[T Hayes]

Hi,

I could hear the smile in your voice, very pleasant. 🙂 A suggestion to slow your pace a bit would be to take a beat between each sentence and think about them as separate thoughts (this has helped me) Also, watch for micro-pauses between words. For example, between the words rendevous and with, and elegance and is. Great job!
Theresa

[T Hayes]

Hi Taylor
On the Canva read, your voice has a very nice tone and you did a nice job emphasizing those important words. One suggestion for improvement would be to speed your tempo up a little bit since these are for commercials and also maybe very your tempo to make it sound a little more conversational. For the Amex commercial, your tone was more varied. 🙂 Be careful to not emphasize words that don’t have a lot of punch, like you and your.
Hope this helps. Good luck to you!

[T Hayes]

Hi Laura,

The tempo of this read was very appropriate for the topic. I like the tone of your voice. My one suggestion would be to put a little more emphasis on important words in the read such as “highlight” “choose”, etc. Nice job!

Theresa

[T Hayes]

Hi Natasha,

Your voice has a lovely, rich quality to it. You did a nice job matching your tone to the tone of each of the reads. My one critique for each would be to speed up your pace a bit. They felt a little too slow. Nice job for your first post!

[T Hayes]

Hi Lorraine,

I liked the second take the best. Your tempo was good compared to the first, which felt a little slow. Your tone in the first seemed a little too somber, but the tone in the second was still serious but felt more inviting. I would also suggest pitching the last word, “needs” of the script down rather than up. (I honestly, can’t tell exactly why. I haven’t been at the VO very long. 🙂 Still learning.) I feel pitching up at the end makes it sound more like a question. Also, I have definitely felt myself second-guessing how I am reading a script. When I hear it in my head it sounds a certain way and then I record and it sounds very different to me. You are not alone! I think this is a very natural part of the process. You’re doing great!
Theresa

[T Hayes]

Hi Kristin,

Your voice has a very nice tone, warm and inviting. My suggestion for improvement would be to vary your pitch a bit by picking some of the important words in the text to emphasize. Nice job putting up your first post!!
Theresa

[T Hayes]

Hello,

I really love the rich tone of your voice. Very pleasant to listen to. 🙂
Theresa

[T Hayes]

Hi Mel,

Copper Cow Coffee – The tone of your voice is very nice- clear, crisp annunciation. My suggestion for improvement would be to slow your pace a bit.
Afganistan – You did a nice job changing pace and tone between the two recordings. Your tone here was more serious and appropriate for the topic. Congrats on your first post!

[T Hayes]

Hi Hennessey,

Your voice has a very nice tone. It is great for narration. My suggestion for improvement would be to slow your pace down, just a bit. Congrats on your first post!
Theresa

[T Hayes]

Hello everyone! Would appreciate feedback on these two reads. Curious about how my acting is. Are my voice and character appropriate for each read? Would love any feedback. Thanks!

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