The second you enter Expo 2020 Dubai, you are welcomed by a computerized voice saying ‘Hayakkum’.
The voice has a place with Safia Mohammed Alshehi, a commonly recognized name for Emirati and Arab occupants in the UAE and Gulf locale. Prior to loaning her voice to the world’s most noteworthy show, Alshehi started her profession in 2013 as a voice-over craftsman for narratives and business promotions.
Today, she is a notable media character, who has filled in as a TV moderator, radio station personality, voice-over craftsman, creator, feature writer from there, the sky is the limit.
“Before I start, I am appreciative, regarded and say thanks to Almighty Allah consistently for gift me to be the piece of Expo 2020 Dubai. It was a piece of my work, yet an obligation to introduce my country,” Alshehi told Sandy Dubai in a selective meeting.
Alshehi had done a promoting effort for the world’s most prominent fair in 2019. “However, my feet was cleared off the ground when I was informed that my voice will be utilized to invite individuals. That is the voice you enter with and exit with,” she said.
The preparation started in 2019, and at first, Alshehi said she thought that it is troublesome, as she was rehearsing for a more modest variant of Expo 2020 Dubai.
“I set all my enthusiastic focus on the manner in which a word is articulated, the tone, the ideal pitch for a specific word. I needed to make and convey a passionate bond with the guests, which took me at some point as I am not a local English speaker,” she said.
Alshehi prepared for a really long time with a vocal expert to consummate her voice. “The Expo group is exceptionally steady and we went through hours in flawlessness. I actually go through week after week preparing for right tone and voice adjustment,” she said.
Her voice can be heard all through Expo 2020 Dubai and the limited time recordings. Yet, one could sound marginally not the same as the other.
“Open air environmental factors at the Expo 2020 require a piercing voice and the business ones and promoting effort require a quiet one,” she said.
In any case, her loved ones who visit Expo 2020 consistently figure out how to perceive her, something that keeps on amazing her. “They come up all the time with ‘we heard you’. What’s more it takes me a couple of moments to comprehend that they were at the Expo. I receive messages from them day by day,” she said.
Exhibition 2020 may be Alshehi’s greatest venture to date, however global media observed her in 2019, when she presented Pope Francis during his visit to the UAE.
“I got an opportunity to introduce my excellent country on a global stage. I should say many channels zeroed in on and broadcasted my presentation. The feature was I presented in Arabic,” she said.
Clarifying the meaning of the word ‘Hayakkum’, Alshehi said it is a critical piece of her way of life and signifies ‘we embrace you with our entire existence’.
“‘Hayyakum’ is my beloved word that I have utilized at Expo. It an extremely excellent word that they have decided to invite the world,” she said.
Alshehi is a Dubai inhabitant, who finished her tutoring at Aysha School and Zabeel High School. She later sought after her lone ranger’s and graduate degree in media from Sharjah University.
Indeed, even as a kid, Alshehi realized she needed to turn into a voice-over craftsman. “I understood I am gifted with a resonant voice at an early age,” she said. “An amplifier has forever been a companion of mine right from my schooldays. I was the host for my school and school occasions.”
Alshehi, who has a child and little girl, said both her children likewise accept they are gifted with incredible voices.
“They don’t upset me and let me be the point at which I am recording,” she said. “I have become exceptionally well known among understudies and all gratitude to my kids for that.”
