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Hi Robert, good reads! I’m not fully set up yet to hear a huge difference between the two recordings from a sound quality level, but they both sounded good. I think I prefer the 2nd one slightly.
Also I think that “Investments. Insurance” had a very similar tone, maybe change the tone of one of them for a little variety? It almost acts like a list of options with “retire here” and “or here” being the first 2 items in the list, I hope that makes sense. Very good!
Mary
Hi Kathy, good reads! I think the second one is definitely improved from the first – there is more variation in the tone throughout, notably at “a lot HAS changed…” and ” …from our CAREFULLY selected springs”. There is also a little more smile in your voice in the second read.
Also I think you could say “a hundred seventy five years” instead of what sounded like “a hundred n’ seventy five years”, just a thought on that. Good job!
Mary
Thanks for the feedback Kathy! I will work on a more conversational tone, I was going for concerned, but it should also be conversational like you say. Not sure what happened on the breathiness, I will work on that too. Thanks!
Mary
No problem John! I had a little art history as part of my education and because of that it stood out, but the Brits have their own way of pronouncing things altogether, so I completely understand! 🙂
Mary
Hi Ade! Good reads. For all of them, the pacing was a tiny bit fast, and I agree too that clear enunciation should be a focus – some of the words sounded smushed / shortened, or trailed off at the end. Good job!
Mary
Hi John, very good! I liked the warmth and clarity in your voice for this read. It was well paced and enunciated and flowed well with nice variation in tone throughout. The words ending in “s” sounded nice and crisp next to the following words starting with hard consonants.
After “William Herndon” even though there is no comma, I would think there should be a micropause and then a slight emphasis on “grieved” to help with the meaning of the sentence. This is a good genre for you! I liked it.
Mary
Thanks for the feedback Kathy! I’m glad you could hear the smile in that one. Not sure why it sounded faded out at the end, I may have moved around while recording. Thanks!
Mary
