Sarah DeMike
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Hey all, would love some feedback on this one. The almost commercial feel to it was a real challenge for me. I’ve been struggling with conversational tone and sounding natural in my reads, how do you think I did?
I enjoyed listening to your different takes on the same script. I think the second take was my favorite of the two. I agree with the previous poster that your read sounded a bit robotic. I think it might be based on your pitch. If you have less pitch variation, it sounds a bit more artificial. The other thing that might help your read would be to work on the flow of the sentences. If it feels like each sentence has a beginning, middle, and end, it might be more interesting for the listener. Good luck!
Nice job! I think you have a great voice for the scripts you picked, especially the recycling one. It seems that in your effort to not rush, you got a little choppy in your read. I’ve been doing something very similar. A tip that helped me was to really imagine the person you’re talking to with your script. If you have a specific person visualized in your head, you tend to talk more naturally and your flow will be better. Keep it up!
I’m back with a new recording. I was trying to focus on making it sound more natural and conversational, would love to get some feedback from you guys. (still haven’t gotten a great recording space set up, so just creative feedback please)
You’ve got a great variation in pitch in your voice while still sounding natural. It’s really nice to listen to and I love it for commercial-style reads, especially the Curiosity Stream recording. I agree with the previous poster that the Ancestry spot doesn’t quite hit the same, I think because it’s a more personal/intimate subject. That particular copy has a much more solemn vibe and I think that’s the difficulty. Good stuff so far though!
I think the Ketel One spot is a great use of your voice. You’ve really got the sultry vibe going for you. I like that you take pauses, but I think they might be a little bit long, particularly in the Dog recording. It’s got a good amount of feeling and a natural sound, but I think the train of thought gets a little muddy/choppy because of the length of the pauses.
I really like your tone, your voice is so nice to listen to. I noticed you’re hitting a lot of down pitches at the end of your sentences, I would say that you could use some pitch variation (I also have difficulty with this). Keep it up!
I really like the conversational tone you’ve got, your voice sounds great! The only thing I noticed to work on was that your pauses seemed a bit too long. Loved the “pop of pineapple”!
