Thanks so much for the feedback. Yes-re the variance in recording quality. After recording the Covid one I realized I didn’t turn on my microphone- so that recording is from my laptop’s mic.
I’m seeking some feedback on the attached brief recordings. One is a redo of a recording that I posted a few weeks back (Math PSA). Thanks in advance for your time.
I thought these were really good. You have a very smooth voice. I thought that the pacing and diction on both were also good. My only critiques would be that on the Purina piece, there was an audible breath at the 16 second mark right before “your canary will thank you…” I also think that your diction and pacing were good in the Ziplock piece. The only point that I would say in that one would be that it seemed a tad serious for a ziplock ad – the tone could be somewhat lighter – maybe ending with a smile.
Overall I would say the pacing is good and it sounds relaxed but a bit choppy. Towards the ends of your sentences/pauses, your volume also decreases so some of the words are a bit swallowed.
You have a really pleasant voice – it’s very soothing and seems well suited for an informative voiceovers like the firefighting one. With both of the recordings, I would say that it would help the listener for you to slow down a bit. Either in the editing or delivery it sounded as if there was no pause between sentences. I would also saw that, particularly with the second recording, you could also infuse a smile into the recording as it came across a bit detached from what you were reading.