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Better Script For Voice Overs Voice talents can say numbers in so many different ways and combinations, and invariably, the client would like them read the other way.

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Better Script For Voice Overs

Voice talents can say numbers in so many different ways and combinations, and invariably, the client would like them read the other way.

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Numbers are crafty and completely open to interpretation. Take the guesswork out of numbers for your voice talent and state your preference.It’s that easy.

The power of a voice talent is their ability to connect to the material and make it sound believable and natural, and punctuation is key to making that happen.

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When voice talents don’t have a punctuation road map to follow, we will take pauses when we need to breath or where we think is a good place, which might completely change the context of your script

When voice talents don’t have a punctuation road map to follow, we will take pauses when we need to breath or where we think is a good place, which might completely change the context of your script

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While it makes for comedy and great out takes for the Christmas party, it means extra time in the studio.

If you want your voice talent to take a thoughtful pause in your script, use punctuation to show us where and for how long.

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What do you see when you look at Monday-Thursday? Do you see Monday through Thursday?

We don’t. We see Monday dash Friday. How about this: www.cool_website.com/callme? It might be obvious to you as the owner of the website, or the writer might have cut and pasted the web address into the script without thinking about how badly I can trash it.

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In that simple web address, We see all sorts of landmines. To voice talent proof your script, fully write out any of these questionable names or phrases once in a script note. It might look like:

With this simple step, you won’t have to hear the many variations that voice talents can come up with to say your name or deliver your information incorrectly.

An Example Web Site URL:www.cool_website.com /callme

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The easiest way to get your message across the way you want it is to voice talent proof your script.

You don’t need to spend hours in the studio to get the read you want for your project.

All you need to do is write your script so that your voice talent knows exactly what you want to hear.

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