ABOUT — Afaf Shawwa Bibi

I’m a communicator.

Through voiceover, on-camera, theater, or communications coaching, I help you express your story, brand, product, or script and create a strong connection with your audience.
Multi-lingual, multi-accented, and multi-cultured, I work across borders with ease.

The core of my approach is: I care.

I listen closely, put myself in your shoes, adapt to your needs, and commit to your project as if it were my own.
In return, you get **high quality work**, **ease of interaction**, and maybe even an immensely **satisfied** grin.

Come aboard the flight route of my life:

I’m Palestinian-Canadian...and also Lebanese...and Cypriot.
I grew up attending American international schools in sunny Athens, then cloudy London
Studied International Relations at Tufts University in freezing cold Boston
Spent a semester reconnecting with my roots at Birzeit University near beautiful Ramallah and at the Hebrew University in majestic Jerusalem
Lived six dizzying years in NYC, working first in management consulting and then foreign policy before doing my MA in Speech and Interpersonal Communication at New York University
While in NYC, I trained as an actor with the great Mary Boyer at the T. Schreiber Studio, launched my acting career, co-founded an award-winning Arab-American theater company and performed off-Broadway in the city that never sleeps
I hopped over to London to take courses, from screen acting to Shakespeare at RADA (and I am still continuously training)
Then, I met the love of my life, packed my bags and moved to bustling Beirut, where I performed in English and Arabic, wrote and produced my first play at the Monnot Theatre, and became a communications coach and professor at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University
(We interrupt your inflight entertainment as at this point in the route Afaf paused a few years to bring 3 humans into this world.)
(OK, now she's back...)
I spent four years in lively Dubai, where I acted in one film, four corporate videos, six plays, eight commercials, twelve corporate dramas; won four acting awards; and coached hundreds of professionals in communication and leadership skills
Next, I moved back to Athens with my husband and children, went a little nuts under lockdown homeschooling them (only the kids), set up a home recording studio, and launched my voiceover business.
Finally, back to Dubai with a spanking new recording studio where I voice corporate, commercial, and animation projects.
Phew! Moving around has been challenging, but my life is so much richer mainly because of the amazing people I’ve met and worked with along the way.
As a result of these adventures, I speak English, Arabic, Greek; get by in French and Hebrew. I can flip accents and dialects on command, and can comfortably connect with clients all over the world.
Next stop... stay tuned!

I’m a communicator.

Through voiceover, on-camera, theater, or communications coaching, I help you express your story, brand, product, or script and create a strong connection with your audience.

Multi-lingual, multi-accented, and multi-cultured, I work across borders with ease.

The core of my approach is: I care.

I listen closely, put myself in your shoes, adapt to your needs, and commit to your project as if it were my own.

In return, you get high quality work, ease of interaction, and maybe even an immensely satisfied grin.

Come aboard the flight route of my life:

I’m Palestinian-Canadian...and also Lebanese...and Cypriot.

I grew up attending American international schools in sunny Athens, then cloudy London

Studied International Relations at Tufts University in freezing cold Boston

Spent a semester reconnecting with my roots at Birzeit University near beautiful Ramallah and at the Hebrew University in majestic Jerusalem

Lived six dizzying years in NYC, working first in management consulting and then foreign policy before doing my MA in Speech and Interpersonal Communication at New York University

While in NYC, I trained as an actor with the great Mary Boyer at the T. Schreiber Studio, launched my acting career, co-founded an award-winning Arab-American theater company and performed off-Broadway in the city that never sleeps

I hopped over to London to take courses, from screen acting to Shakespeare at RADA (and I am still continuously training)

Then, I met the love of my life, packed my bags and moved to bustling Beirut, where I performed in English and Arabic, wrote and produced my first play at the Monnot Theatre, and became a communications coach and professor at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University

(We interrupt your inflight entertainment as at this point in the route Afaf paused a few years to bring 3 humans into this world.)

(OK, now she's back...)

I spent four years in lively Dubai, where I acted in one film, four corporate videos, six plays, eight commercials, twelve corporate dramas; won four acting awards; and coached hundreds of professionals in communication and leadership skills

Next, I moved back to Athens with my husband and children, went a little nuts under lockdown homeschooling them (only the kids), set up a home recording studio, and launched my voiceover business.

Finally, back to Dubai with a spanking new recording studio where I voice corporate, commercial, and animation projects.

Phew! Moving around has been challenging, but my life is so much richer mainly because of the amazing people I’ve met and worked with along the way.

As a result of these adventures, I speak English, Arabic, Greek; get by in French and Hebrew. I can flip accents and dialects on command, and can comfortably connect with clients all over the world.

Next stop... stay tuned!

The buzz and thrill of being in the zone

on stage, screen, or behind the mic…

The magic of a message moving an audience

to laugh, cry, think, or act…

Helping people deliver their story with impact…

this is a joy for me.

I look forward to helping you with your next project.