[David Goldberg]

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[Andrea]

Hi everyone,

I’m working on my narration demo and on accent reduction, aiming for SAE. It would be awesome if you could listen to this piece and tell me what you think my home state is. Any feedback on performance is greatly appreciated as well 🙂

The script is for a short video about beavers.

Thank you!

Lumberjack, surveyor, builder, engineer. It’s all in a day’s work for a b****r. They’ve got the tools and the know-how to create a brand new ecosystem – one log at a time. When they build, everyone shares the reward. A b****r pond is a wildlife magnet. It’s the place to find a mate and raise a family; to hunt; or to fight for survival. In the centre of the action, the engineer keeps the whole thing running. Building a dam, that’s just part of the job. These guys will face down predators, voyage into the unknown, and battle the full force of nature. All to create their little slice of paradise.

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[SuperLuke]

Very nice performance.

[Andrea]

Thanks for your feedback, SuperLuke. Much appreciated!

[NishaG]

Hello everyone! Just looking to get some creative feedback on these two pieces. I am not working from a professional studio, so NO technical feedback, please. Thank you!

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[Andrea]

Hi Nisha, nice! I liked both of your reads, especially Nature’s Recyclers. I could feel the energy in your voice. In Motivation-Meditation, I liked how you varied the tempo, but I think you went a bit too high in pitch after “As you feel scared.” You could take out the pauses before “akin to” and “so far” and maybe you could make the last sentence sound friendlier.

[rustylj63]

Hi Nisha,
I liked both of your reads. Your tempo is good and your voice is, for the most part, clear and sharp. There were a couple of words in “Nature’s Recyclers” that I think got muddled a little, but both reads sounded good!

[rustylj63]

Because its been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted here I thought I’d drop a couple more recordings for y’all to beat me up with. Please disregard any background noise or echo, I’m not in my studio. Thanks!

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[Andrea]

Hi rustylj, I think your voice is great for both pieces, but I feel like you’re a bit too serious in both, especially in Hungary’s Food Scene. Maybe try to add a smile and see if that lightens up the tone a bit? Imagine that you’re talking to a friend and telling them a fun fact about Hungary.

[rustylj63]

Hey folks, it’s been a minute but thought I’d throw this up for some of your awesome feedback.

Thanks!

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[AJS10]

Hello! Would love some feedback on this narrative piece I’m practicing. (just performance… I’m still working on my home studio) Thank you!

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[Mike Reddy]

Hello everyone! Two reads here. Any feedback is always welcome. Thank you!

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[Cheechman]

You have a very soothing voice….
Try not to go up and down in tone so much, a little sing Songy for me.
Only hilight the right words not as much as you did.

Overall i thought they were really good.

[StevenMBrun]

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[JoyceVOA]

Hello everyone! I’m new to the forum and looking for general feedback. Actually I’m new to VO. I am pursuing commercial VO. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

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[rustylj63]

Hi Joyce, I think you Macy’s read had fairly good tempo, but as others have said, it came across a bit like an announcer. Imagine you were telling your daughter about this… have a conversation with her.

[gigihernandezdoesit]

Hi Joyce! Great tone and super natural on your Macys read. I think I could use a little more differentiation or build on the list of sales/ percentages. could just be the way my brain works but I tend to glaze over when numbers get involved. keeping the energy up or ramping up may help!

[Gill]

Welcome Joyce,
You have a lovely voice. I agree with nicolance your read is coming across in an announcement way but you read both scripts clearly which is a positive. Your second recording once again started off in that announcement read so that would be a good place to start by switching to a more conversational read.

[nicolance]

Hi Joyce – have you taken any voice over classes, training or coaching? You sounded too much like an announcer reading from a script; most voice over work today requires a conversational and realistic tone, rather than the old announcer sound. Coaching and training will help with that. You do have a lovely voice, though I detected a bit of an accent (perhaps the Carolinas?) at times that seemed out of place. Keep at it, and good luck – Lance

[JoyceVOA]

Hello everyone! I’m new to the forum and looking for general feedback. Helpful insight would be greatly appreciated. I am pursuing commercial VO. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

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[rustylj63]

Hi Joyce, something I struggled with (and still do at times) is sounding more like I’m having a conversation with someone instead of like I’m telling a whole room full of people. Think about someone you’d naturally tell about Dove SS and then try to just have a conversation with them. See if that helps.

[nicolance]

Hi Joyce – about half way thru this one there were technical issues, perhaps some issues with editing? I do not know if you heard this too? Lance

[JoyceVOA]

Hello everyone! I’m new to the forum and looking for general feedback. Helpful insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

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