Really good read! Excellent accuracy - only noted a couple of small missed words.

Generally a good distance between the microphone and your mouth as you are recording, as a rule of thumb, is the space between your pinky and thumb when they are extended apart from each other. Make sure that the input for the microphone is pointed toward your mouth. May I ask what you recorded with and what your setup currently is? A phone, laptop, or something else? All good, just curious, as I may have some suggestions to try depending on your setup.

Try to have waveform peaks for yelling/loud projection land between -9 dB and -3 dB. For normal talking, try to have the waveform peaks between -12 and -6 dB. Shoot for -3dB of headroom.

1:44 Missed word “of”.

2:06 Missed word “had”.

Overall, good work at practicing your articulation! There is still room for some improvement, so I encourage you to continue practicing - be sure you are pronouncing all parts of the words including the last letters which are easy to “lose” when reading. When practicing articulation and enunciation it’s good to over-do it. Use the cork trick to practice like Burger showed in class. Even without it, over-articulate and be sure to clearly hit all the letters and parts of the word including the ending letters. Being able to clearly enunciate and articulate very well becomes a very useful tool in your voice acting toolbox to use or not to use as needed!

If you repeat the “P”, “T” and “D” sounds, note the placement of your tongue and mouth as you make them and use this knowledge as you practice articulation in your read. Play with the other script too, practicing the “B, G, and K” sounds. The tongue twisters will also help so keep having fun playing around with those as well. Continue working your SOVT exercises too to have better breath control and stamina. Vocal warmups help loosen the tongue and vocal cords and will make it easier to pronounce the words.

I thought you did well with your projection as well.

When you’re ready to take the next step to improve your voiceover recording, you will want to look into treating your recording space with acoustic foam (we recommend 4” thick) and/or blankets to help reduce the reflections and reverb in the space. Basically covering any hard, reflective surfaces that sound bounces off of with soft materials like blankets or towels, etc. If you move away from the source of background noise(s) like a fan or A/C running (or turn it off when recording), it will also improve your audio quality as well. It’s not necessary for this class however as we are just focusing on the basics of voice acting, but something to think about as you progress in your journey. 

Keep up the great work!