This week Mark and Sam are joined by Clare Reeves, and they have a play with the different ways you can read an audio book script, and a commercial / promo type script.

There’s a discussion on what kind of person you need to be to record audio books, and our question this week is all about how long it takes to get used to the sound of your own voice.

We’d love you to have a read of one of this week’s scripts and send it to us on mp3 to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk – it might make it into one of upcoming episodes!

Script 1

‘In fifty yards you will have reached your destination,’ advised the Satnav, the most valuable tool in her armoury. She began to peer at street numbers, counting them down on the gates and walls. Slightly to her surprise, number 43A was quite different from the rest. In fact, it wasn’t a house at all, it was an old church sitting at the very end of the terrace. As she pulled into the nearest parking bay, it struck her that someone had certainly put a lot of work into its upkeep. She was curious to meet her new client, a Mrs Pendrith.

Script 2

Remember when live music just got… put on pause? And then, in 2022, it came back in style.

You swapped movie nights for mosh pits

Cancelled plans for wristbands, Live streams for mainstage screams

In the Netherlands, Hungary, Brazil, UK, Sweden and beyond!

You made a lot of swaps … all 9 million of you

We’ve swapped tickets, We’ve swapped tastes, And stories with your favourite artists

2022: the year live music made its comeback… 2023: the year you don’t miss a second of it.

We’ll get you in. Even if it’s sold out.

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We’d also like to hear your burning v/o questions – what it is about the job, the marketing, the actual read, the audition process, the dealing with clients that’s bothering you? Let us know at podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

About our guest Clare Reeves: After being a media obsessed kid… Clare began working in BBC Radio as a presenter and sound engineer, and founded her voiceover business 12 years ago. She has an enviable client list including Coca Cola, Booking.com, Instagram, Clearblue, National Geographic… and many more. She’s also obsessed by branding and believes that understanding your brand essence – or secret sauce – is an important tool in unlocking authentic Voiceover performances.

About my co-host: Samantha Boffin
Sam is a full-time voice actor, voiceover coach, vo director and podcaster. From TV promos, commercials and documentaries to audiobooks, film dubbing and audio drama and gaming – Sam is versatile and easy to work with, on both sides of the mic. She started as an actor, worked as a BBC voice and director for over 20 years and has run her own voiceover business since 2018. She is the producer and host of ‘Talking Creative: the Art of Voiceover Directing’.