I couldn't tell at all that you had a stuffy nose and I think you did a pretty good job too for not being used to reading a script! :)

Awesome read here Branshee. I can hear that stuffyness a little but not to worry didn't impact the read terribly so. Being able to read well while congested is quite the skill to refine though, plenty of times an audition will come through when you aren't at 100% that you'll need to finagle your way into sounding normal while auditioning!

This is a great starting point here. You've got good cold read ability with only a few minor mistakes scattered in the script. Things like the ends of words, or plurals, or pauses mid phrase but nothing serious. My main point of focus I want to mention is speed. You are speaking at the same speed that you are reading with your eyes and not giving yourself enough time to let yourself and the script breath. The script tumbles out and it almost sound like your voice is trying to play catch up with your eyes. The solution is to dial it back and pretend your reading a story to children. Take things nice and slow. Measured. Purposeful. Give yourself time to read a chunk of the script and then speak the lines. Giving this extra time for yourself adds a calmness and a control to the read, important since without it the read has a tension and nervousness about it.

As for volume, I'd love to get yours up higher! Let's get this script out to the whole of Madison Gardens, rumbling down the Grand Canyon, echoing through the Amazon Rainforest! I want to hear your voice demand the attention from your audience and hold it in a vice grip! Take great big breaths, fill out the abdominal cavity, and thunder from wall to wall! We were at a good 4-5/10 and I want to get you up to a solid 7/10. Part of supporting that 7/10 again is going to be slowing down and taking enough time to breathe and support all of the script with lots of air.

Once again this is a great read here Branshee! Watch your speed, fill up your lungs, and I can't wait to hear what's next!