (Disco Nights), the other a chat show where I talk with CEOs and directors of companies (Brunch with the Boss) and the final one is a Top 20 Bollywood countdown show.

I regularly lend my voice for corporate films and documentaries and the PSR™ Method was instrumental in getting me ahead of the crowd.

Hope to hear from you as well and pray that all is well in London.

Kind regards,
Rohit Jayakaran.
India