Improving Voice Over with Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT): Audience Design and Audience Care

Are you looking to strengthen your voice over work when interpreting from BSL into English? This session is designed to help you tackle real-life challenges when voicing over, using practical theory and clear strategies.

We’ll break down Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) and look at how Alan Bell’s Audience Design and Audience Care can support your approach. You’ll leave with tools to adapt your voiceovers for different audiences and deliver clear, accurate work.

What we’ll cover:

Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT): Understand the basics and how CAT applies to real interpreting situations.
Audience Design: Explore how to adapt your voice over style to suit your listeners and their needs for voiceovers that more accurately reflect your clients.
Audience Care: Learn why empathy and cultural awareness matter for quality interpreting, and how to ensure your voiceovers are accessible and easy for the audience to follow.

Why join us?

Build Your Skills: Take part in an active session with practical activities and discussion, focused on developing your understanding, processing and delivery.
Boost Your Confidence: Pick up techniques for managing voice over assignments and improving your voice over in range of situations.
Reflect and Grow: Get guidance on reflective practice so you can keep developing your skills after the session.

Join us for a practical, down-to-earth workshop that will help you develop your voiceover skills and work more confidently with different audiences.

Trainer: Stephen Ellis-Menton

Duration: 3 Hours

CPD Points: 3 Structured

Language of Instruction: English

Participation: Active

Recording Available? No