[mkell755]

Hi John! Very good reads! Your voice is very warm and the pacing and tone is excellent for both.
Script 1: I heard a pause after 1905, both times. Without the comma, you could instead read right through it, both places for more continuity and clarity of the thought.
Script 2: The word “being” sounds smushed to me, like “ben”, not a big deal and part of this may be your accent. I’m also hearing a pause after “…looking to bank with us” but there is not comma there that would suggest a pause.
Both reads were really well done! Keep up the good work!

Mary