Lorraine Kish
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Hi Theresa,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful words and feedback. Yes! I get in my head and it’s probably best sometimes to take a break and then come back to it! Thank you for the suggesting on pitching down – I totally see your point and think that makes sense. I am quite new as well and agree, sometimes I just don’t know what exactly but know when something sounds right or a bit off haha! 😀 I go back through my notes from Technique 101 and make sure I’m using the correct terminology because I want to get comfortable in knowing what I’m talking about makes sense to me! Thank you!
LorraineHey Amanda! Great seeing you here again 🙂 You have such a friendly and believable manner of speaking in your read. Definitely conversational and clear. The only thing I noticed throughout the read is that it seems like towards the end of each phrase, your voice sounds a little scratchy. Not sure what the term is but it seems you start at a certain pitch range, and at the end it is lower – the last word drags a tad. Not sure if this makes any sense! I’m still learning and practicing myself so I’m glad we all have a place to come to, to help us! I’m working on my micro-pauses and sounding more conversational. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Mel! I enjoyed listening to your voice in both reads; I think your overall tone sounds good – just some minor tweaks. You do a great job adjusting pitch between the 2 reads as one of them is focused on a more serious topic. In the Afghanistan read, you seem to emphasize the “right” words to make it something of importance, which I think makes sense and the pace is just right in my opinion; i think the only suggestion is to add a little inflection in that read if you can- not much, since it’s a little longer. Maybe play around with that to see? The Coffee read makes me want to definitely try the coffee! But maybe a tad bit slower pace. Thank you for sharing and great job!
Hi Hennessey!
Thanks for sharing and welcome. I’m fairly new as well! I’m just getting used to listening to voice clips and learning a lot from others too. Your voice sounds crisp, clear and friendly. What I might suggest which is something that I’m working on as well is to try to focus on someone you know and tell them what I need to say – tell them the “story” – even using a lead-in word. You already have such a natural sounding voice that’s pleasant to listen to. Not sure if that helps but great job!
Hi Friends, back again. I’m struggling with this narration script and I recorded it over and over again and second-guessed myself, but I’m sharing 2 takes with you. Hoping for feedback as it relates to my vocal delivery (not technical – no professional equipment yet). I’m struggling to figure out what words to emphasize and sound natural and not so methodical with micro-pauses. Feel like I’m missing something – I tried standing up and breathing deeply, doing the “lead-in”….any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you!
Thanks, Mel! Sorry for the delay – I haven’t been super active the last week. I appreciate the feedback and I’m working on improving my pace while sounding natural. I saw you posted scripts and I will make sure to take a listen. It is so helpful to listen to others and learn from you all. Looking forward to more interaction!
Hi Amanda! love the energy and overall tone in your voice, you seem to have a nice wide pitch range. I agree with Daniel on the lead-in; I learned about that recently and think it’s great to make us feel like it’s more of a conversation. For some reason, I lean towards the corporate read and I know you didn’t ask for a favorite! It seemed more natural – only thing I can think of to critique is the pausing in the listing – perhaps a little quicker. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, Daniel! Appreciate your feedback. it’s great to get the clarity on what we need to work on, from other fellow actors. I will continue to practice in varying my tone and speeding up a bit. Thank you again!
Thanks Amanda! I appreciate the feedback and will continue practicing and will post again. I will also take a listen to your recent uploads – it’s great to be able to learn from others as well!
I just came here to say this Acura commercial makes me want to buy one! Alas! maybe once I make it in the Voice-over world 😀 Really enjoy your voice and think it’s powerful and just right for this commercial. I did not notice glottal stops, which I’m just learning is a thing. The only thing I noticed is the script used a lot of the word, “future”, but I suppose that is not on you. Great job!
