We are a university in Germany looking for 3 voice actors to record short texts in English to be used in a listening test. They are scripted, but we'd like someone who can bring them alive somewhat as if they weren't entirely scripted (e.g. adding occasional natural fillers and intonation as if they are largely freely spoken). Any accent, also non-native accents as long as they are clear.

Can record in your own time.

This role would be for a text of approximately 500 words (approx 3 mins 30 seconds or so of recording). Female lecturer (age approx 30+) giving the opening to a lecture/presentation on culture shock. All that is needed is good audio quality and no background noise. We would like two recordings, once slightly faster and one slightly slower.

Example of text:

"Let’s begin with a key word that’s fundamental to human existence - adaptation. And cultural adaptation—the process of adjusting to a new culture—is one of the most complex and challenging forms of it. When people move to a new city or country, go on vacation, travel abroad, or study abroad, they often have to adapt to differences, whether that’s in how language is used, or the general customs or social norms there. And this process is challenging, resulting in what Canadian anthropologist Kalervo Oberg termed “culture shock”."