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Step into Videogames 2025: Angels in Bristol
Earlier this summer, our master characters coach, Elaine A. Clark, joined us once more to run our annual Step into Video Games...
Jun 26
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Voice Cloning and Generative AI
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.
Jun 25
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Helen Langford joins BRAVA as a Commercial coach
We are thrilled to welcome Helen Langford to the BRAVA team today as a Commercial coach.
May 13
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BRAVA features on BBC Radio for World Voice Day
BRAVA CEO, Melissa Thom, spoke to John Acres about her voice career
Apr 16
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BRAVA CEO, Melissa Thom, Judges 2025 BAFTA Games Awards
BRAVA CEO Melissa Thom joins the judging panel for the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards, recognising top talent in video game performance.
Apr 9
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Internationally acclaimed voice coach, Dr Rockford Sansom, joins BRAVA Business to help grow their global operations
Dr. Rockford Sansom joins BRAVA as a master voice coach, bringing his expertise in high-performance speech communication...
Mar 31
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BRAVA to deliver VO coaching for MFA Acting Programme at Louisiana State University, USA
BRAVA’s CEO and principal coach, Melissa Thom, brings commercial voiceover training to Louisiana State University’s MFA Acting students
Mar 24
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Tabitha Owens joins BRAVA as Office & Talent Manager
Tabitha Owens has joined BRAVA as Office and Talent Manager, as it continues its growth into 2025.
Mar 17
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Insights from Melissa Thom on BBC Radio Bristol with Joe Lemer
Voice acting is more than reading scripts; it’s about connecting, crafting, and representing diverse voices.
Jan 22
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Bristol voice acting coach joins BAFTA and pledges to help improve diversity in gaming
Melissa Thom, voice actor and founder of BRAVA (Bristol Academy of Voice Acting), has become a voting member of BAFTA.
Sep 24, 2024
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BRAVA founder honoured as an RSA Fellow
We’re delighted to share that Melissa Thom, founder of BRAVA, has been honoured as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
Aug 13, 2024
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US dialect coach, Doug Honorof, to teach exclusively in the UK for BRAVA
We are thrilled that Doug Honorof - a full-time, US-based dialect coach and language consultant for scripted television, film, animation...
Apr 18, 2024
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BRAVA features in Bristol 24/7 Magazine
We loved talking to Bristol 24/7 about what it's really like behind the scenes here at BRAVA.
Apr 11, 2024
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BRAVA Joins Spotlight Graduate Programme
We’re thrilled to announce today that BRAVA has joined the Spotlight Graduate Programme.
Apr 7, 2024
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Acclaimed broadcaster and BRAVA Talent launches new Politics Podcast
BRAVA Talent and Award-winning broadcaster Marverine Cole has launched a new politics podcast, ‘The Trouble With Politics’ (TTWP),...
Apr 4, 2024
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Brand new BRAVA podcast launches for 2024
We are thrilled to launch our BRAVA podcast, HIGH NOTES, today - a new show with conversations on the art and business of voice. BRAVA...
Jan 9, 2024
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Tamsin Greig joins cast of Shakespeare’s Women
Award-winning actor Tamsin Greig has joined the cast performing rehearsed readings of Shakespeare’s Women in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse,...
Dec 13, 2023
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Carla O’Shaughnessy joins BRAVA as Senior PR Consultant
BRAVA is delighted to announce today that Carla O’Shaughnessy has joined the team as Senior PR Consultant, as the Academy continues to...
Nov 20, 2023
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BRAVA to support world premiere of new play at Shakespeare’s Globe
We're thrilled to announce that BRAVA today announces their support of the world premiere of 'Shakespeare’s Women'; a new play by the...
Nov 15, 2023
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Social media strategist, Fern Dunn, joins BRAVA from Aardman
BRAVA is thrilled to announce the appointment of Fern Dunn as Social Media and Content Manager. Fern is a communications specialist with...
Nov 8, 2023
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Sound Advice: How to build a business by teaching your craft
BRAVA Founder, Melissa Thom, sat down with multi-national software enterprise, SAGE, recently on their podcast, Sound Advice:...
Sep 11, 2023
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