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The High Notes  podcast is back for its third season. And this time, it’s all about the role of voice in business. Launching on Monday 27 October 2025 , the new series, titled Words at Work , explores how our voices shape influence, leadership, and genuine connection in the workplace. Over eight episodes, host Melissa Thom  speaks with some of the most insightful thinkers and practitioners across business, communication, and culture. Guests include speechwriter Simon Lancaste

It’s a funny thing creating a podcast. Of course it's great as a marketing exercise, but anyone that keeps going will tell you that it is most certainly a labour of love. You build your tiny team and, getting all Rick Rubin on you, the act of creating becomes the most important thing. You continue to do it, no matter what your medium is: paint, pencil, mixed media, audio, or even, Bristol style, chewing gum :   Artwork: Ben Wilson | Photo Credit: Melissa Thom A lovely thing

BRAVA CEO Melissa Thom speaks out on voice cloning and the urgent need for protections in the age of generative AI, in response to a troubling case reported in Charting Gen AI.

We are thrilled to welcome Helen Langford to the BRAVA team today as a Commercial coach.

BRAVA CEO, Melissa Thom, spoke to John Acres about her voice career

BRAVA CEO Melissa Thom joins the judging panel for the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards, recognising top talent in video game performance.

Dr. Rockford Sansom joins BRAVA as a master voice coach, bringing his expertise in high-performance speech communication...

BRAVA’s CEO and principal coach, Melissa Thom, brings commercial voiceover training to Louisiana State University’s MFA Acting students

Tabitha Owens has joined BRAVA as Office and Talent Manager, as it continues its growth into 2025.

Voice acting is more than reading scripts; it’s about connecting, crafting, and representing diverse voices.

Melissa Thom, voice actor and founder of BRAVA (Bristol Academy of Voice Acting), has become a voting member of BAFTA.

We’re delighted to share that Melissa Thom, founder of BRAVA, has been honoured as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

We are thrilled that Doug Honorof - a full-time, US-based dialect coach and language consultant for scripted television, film, animation...

We loved talking to Bristol 24/7 about what it's really like behind the scenes here at BRAVA.

We’re thrilled to announce today that BRAVA has joined the Spotlight Graduate Programme.

BRAVA Talent and Award-winning broadcaster Marverine Cole has launched a new politics podcast, ‘The Trouble With Politics’ (TTWP),...

We are thrilled to launch our BRAVA podcast, HIGH NOTES, today - a new show with conversations on the art and business of voice. BRAVA...

Award-winning actor Tamsin Greig has joined the cast performing rehearsed readings of Shakespeare’s Women in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse,...

BRAVA is delighted to announce today that Carla O’Shaughnessy has joined the team as Senior PR Consultant, as the Academy continues to...

We're thrilled to announce that BRAVA today announces their support of the world premiere of 'Shakespeare’s Women'; a new play by the...