B.Comm. • M.A. (French) • PhD ABD (French/Food Studies) Chevalière de l’Ordre de la Pléiade (Ontario 2020) Voice-over talent (Québec/international French accent), translator, French radio host, teacher/coach and author

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Testimonials

The relationships built over 20 years of offering various French services to a variety of clients continue to be truly rewarding and fun.
Here is what they have to say about working with me:

‘Hélène is one of my go-to describers. I can count on her to ‘voice’ with very little direction, in French and English. Her enunciation and tone complement the work we do. She can also deliver a cold read as though she has studied the script for days!’

‘Hélène has been a model service provider for our busy company. We do a lot of French work here and she’s helped with translating, voicing and producing our French commercials and videos.

She’s always very responsive, even if she’s busy. For instance, last week we needed a translation done fast, as the client and talent were in the studio, but the client had forgotten to do the translation. Hélène was in her car travelling to another session when we called. Being in a bind, she helped us out on the fly, literally! She translated the :30 second spot on the spot.

Hélène is helpful and ready to spring into action just about anytime. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude are always a welcome addition to our sessions, and she’s great at conversing with clients in French to help solve their issues. We’ve been using her services close to 20 years now, and we’ll definitely be continuing to hire her when needed. I highly recommend her!’

‘Chez Signalitica™, nous avons créé Esprit Nova™, un système unique en son genre utilisé pour l’évaluation des troubles du sommeil chez les adultes et les enfants. Esprit Nova™ est le seul système approuvé par Santé Canada pour une utilisation à domicile auprès de patient.e.s de moins de 18 ans (pédiatrie). Nous avons demandé à Hélène de traduire notre documentation et d’enregistrer la voix hors champ en anglais et en français pour nos vidéos à l’intention des patient.e.s. Hélène nous a livré un projet d’excellente qualité avec beaucoup de professionnalisme, ce que nos clients nous ont confirmé par la suite.’

‘At Signalitica™, we developed Esprit Nova™, a unique system for sleep evaluation in adults and children – the only system approved by Health Canada for use with patients under the age of 18 (pediatrics). We asked Hélène to do French translation and voice both English and French patient videos. Hélène delivered an excellent quality project with great professionalism; the quality was confirmed through the satisfaction of our clients.’

‘MediaFace crafts authentic stories that connect you to your key audience. Hélène has been an important part of our storytelling journey since 2011. She helps our clients to make sure the French-language stories aren’t just technically accurate but are culturally relevant. As video is our most requested medium, Hélène has worked extensively behind the scenes as a producer and writer developing original French-language content. When script translation is necessary, she takes great care to make sure the interpretation is accurate. You can also hear her lovely voice-over work in many of our videos.’
‘Je connais Hélène depuis 20 ans et j’ai eu la chance de travailler avec elle pendant plus de 10 ans. Ce qui la caractérise est sa passion pour les langues et la littérature française, sa curiosité et sa détermination. Toutes ces qualités font qu’Hélène ne se contente pas d’un travail médiocre, elle va prendre le temps de faire toutes les recherches nécessaires afin de mener son projet à un niveau supérieur.’
‘Hélène est une personne aux mille et un talents et a un don pour chacun d’entre eux! Elle fait preuve d’un professionnalisme et d’un souci du détail sans faille dans tous ses projets. Je la connais en tant qu’excellente animatrice et intervieweuse de l’émission French Toast sur les ondes de CFMU 93,3 FM et en tant qu’instigatrice du projet www.hamiltonenfrancais.ca. Je ne peux que la recommander pour tous vos projets d’entreprise!
Hélène has a thousand and one talents, and a gift for each one of them! She shows outstanding professionalism and a great attention to detail in all her projects. I know her as an excellent host and interviewer on the French Toast radio show on CFMU 93.3FM, and as the person who kick-started the www.hamiltonenfrancais.ca project. I would definitely recommend this francophone extraordinaire for all your corporate projects!’
‘Some people have a natural talent for language, others have worked hard at educating themselves, others still understand timing, cadence, and presentation. Hélène has it all, and her positive attitude makes her a pleasure to work with.’
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