Friday Feelgood April 4th 2025

The moment you've all been waiting for....

It's #Fridayfeelgood time!

What's gone well in your line of work this week? Crushed some new sales? Made 20 new connections? Scored a goal at the 5 aside?

I want to hear about it - let's share some positive news!

It could be fairly easy to get down in the dumps lately, especially as a #freelancer, the rise of AI, the rise in costs of literally everything and well...I could go on but I wont!

My feelgood this week is in the form of celebrating resilience.

I've been going to see a physio for an injury the last few months as it's been getting in the way of my work and social life - this week I allowed myself some moping time but as part my resilient attitude, it was necessary! I'm a competitive person who loves sports and I love being involved in teamwork especially since being a #voiceover I spend a lot of time alone in a little box.)

I started to think about how I would process this setback on the field or on the track and I realised that it's so important to give yourself a little breather and readjust your stance before you try again - especially when you don't have teammates right next to you!

I'm very grateful to JD, Michele, Cindy and Sophie who have been great remote teammates this week in helping each other to get back on track with projects, update our websites and generally, support each other.

What's your Friday Feelgood?

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Looking for a Northern Irish Voiceover?

This week you can catch me as a sports announcer at a triple header roller derby game in the Valley Leisure Centre and then on Sunday at The Monkstown Spartan's Belfast Zoo 5k!

It's a busy one!

Friday Feelgood 28th March 2025

It's time to feel good this Friday and share with me your #FridayFeelgood?

What's been great about your week, any small wins or BIG ones for that matter?

This week I'm feeling good about something a little more serious than my regular output and that's knowing my worth.

What does ‘knowing your worth’ mean to you?

In the last few months I’ve seen a lot of freelancers like myself have conversations about rates, getting paid for our experience or expertise and the fact that it’s not getting any easier.

I saw an alarming post the other day from someone (who was new to me at the time) who said that ‘we’ need to be realistic and stop expecting to get rates that we have been getting for years. It certainly had a diverse response from those that thought the writer was correct and those that thought they were way out of line. For the record I’m with the folk in the latter camp.

It’s also recently been brought to my attention that there are people posing as ‘agents’ or ‘talent wranglers’ and they’re sifting though jobs on the internet with no real knowledge of how the industry works and luring unsuspecting or uncaring voiceover individuals into believing that they deserve 20% less than what is already a rate with agency fees included.

I can appreciate that when you’re only starting out, the difference between say £50 (for what those unscrupulous will say is "just a few minutes") and £250 is a lot but if you could appreciate the bigger picture and learn to know your worth then you could see that by doing so we will all be better off in the long run!

To really get into my Friday Feelgood, I have to say thanks once again to the unstoppable force that is Jan Todd who's really helped me know my worth with her fantastic mentoring and helping me to make the most out of my website!

Let me know what's been great in your week!

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A Northern Irish professional female voiceover that knows her worth! Drop me a line at my revamped website www.oonaghoflaherty.com

Friday Feelgood 14th March 2025

Hey everyone! Happy Friday, I hope you feel good!?

Welcome to my little space where I take a moment to have a #FridayFeelgood and share a little positivity from my week.

It was #internationalwomensday last Saturday on the 8th in case it passed you by. I was very fortunate to hang out with some very funny, strong, hardworking and inspiring women who came together for a day of indoor softball. We didn't win the tournament but we played together as a team and #teamwork is what it's all about.

Being in sport is really important to me as a #freelancer because it gives me the opportunity to see other people outside my #voiceover booth and it's also a lot of fun to hit a ball and tag someone out!

I know my teammates roll their eyes when I say things like #oneteamonedream or #teamworkmakesthedreamwork but I really do believe in the power of working together as a team! While I might be a freelancer I know that it still takes a village and it's good to have people around you to keep you grounded and to share your wins!

What's your Friday Feelgood or what's your go to sport or hobby outside of work? I want to know!

Also...how good is the extra light in the day!?

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If you need a Northern Irish professional voiceover, audio describer or *elite level athlete then drop me a line!

*not everything you read on the internet is true.