Mike Cooper, one of VAI's Affiliate Coaches, has more than three decades of experience across broadcast media and voiceover work, both in his native England and in America. His training has blended working with coaches, courses at institutions including London’s City Lit, and on-the-job learning with the BBC, ITV and Sky alongside his own self study. As someone who has worked on both sides of the control room glass, as talent and director, Mike takes an interest in the performance aspect of voice work as well as the technical and engineering side.