Emily Gauthier
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Hi Mike!
Welcome to the edge forum! Hope we can help you give tips and advice to better your voice! It’s nice to have you.
You have a very knowledgeable-sounding voice, which I think lends itself nicely to this piece. However, a lot of your tone stays in the same range, making it more noticeable that you’re reading a piece. I would start with trying to give slight adjustments to your tone by envisioning telling this to someone. When you ask the question, try to think of a memory when you were in a frustrated position, asking yourself “how do I get out of this?” and when you reveal to the listener the solution, remember that relief of when you finally had your problem solved.
I hope this helps!
Hi Jillian!
Your pronunciation is very well done! Everything sounded very crisp and clear in both recordings, though the sound quality was not as good as the final.
I do think I like take 5 more than the final though. It is just a smidge faster, but it comes across as more natural and conversational, whereas the final might be a tad too slow, making it sound more like you’re reading the script. I do also think ADD should be sped up a bit, as right now, while I can hear it very clearly, so much emphasis is put on it that I only remember ADD rather than what the message is trying to get across about it.
I hope this helps, and keep up the good work!
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday!
Here are some new takes I did today. I kept blurring “or vinegar” on my takes for Promist, so please let me know if those words are clear in this recording. Any other advice is really helpful!
I appreciate everyone of you who has commented and given advice on my previous posts! Thank you so much!
Hi Grace!
I’m not sure if my feedback is technique-related, but I hope this helps! I’m not sure if you edited your audio but the sentences come one after another a little too fast so it sounds like one big sentence. I would also try to envision the food or something that makes your mouth water as you’re talking about the ingredients, as right now there’s not much variation so it sounds tonally samey.
Nice work though!
Hello again everyone!
I’ve been trying to get better at slowing down on the customer name, so let me know if I was able to do that (especially with crayola!). Thank you for all the feedback you’ve given so far!
Hi Angela!
The first read was fantastic, I had a double-take as it took me right back to the professional ones i’ve heard over the years! Your voice seems very natural for meditation videos and audio, I would definitely put this as something in your wheelhouse! I would describe your voice here as calm, collected, and reassuring.
Chase IVR was nice, but I feel it needed to be slowed down more. It also felt a bit more robotic, which I understood is for phone service, but it could have used just a slight shift of personal comfort, if that makes sense. Coupled with the faster dialogue it felt more like you were reading the script than trying to make a pleasant experience for the person on the other line. I would describe your voice here as crisp, quick, and just a little samey.
I hope these help!
Hey everyone!
Back again with another couple of samples! I have two from the same read, just wanting to know which people prefer. I think I like 2 overall more, but if you could let me know why which one sounds better than the other i’d appreciate it! Thank you!
Hi Brandy!
I do agree with James that it is a little loud, but i’m not hearing the scratch. Maybe it’s subtler than I’m anticipating, so I’d get another veteran ear to listen for it!
Otherwise, very solid! Your voice is bright and bubbly and really nice on the ears. Hope to hear more!
Hi Grace!
You have a very pleasant voice to listen to! It’s very calm and soothing which can definitely be a great asset. The pace was good and you’re really picking up those T’s at the end.
I would say that it does sound more like you’re reading than conveying a message about the awareness of the environment. The tone stays consistent throughout which is an indicator. I would try to push for more variation in your voice, like picturing the birds in your head near the end, or try digging into a few words. “We *knew* we had to do something.” To give it a bit more power.
Overall, pleasant read!
