Voice Over Tips - Warm and Natural

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12 жыл бұрын

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G'day. Troy Dean, and welcome again to the Voice Over Tips video series. In this video I want to talk about a direction that you generally get as a voice over artist. It's warm and natural.
A producer might say to you, "We just want this read to be nice and warm and natural." What does that actually mean?
What it means is that they don't want you to sound like a voice over artist. They don't want you to sound like a radio jock. They don't want you to sound like an announcer. They just want you to sound warm and natural. Here are a couple of techniques you can try to sound warm and natural.
The script here is for a university. It's, "Start your career at the Grandville Uni open day this Friday, 9 'til 1." I'm going to give you this as a radio kind of jock announcer. Then I'm going to give it to you warm and natural. I'll explain what I'm doing.
First off, radio jock announcer. "Start your career at the Grandville Uni open day this Friday, 9 'til 1." That might be something you've heard on the radio a lot. It's kind of 'announcer-ish' and it doesn't sound like I'm having a conversation with anyone.
Whenever I hear warm and natural, I just imagine that I'm talking to someone in a pub or a dinner party or over a cup of coffee. I'll generally always put a smile on my face to make it nice and warm. I just imagine that I'm having a conversation with someone. Even though some of the lines might not be really conversational, I just imagine that I'm having a conversation with someone. I don't yell at them. I pull my projection back. I just talk in my normal voice. I put a smile on my face and hopefully it sounds warm and natural like this. "Start your career at the Grandville Uni open day this Friday, 9 'til 1."
I might slow that down a little bit, too, because it's a bit quick. If I want to be more natural I'll try and slow it down, if I've got room in the script, just by putting some pauses in. I'll put some pauses in after "open day" and after "Friday." The script is "Start your career at the Grandville Uni open day this Friday, 9 'til 1." I'm going to put a pause after "open day" and a pause after "Friday." "Start your career at the Grandville Uni open day this Friday 9 'til 1."
That's much less offensive than the radio jock announcer yelling at us. Hopefully that comes off as warm and natural. Just imagine that you're talking to a mate over a coffee, put a smile on your face, and if you can, just slow it down a fraction.
I hope that helps and I'll see you in the next Voice Over Tips video.

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@renszoroquino7369 Жыл бұрын

It's chilling how you switch from one voice to a completely different one.

@epicparade1 Жыл бұрын

"Chilling"? 😂 He sends shivers down my spine😥

@DaleStrickland 2 жыл бұрын

I needed this tip so much! I have the "Mr. Voiceover"/Announcer voice so locked in that I struggle to be relaxed/casual like this. Thank you!

@pfanomakananise6644 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being so direct and not stringing me along for 30 minutes

@aligboyakasha 8 жыл бұрын

I now have a better tip: USE THE AUSTRALIAN ACCENT

@souheib9343 8 жыл бұрын

You may fail it and should like a moron. Or perfect it and sound like an idiot bogan who doesn't know shit

@michealblackwell3271 6 жыл бұрын

aligboyakasha I do. But I'm Australian. So there's that.

@CalvinCarlo 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha gray deel mayd

@mikewolf5367 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t stop smiling. I love this so much.

@SBL62 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was short but direct to the point with examples. Great teacher, subscribed!

@danielfarang8765 2 жыл бұрын

9 years later, still helpful thank you

@coachingleo7479 6 жыл бұрын

Really love that tip! Thanks man, its definitely something to work on for a long time

@focusedeye 8 жыл бұрын

After 40 years the light just went on. I've always had a difficult time with "natural" LOL!

@betavitale6070 9 жыл бұрын

I hired a company to have a VO artist do a "warm and natural" read. Most of the professionals weren't able to get that tone, and sounded like they were selling a Bahamian vacation. I guess it's surprisingly difficult even for seasoned performers.

@theory6366 9 жыл бұрын

It's incredibly difficult,especially if you've been doing the dramatic TV and radio style.

@AwesomeAndrew 8 жыл бұрын

I wish I sounded like you.....my voice sounds like a pig farted in a shoe

@liizen7683 8 жыл бұрын

LMFAO~! I can understand, I don't like my voice. My friends keep contemplating kicking me in the nuts so my voice can deepen.

@liizen7683 7 жыл бұрын

+Ovais Malik That's what I said. They just like harassing me.

@wallaceswetland1598 4 жыл бұрын

But does it at least SMELL Warm and Natural?

@Bernrobbo50 10 жыл бұрын

Very clear instruction...great work!

@rzeka 7 жыл бұрын

To me it sounded warm, but not natural at all

@jaybee2344 5 жыл бұрын

It sounded like he was reading something to fast... I am no expert but natural would mean how would talk if you were to improvise. Most people don't talk like they are at a seminar. We put in pauses and pitch changes. But then doing a time restricted read won't allow for real life like. BTW I am a local actor and you have to get inside the character. Breath, feel, be the character.

@wallaceswetland1598 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Troy; MUCH appreciated!

@RIJU99 2 жыл бұрын

9 years later , this is helpful 😅

@Mukhtarahmad 9 жыл бұрын

that was amazing ...great help Sir

@cedflameplaysvlog7809 9 жыл бұрын

great video, I'm interested in learning more about sound design and broadcasting, good job!

@gunjan411 7 жыл бұрын

it's very helpful.. the tips u explained.. m an aspiring voice over artist and want to thank u for the help u doing...

@achrafelkhandouli 7 жыл бұрын

that Voice !!!!!!! :o now i realize how much help and improvements i need

@geoffwilliams8222 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Troy. Great tutorial! Subscribed :)

@GriswoldCain 8 жыл бұрын

Haha that smiley face though! :) Thanks dude.

@seanyboyoc 6 жыл бұрын

thanks. Clearly explained and I think maybe I am a bit radio announcer on my voice overs'. Useful.

@jorcial 10 жыл бұрын

Good video, I'm interested in learning how to read docummentals...

@Utteeya 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for those tips

@mpmathur1862 7 жыл бұрын

Voice of Pramod P Mathur is very nice. Best wishes for the future.

@ClubuldeEnglezaYouTube 4 жыл бұрын

Great voice

@isaacluxsignifer5297 7 жыл бұрын

thank you good sir.

@JaneWaweru Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@INFOGUIDEBENGALI 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, great voice 👍 My question: In which rethyme should one read when give summary of a book in a story telling way?

@walterwilliams1323 7 жыл бұрын

Sounding good Troy. Just curious what mic are you using?

@Litzbutcher 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Fab.

@nikinik7503 11 жыл бұрын

Yeap! Nice!

@AnnaCley 6 жыл бұрын

Very impressive.

@SaraBisulli 6 жыл бұрын

Please make some more videos!

@CurlySimone 8 жыл бұрын

Love the accent. Thanks for sharing those tips.

@EpicWinNoob 9 жыл бұрын

How to sound warm and natural, Read the script like you are reading to yourself.

@satekuuthitentertainment9996 Жыл бұрын

thanks

@SolarisTraveller 6 жыл бұрын

Hi, it's all nice and well and thanks for telling us what you are doing but I still don't know how you are doing it...I sound like a robot in my videos and I want to sound natural off a script.

@paulmendez3405 11 ай бұрын

Start your career at the granville uni open day this friday 9 till 1

@zatoichiable 9 жыл бұрын

the sound is so clear and enhanced. what is your audio chain starting from mic?

@Crakygamez 9 жыл бұрын

Zatoichiable he used pop filter to block annoying sound and the voice will sound clear after reaching mic

@roger231988 6 жыл бұрын

good voice

@MsPinupLover 5 жыл бұрын

Question! Why did you put the pause after open day and friday?

@Layarion 6 жыл бұрын

I felt like all of the above was too fast for a normal conversation. I'm trying to make a "how-to" video. Should i use warm and natural and talk a bit slow, or talk a bit fast? I think if a talk a bit slow, and use pauses...people will have time to absorb what i'm saying. I made a sample and showed it to some people, but they say it feels too slow. I think they're wrong, most of the ones commenting don't do how'to guides, they do Let's Play videos. Which doesn't need to be clearly pronounced.

@voiceovercity Жыл бұрын

Can someone give me advice on how to better my INTONATION? I keep hearing I need improvement. It's so hard to decide whether its specific to what they want or if its just an overall problem for me in general. What are some exercises or training courses I should look into to better this?

@magicalwolf4474 4 жыл бұрын

Which software u use for your voice to become heavy

@henq 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, I think the introduction -the first 40 seconds- were a lot more relaxed and natural than the final 'announcement'. Just talk like you normally do, mate ! :-)

@diamonddusk008 Жыл бұрын

Yes, him talking to us was much better than the final product.