HW REVIEW

Hey Alex! This is a solid read. I would like to point out that you have a naturally "breathy" voice, likely a result of you releasing a little extra air when you speak. This is a neat quirk to your voice that makes it stand out! However, it may also lead to more challenges with your breath control because your body naturally pushes out air when you vocalize.

Whether you recognize that or not, you do a good job maintaining that control through your read by keeping a consistent pace and by taking plenty of micro breaths to keep up your stamina. You start losing that stamina at around 1:16, where your breaths become more frequent and more disruptive to the read.

The breathing practices, like the doggy pants, are going to help you improve on this a lot! I will also recommend reading out loud more often, as this will naturally help you build up more stamina as well.

As for your projection, it is being held back by the natural breathiness of your voice. The more breath you are losing while speaking, the more difficult it is going to be to control your volume without straining yourself. Practicing the utilization of your diaphragm to project rather than your lungs will help you overcome this.

As an added extra, when you stumble in a script, pause, recover yourself, and start from the beginning of the sentence or at the most recent natural pause rather than pushing through the sentence after you've fumbled. (Thank you for leaving in the flub so I could provide this advice to you!)