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I'm a British-born New Zealander. My personality and attitudes come from a life of travel and intercultural exposure. I have in-depth experience as a voice over artist, English language editor and proofreader, plus as an English language teacher. As a voice-over artist, I have experience in radio and TV commercials, corporate voice-overs, e-learning videos, and English language listening exercise scripts. I've recorded professionally in New Zealand, Australia, China and Germany. I can produce a range of emotions and styles to enhance your script. I'm also able to produce passable Indian, Australian and Irish accents. I like to call my accent mid-pacific, My voice has a fairly neutral, standard British accent with no particularly strong regional features. My vocal range is bass/baritone with a mid-level pitch. I'm an articulate speaker with well-paced, easy to understand pronunciation. For many years I've worked as a vocal coach and worked closely with second language clients to improve pronunciation, intonation, pace and body language. I'm also a theatre actor and director so I can fill the role of drama teacher and acting mentor. As an editor my work has included proofreading theatre play scripts, fictional stories, academic and technical texts from both native and non-native speakers, as well as assisting second language authors with their books and stories. Alongside voice-over work, I‘m an English language teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching in more than eight countries. I am culturally sensitive and aware. My skill set includes teaching general and business English, IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation, giving English presentations and soft skills training plus course development, curriculum design, teacher mentoring and team management. Before entering the language industry, I served with the Navy for 22 years, so I have an in-depth knowledge of maritime language, idioms and culture. I'm also well versed in aviation, supply and logistics language.…I'm a British-born New Zealander. My personality and attitudes come from a life of travel and intercultural exposure. I have in-depth experience as a voice over artist, English language editor and proofreader, plus as an English language teacher. As a voice-over artist, I have experience in radio and TV commercials, corporate voice-overs, e-learning videos, and English language listening exercise scripts. I've recorded professionally in New Zealand, Australia, China and Germany. I can produce a range of emotions and styles to enhance your script. I'm also able to produce passable Indian, Australian and Irish accents. I like to call my accent mid-pacific, My voice has a fairly neutral, standard British accent with no particularly strong regional features. My vocal range is bass/baritone with a mid-level pitch. I'm an articulate speaker with well-paced, easy to understand pronunciation. For many years I've worked as a vocal coach and worked closely with second language clients to improve pronunciation, intonation, pace and body language. I'm also a theatre actor and director so I can fill the role of drama teacher and acting mentor. As an editor my work has included proofreading theatre play scripts, fictional stories, academic and technical texts from both native and non-native speakers, as well as assisting second language authors with their books and stories. Alongside voice-over work, I‘m an English language teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching in more than eight countries. I am culturally sensitive and aware. My skill set includes teaching general and business English, IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation, giving English presentations and soft skills training plus course development, curriculum design, teacher mentoring and team management. Before entering the language industry, I served with the Navy for 22 years, so I have an in-depth knowledge of maritime language, idioms and culture. I'm also well versed in aviation, supply and logistics language.

Dave Earl

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Online Trainer, Voiceover Artist, Actor, +3

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I'm a British-born New Zealander. My personality and attitudes come from a life of travel and intercultural exposure. I have in-depth experience as a voice over artist, English language editor and proofreader, plus as an English language teacher. As a voice-over artist, I have experience in radio and TV commercials, corporate voice-overs, e-learning videos, and English language listening exercise scripts. I've recorded professionally in New Zealand, Australia, China and Germany. I can produce a range of emotions and styles to enhance your script. I'm also able to produce passable Indian, Australian and Irish accents. I like to call my accent mid-pacific, My voice has a fairly neutral, standard British accent with no particularly strong regional features. My vocal range is bass/baritone with a mid-level pitch. I'm an articulate speaker with well-paced, easy to understand pronunciation. For many years I've worked as a vocal coach and worked closely with second language clients to improve pronunciation, intonation, pace and body language. I'm also a theatre actor and director so I can fill the role of drama teacher and acting mentor. As an editor my work has included proofreading theatre play scripts, fictional stories, academic and technical texts from both native and non-native speakers, as well as assisting second language authors with their books and stories. Alongside voice-over work, I‘m an English language teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching in more than eight countries. I am culturally sensitive and aware. My skill set includes teaching general and business English, IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation, giving English presentations and soft skills training plus course development, curriculum design, teacher mentoring and team management. Before entering the language industry, I served with the Navy for 22 years, so I have an in-depth knowledge of maritime language, idioms and culture. I'm also well versed in aviation, supply and logistics language.…I'm a British-born New Zealander. My personality and attitudes come from a life of travel and intercultural exposure. I have in-depth experience as a voice over artist, English language editor and proofreader, plus as an English language teacher. As a voice-over artist, I have experience in radio and TV commercials, corporate voice-overs, e-learning videos, and English language listening exercise scripts. I've recorded professionally in New Zealand, Australia, China and Germany. I can produce a range of emotions and styles to enhance your script. I'm also able to produce passable Indian, Australian and Irish accents. I like to call my accent mid-pacific, My voice has a fairly neutral, standard British accent with no particularly strong regional features. My vocal range is bass/baritone with a mid-level pitch. I'm an articulate speaker with well-paced, easy to understand pronunciation. For many years I've worked as a vocal coach and worked closely with second language clients to improve pronunciation, intonation, pace and body language. I'm also a theatre actor and director so I can fill the role of drama teacher and acting mentor. As an editor my work has included proofreading theatre play scripts, fictional stories, academic and technical texts from both native and non-native speakers, as well as assisting second language authors with their books and stories. Alongside voice-over work, I‘m an English language teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching in more than eight countries. I am culturally sensitive and aware. My skill set includes teaching general and business English, IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation, giving English presentations and soft skills training plus course development, curriculum design, teacher mentoring and team management. Before entering the language industry, I served with the Navy for 22 years, so I have an in-depth knowledge of maritime language, idioms and culture. I'm also well versed in aviation, supply and logistics language.

Available to hire

Hamburg, Germany

I’m a British-born New Zealander. My personality and attitudes come from a life of travel and intercultural exposure. I have in-depth experience as a voice over artist, English language editor and proofreader, plus as an English language teacher.

As a voice-over artist, I have experience in radio and TV commercials, corporate voice-overs, e-learning videos, and English language listening exercise scripts. I’ve recorded professionally in New Zealand, Australia, China and Germany.

I can produce a range of emotions and styles to enhance your script. I’m also able to produce passable Indian, Australian and Irish accents.

I like to call my accent mid-pacific, My voice has a fairly neutral, standard British accent with no particularly strong regional features. My vocal range is bass/baritone with a mid-level pitch. I’m an articulate speaker with well-paced, easy to understand pronunciation.

For many years I’ve worked as a vocal coach and worked closely with second language clients to improve pronunciation, intonation, pace and body language. I’m also a theatre actor and director so I can fill the role of drama teacher and acting mentor.

As an editor my work has included proofreading theatre play scripts, fictional stories, academic and technical texts from both native and non-native speakers, as well as assisting second language authors with their books and stories.

Alongside voice-over work, I‘m an English language teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching in more than eight countries. I am culturally sensitive and aware. My skill set includes teaching general and business English, IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation, giving English presentations and soft skills training plus course development, curriculum design, teacher mentoring and team management.

Before entering the language industry, I served with the Navy for 22 years, so I have an in-depth knowledge of maritime language, idioms and culture. I’m also well versed in aviation, supply and logistics language.

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Work Experience

English Language Teacher at Nord Akademie

January 1, 2024 - Present

Enhances Nord Akademie dual studies students’ English ability as they work toward business management, informatics, or IT degrees. Delivers a set curriculum covering presentations, participating in meetings, and pitching sales ideas. Teaches 19–23-year-old learners and focuses on structured skill development for academic and workplace communication.

Supply and Logistics English Teacher (Sub-contracted) at BAE Systems (via Resource Group UK / Symbiotics Ltd)

July 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019

Taught subject-specific Supply and Logistics English to Saudi nationals in Saudi Arabia, including Maths, Aviation English, word processing, Excel spreadsheets, and language for meetings and presentations. Instrumental in designing and writing subject-specific lesson plans and worksheets with supporting PPTs. Responsible for realizing an average student final course mark above 65%.

Freelance English Language Teacher

July 1, 2016 - Present

Freelance English language teaching for language schools and companies in and around Hamburg. Provides face-to-face groups, 1-to-1 coaching, and online classes. Covers business and general English, plus IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation for adults and teenagers. Negotiates and delivers tailored training to meet individual client needs; consistently meets agreed targets with positive feedback.

Maritime English Teacher & Aviation Technical English (Subcontracted) at Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) (via Symbiotics Ltd)

January 1, 2015 - July 31, 2016

Primary role: taught maritime English to Algerian naval personnel; designed and wrote supplementary subject-specific worksheets and exercises for individual class needs; modified and created additional course content to supplement base materials. Secondary role: delivered subject-specific aviation technical English to Saudi nationals training as ground crew mechanics and electricians.

English Language Professional (Long/Short-term Contracts)

October 1, 2010 - December 31, 2014

Worked on long and short-term English language contracts serving companies, business clients, universities, and schools across Libya, the U.K., Russia, Bratislava, and China. Worked with clients including Shanghai University, Award Brand Tripoli, Bell Education, IPT Russia, and Prostaff Bratislava.

Team Manager / Language Development Coach at Microsoft Corporation

October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2010

Managed a language specialist program team of seven staff. Liaised with Microsoft management on delivery of cross-cultural and English development training for software engineers. Mentored support engineers in personal development plans and acted as language coach, cultural advisor, and soft-skills mentor for Microsoft software engineers supporting customers from Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia. Developed and conducted specialized workshops including email writing, voice quality, and cultural orientation. Observed and mentored new hire language teachers; provided feedback on effectiveness and trained them in internal systems.

Computer Tutor at Avonmore Tertiary Academy

December 1, 1994 - March 31, 2000

Tutored long-term unemployed personnel in information technology, computer operating systems, and application programs. Software included DOS, Windows 95 & 98, MS Office 95 & 97, Publisher, and PowerPoint. Provided mentoring and counselling to increase motivation and self-esteem; promoted positive workplace life skills and effective communication.

Naval Radio Communications Supervisor (Career Path) at Royal New Zealand Navy

May 1, 1969 - January 31, 1992

Trained in naval radio communications and progressed from junior communicator to chief radio communications supervisor through ship, shore base, and training base postings. Held top secret security clearance with access to crypto keys, knowledge of ciphers and codes, and viewing of communications. Highlights included serving as communications officer at Scott Base (Antarctica) and managing a radio communications station with 35/38 staff, maintaining 24-hour national and international radio links and ship-to-shore communications. Designed and developed a training program on a Plessey communications switch for defence staff and maintained/update course material with contractors as programming changed.