Podcasts by Mark Ryes

How Do You Say That?! with Simon Wells

How Do You Say That?! with Simon Wells

In ep 95 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Simon Wells joins Sam and Mark to talk about recording English scripts for a foreign audience learning the language. We meet an angry dad or two, and get a surprise about what a script is really about! We turn anger into joy, have a moment of purring with a cat character, and there’s a take on a European mad professor!

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How Do You Say That?! with Chris Tester

How Do You Say That?! with Chris Tester

In episode 94 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Chris Tester joins Sam and Mark to talk about making a stand in a directed voice session, how visualisation can put you in just the right creative space, and how to turn a wordy commercial into something more Shakespearian.

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How Do You Say That?! with John Last

How Do You Say That?! with John Last

In episode 93 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, John Last joins Sam and Mark to talk about changing styles in continuity, how writing your own material has pros and cons, the speed of sports commentators – and in this show between Halloween and Bonfire Night we create some unholy wildcards.

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How Do You Say That?! with Elsie Lovelock

How Do You Say That?! with Elsie Lovelock

In episode 91 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Elsie Lovelock joins Sam and Mark to talk about getting out of the rhythmic patterns we can fall into as voice actors, how to create non-human creature characters and we delve into a truly mid-atlantic sound.

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How Do You Say That?! with Richard Reed

How Do You Say That?! with Richard Reed

In episode 90 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Richard Reed joins Sam and Mark to talk about the times where there can be too much humanisation, why leaving breaths in can be the best way to beat AI, and we muse over Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore and that pottery scene in Ghost!

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How Do You Say That?! with Toby Jackson

How Do You Say That?! with Toby Jackson

In episode 89 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Toby Jackson joins Sam and Mark to talk about finding the joy in a script that can only be described as wonkily written, how to re-live a historical documentary without giving too much away, we try and go a bit saucy, and Sam brings out a wonderful little girl train character in the wildcard!

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How Do You Say That?! with Peter Dickson

How Do You Say That?! with Peter Dickson

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, that guy off The X Factor, Peter Dickson joins Sam and Mark to talk about his 40 years at the top of VO, why visualisation is such a powerful tool, and how to play a script without going over the top.

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How Do You Say That?! with Will de Renzy-Martin

How Do You Say That?! with Will de Renzy-Martin

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Will de Renzy-Martin joins Sam and Mark to talk about transporting your listener to a pretty French village restaurant, and going BIG for a corporate – but not too big! While Mark’s throat is recovering from the lurgee, Will pulls out an amazing wildlife wildcard!

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How Do You Say That?! with Dev Joshi

How Do You Say That?! with Dev Joshi

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Dev Joshi joins Sam and Mark to talk about gaming – and rather cleverly we retrofit a gaming script with some entirely new characters. We talk about punctuation, what styles are accessible for kids listening, and the strict timings of gaming lines.

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