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Hi! Upload your recordings, and get feedback from your peers!
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Maxwell House
Here’s to a world without bitterness. It’s our best Maxwell House ever. Now roasted with 100% Arabica beans known to be the finest coffee beans in the world for a full flavor without bitterness. It’s a new morning. Brew some good. Maxwell House. -
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Hello, I uploaded this before the website’s update and it got lost to the forum. How’s my performance and is my recording setup good?
Lincoln Financial Group
I have a mother. I have a father. I even have a big brother. I don’t need someone else looking out for me. I need someone who can help me look out for myself. At Lincoln Financial Group, their goal is to make the financial world clear and understandable, so I can make informed decisions. Lincoln Financial Group. Clear solutions in a complex world.-
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Hi Tim! I thought your pace in the reading was great. It sounds like you need a slight pause between these sentences: I don’t need someone else looking out for me. I need someone who can help me look out for myself. I did hear some “clicking”, too, a combination between speaking some words and equipment. I hope this helps!
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Tax Reform: Standard vs. Itemized Deductions (2018)
When it comes to tax deductions, the new tax law not only raises the standard deductions, it also reduces or eliminates specific deductible expenses.
So can itemizing still make sense? It’s really all about the numbers.
If you choose the standard route, the deduction limits have nearly doubled. Now you are eligible for a $12,400 deduction or, if you are married filing jointly, $24,800.
If you have itemized in the past, you may find that now, the total of your itemized deductions is lower than the standard deduction limits.
Let’s look at changes the new tax law made to some of the biggest itemized deductions.
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I really like your voice for this script and it works well for educational reads. The only thing I would say is that the script shows $12,400 and $24,800 but your read was $12,000 and $24,000; perhaps not a big deal but if you’re auditioning, that may be a factor if the script isn’t read as written. Nice job!
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Nature’s Recyclers — Discovery Kids
Did you know that mold and bacteria and higher-level organisms like beetles, centipedes and, of course, earthworms are all busy recyclers? By breaking down organic matter — stuff like dead plants, p**p, and decaying animals — they create valuable nutrients necessary for rich and fertile soil. Take it from me, a worm who knows, we are doing you a big favor.-
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Your performance is very fitting for the script and subject matter. You sound so sweet and innocent and every word was pronounced properly. However, I think some of the words you hit could have been enunciated more and you could try more variety in the lists, you don’t want it to sound bland. Overall though, I’d say your performance is a winner.
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Hi ThomasGreene – First read for Advil – good read, your voice is well suited for this sort of commercial. The second read Sandals sounded a little monotone to me; just needed a little more variation in tone? It did not seem welcoming. I liked the third one Freshii the best – it had the most varied tone and pitch and good emphasis on words and excitement about the product. Good reads!
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Good evening all! Doing my daily recording here for upcoming commercial demo. I’m a newbie so any criticism is welcome – thank you!
JC Penney 6
Your brain has 2 sides. The right side: creative, buys things, has fun. The left side: organized, practical, saves money. Now JC Penney makes both sides happy. It’s the buy more, save more sale. It’s simple, the more you buy, the more you save. 20 to 30%. So use your head. Buy more. Save more. Only at JC Penney.-
When you first started the read, I pictured you in a cave or some large empty room. You could definitely work on that. The read was a little devil-may-care which I think would work with some scripts but maybe not this one.But I like your overall tone.
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Your voice works well with the script and I do like your choice of words to hit. Your performance on the other hand, doesn’t have a very welcoming tone. You sound nonchalant or sarcastic. Contrary to what they show on TV, such behavior does not help a store make sales. I’d suggest you adopt a performance that is more caring and helpful to the listener. Also, you need to work on your recording setup, you sound like you’re in a bathroom.
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Spent a b*m load of time on this guy today haha! I’ve been feeling really heavy and feeling like how the heck are we all going to get through this and I put that into my read. I hope it comes across well. Also threw in some music for this one. Thanks for any feedback! 🙂
NIKE:
It’s a mindset. A focus. A deep seated spirit. It’s an inner strength to keep your feet planted firmly on the ground, no matter what presses against you. It’s confidence. It’s belief. It’s a way of life. It’s Nike.-
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Your take on the script was a nice touch. I’d normally expect a more excited tone for a shoe commercial, but your spin on it worked amazingly well. Your pausing makes the script a sound a little choppy, but since you’re relaxed and doing it at the end of each sentence, it works into the read great. Just remember, you mustn’t pause in the middle of a sentence like you do at the end and generally you should avoid hitting the words at the end of the sentence. Keep up the good work!
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Very good clarity and pace on this one. The piano music was nice and complimented or accentuated the flow pretty well. Just a couple things,one I wouldn’t have highlighted “matter” sounds off key, then on the ending not much emphasis was placed on the brand name Nike. Maybe just change the tone on the last sentence with Nike to be a little more uplifting, overall nice work on this!
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“The Raven,” by Edgar Allen Poe<
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
Only this and nothing more.”Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Nameless here for evermore.And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
“’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—
This it is and nothing more.”Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
“Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, -
4/h
It began with the seed of an idea. In 1902, the heartland needed folks to embrace new advances in agriculture. But leaders with open minds, strong hearts and willing hands weren’t in abundance.Luckily, kids were.By empowering the next generation to lead, 4/H took root.And grew.Grew kids who are confident and strong.Who are curious enough to question. And capable enough to find the answer. True leaders aren’t born.They’re grown. 4/H GROWS HERE
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Hi danvasq4030! I think you have a great voice for this style of narration. Calm, warm, easy-listening. The quality of your recording was clear, too. As already mentioned, be careful of extra pauses not in the script, however, you needed a micro-pause between “support … Press 3”. The Press 3 line was also read a little faster compared to the rest of the script. Overall, good job!
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You have pleasant toned voice that is easy to listen to! I liked your read, and I would recommend that you be aware of any extra pauses you may be inserting and perhaps shorten them or even exclude some of them for better flow. Also, consider reading a little faster for the listener who is mainly trying to find out what number to press! I think you began to get a little faster around “Press 3 to reach our billing department.”
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