I could definitely picture you doing luxury commercial reads for high end products or cars. Really nice read! I loved the smile in your voice as you read!

0:27 Read “it’s” instead of “no”

0:57 Added word “are”

1:06 Missed word “a”

1:07, 1:40 When you misread or have a little stumble (happens to everyone and it’s okay!), it’s highly encouraged to start again at the beginning of the sentence or paragraph or a point that would make it easy to remove and replace the mistake during editing. If you just keep going and don’t return to a solid point that makes it easy to edit out the mistake, you may need to come back later and re-record as a pick-up, and it becomes challenging to make it sound the same as the original recording. So, a good rule of thumb is to record so that it’s easy to edit later. When the mistakes are then edited out, it will sound like you read everything perfectly.

1:15 Missed word “just”

1:24, 1:43 Mispronounced “prestige”. Don’t be afraid to look up how to pronounce words online if you aren’t familiar with them. Some great reference sources include Cambridge Dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/), youglish.com, and forvo.com and You Tube Videos among other places (there’s a lot of options out there). You can simply type in “How to pronounce [word]” in Google search and it should give you several references. 

Your projection level felt more like an intimate read close to the microphone without much projection. However, for this assignment we were looking for a read like you were in a gym full of people without a microphone where you need to project your voice as though you’re speaking to someone at the back of the room. Think about speaking from your diaphragm to really push that sound and fill the space. This will help ensure that everyone can hear you clearly, no matter where they are. 

For actual auditions and gigs, be sure to quality check your work after recording to ensure you correctly performed the script. It is very important to many casting directors to have voice actors accurately read the written copy (script).

Keep up the good work!