Safia Al-Shehhi delivers the exhibition’s messages to its guests to discover its details and new activities

The daughter of the Emirates... the official voice of the "Dubai Expo"

  • Safiya's voice reached millions of visitors to the "Expo Dubai" in Arabic and English.

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The step of Emirati media, Safia Al Shehhi, who confronted the experience of the official "Expo 2020 Dubai" voice for more than five months, formed an integral part of the event's rituals and the compass of its guests that led them to discover its details, surprises, and new events and daily events, while ensuring her familiar voice performance. In difficult times for the pandemic to mitigate its impact, by recalling the rules of social separation and safety measures to ensure that they enjoy discovering the event that I described as the greatest responsibility and the story that is told.

Safia Al-Shehhi confirmed to "Emirates Today" that "Expo Dubai" has become part of her life and her constant daily duties, in addition to her job, her tasks in the media field, and various other responsibilities.

beginnings

Regarding the circumstances of her candidacy for the “Voice of Expo” experience, the Emirati media said that “the experience of voice overs is not new to me, as it was preceded by many other projects. I have been in the field of professional voice overs since 2008, but most of my experiences were in the field of documentaries, television programs, radio and television commercials for major companies, My voice was also used in the automated response of a number of institutions.

She added that she works in audiobook recording projects such as the "Book Factory" project, and recorded in 2019 the first promotional advertisement for "Expo Dubai", and was pleased to be nominated to try the daily messages of the event, which coincided with the search for an Emirati media personality capable of using Arabic and English and representing This national sign in a way that highlights its importance and value.

responsible

For more than five continuous months, Safia Al-Shehhi faced a special mission that was not without risks and requirements of caution and accuracy in providing details and news of a global event that made a difference in the history of the UAE, saying that “the step of representing the event with my voice is a great responsibility because it is linked to the radioactive image of (Expo Dubai) and the messages of this project. Global National.

She revealed her continuity before and during the event in personal training almost daily, to improve her vocal fitness and develop her linguistic performance in Arabic and English through daily reading and listening to audio book recordings, relying on the experience of a well-known music coach to improve the quality of her performance.

readiness

Safia Al-Shehhi explained: “In cooperation with a specialized team, writing messages are carried out, while an integrated technical team supervises the sound recording operations in various studios outside (Expo Dubai). Collaborate with him to record hundreds of messages before the event kicks off.

At the same time, clips related to new events or a number of special instructions with slight changes are being recorded, which are added to a number of other additional projects on which I have placed my voice, such as celebrations, some pavilion messages and other projects accompanying the visitor experiences, but the larger volume of The project was proactively prepared.

As for its readiness to meet the requirements of the new mission, it always accompanies work needs and is not connected to fixed times or schedules sometimes, because it continues according to necessity and levels of importance. She uses it to record her voice during nights or during holidays to pass it on as raw messages to the technical team involved in sound engineering and production operations in general.

Safia Al-Shehhi described her experience in the world exhibition in general as a real addition to her professional balance.

And she continued, "But the greatest importance of this experience lies in my participation in this exceptional event in the history of the UAE, which enabled me to develop my tools and work on my talent more, and then transfer my professional experience and tell its details, which I consider (a story to be told) to those wishing to enter this field." .

• 2008, the year Safia started her career with voiceover.

• The global exhibition records clips related to new daily events or a number of special instructions and other activities.

Safiya Al Shehhi:

• “The step of representing the event with my voice is a great responsibility, as it is linked to the beautiful (Expo Dubai) image.”

• «My participation in the exceptional event enabled me to develop my tools and work on my talent more».

A lifetime memory

The media, Safia Al Shehhi, expressed her happiness to experience the "Voice of Expo" experience, which for her fell within the framework of national responsibility and the most beautiful memory that she will carry in her heart for a lifetime, adding: "She is excited about this step, which was part of an exceptional global event that will not be repeated until years later, which was preceded by a major event. Another, which I personally had the honor to present to millions of people around the world, is the signing of the (Human Fraternity Document) that arose in the Emirates,” stressing that her experience at the World Exhibition will be a real addition to her professional balance, but the greatest importance lies in her participation in this exceptional event in the history of the Emirates.