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In ep 190 of “How Do You Say That?!” Lozza Gilbert joins Sam and Mark to talk about a dystopian future that smooshes Mad Max and Grange Hill together in a challenging dramatic script! We learn what yo...

In ep 187 of “How Do You Say That?!” Louis Critchley joins Sam and Mark to talk about how energetic you have to go with a football commentator style commercial script. Is high energy through the whole...

In ep 186 of “How Do You Say That?!” US voice actor Allison Cossitt joins Sam and Mark to talk about how to perform an argument when you go in mid-way! Sam brings an extract from a multi-cast audio bo...

In ep 185 of “How Do You Say That?!” Magnus Rook joins Sam and Mark to talk about how a cold read is sometimes impossible, because you need to know what's coming next in order to structure the deliver...

In ep 183 of “How Do You Say That?!” Kelly Hicks joins Sam and Mark to talk about a script with four different insults, aimed at four different people, from a character thats a bully! We remember mean...

In ep 182 of “How Do You Say That?!” Charlie Keeffe joins Sam and Mark to talk about maintaining a sense of engagement without going too flat in an audiobook... finding the line of entertaining - but ...

In ep 181 of “How Do You Say That?!” Karim Kronfli joins Sam and Mark to talk about getting to grips with a summer advertorial that's full of alliteration, with no time constraint. We have to be playf...

In ep 179 of “How Do You Say That?!”, transfemme voice actor SJ Harris joins Sam and Mark to talk about how to bring out a character's venom whilst being very insular, and how to communicate directly ...

In ep 177 of “How Do You Say That?!” Zee Andrews joins Sam and Mark to talk about how fashions change in voice acting, and how conversational is in huge demand even for a corporate video. Less is definitely more! We explore the brutal world of the beverage industry and find out that carbon dioxide can be truly malevolent! There's a script for the LGBTQIA+ community, and we moot several different ways to approach it. We also explore how acronyms can be terrifying when you see them approaching in a script. Our fun facts revolve around Robin Hood, air conditioners and airplane seats!

In ep 176 of “How Do You Say That?!” Matt Coles joins Sam and Mark to talk about how good writing and good direction can get the perfect read whatever kind of voice actor you are. We look at what happ...

In ep 175 of “How Do You Say That?!” Johnny Neal joins Sam and Mark to talk about audiobook narration in a character voice versus your own voice! We learn how

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In ep 173 of “How Do You Say That?!” Rachel Capell joins Sam and Mark to talk about how past tense as present tense can throw you, working out where your script sits within the final narration and the...

In ep 172 of “How Do You Say That?!” Jane Wing joins Sam and Mark to talk about adding movement into a dramatic heist and how you can immediately place the listener within the action of a scene. We ex...

In ep 170 of “How Do You Say That?!” John Kennard joins Sam and Mark to talk about how numbers can punctuate a script, and whether you see numbers in a script or have to write them longhand so you don...

In ep 168 of “How Do You Say That?!” Stephanie Cannon joins Sam and Mark to talk about a fascinating twist in a Young Adult audio book. We create a character with an accent who's first language is not English and learn that it matters less what the accent is, as long as it's consistent and you believe it! Also in the show how to cope with a script where some of the words are missing - deliberately! Plus an audio drama clip about someone who could be in big trouble. Our wildcards see a baker kneading dough, a clairvoyant becoming possessed, and a sad script turned happy.

In ep 167 of “How Do You Say That?!” Kate De Quidt joins Sam and Mark to talk about why classic explainer scripts need to have real human emotion... A script

In ep 166 of “How Do You Say That?!” Chloe Gilgallon joins Sam and Mark to talk about how you start a read so that it sounds warm from the get-go? We explore

In ep 165 of “How Do You Say That?!” Richard Koslowsky joins Sam and Mark to talk about how some scripts don't make sense until you read them out loud, and why you should always ask a client if they w...

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In ep 163 of “How Do You Say That?!” Karl Jenkinson joins Sam and Mark to talk about narrating a story with more than one character accent, and listening to the overall sense of a piece - and the pict...

In ep 162 of “How Do You Say That?!” Machteld van der Gaag joins Sam and Mark from Amsterdam to talk about International English - it's not British, it's not American - but what is it... and is it pos...

In ep 161 of “How Do You Say That?!” Caroline Ramsay joins Sam and Mark to talk about how big is big, when a client wants a football promo. It leads us to ask the age old question "Is the client alway...

In ep 160 of “How Do You Say That?!” Richie Tavake joins Sam and Mark to talk about the differences between the US and UK radio commercial market and why sometimes an American script can sound cheesey...

In ep 159 of “How Do You Say That?!” Mike Paine joins Sam and Mark from Chicago to talk about how to approach a local market US radio commercial, switching between a serious cyber security narrator an...

In ep 158 of “How Do You Say That?!” Perdita Lawton joins Sam and Mark to talk about how to level the prosody in a corporate read, maintaining friendliness in the face of a very dry subject and how to...

In ep 157 of “How Do You Say That?!”, Hannah Hebblethwaite joins Sam and Mark to talk about fitting too many words into a commercial read, varying the pace to combat a list, making IT interesting (eve...

In ep 156 of “How Do You Say That?!” Vicki-Jo Eva joins Sam and Mark to talk about stepping into a warm bath of gin, how varying the pace on a sleep story for younger listeners can make all the differ...

In ep 155 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Barney Cooper joins Sam and Mark to talk about breaking up a script with pauses, the pace of a sleep story, and how to exude p...

In our New Year special episode of “How Do You Say That?!” we go back to our conversation with Mike Bodie - and bring you the full unedited version. Originally titled "The one with the Golden Game Adv...

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In ep 152 of “How Do You Say That?!” Rhiannon Moushall joins Sam and Mark to talk about getting a God complex and trees in the run up to Christmas! We work out how to sell something to a board of dire...

In ep 151 of “How Do You Say That?!” Pete Nottage joins Sam and Mark to talk about the ins and outs of TV continuity, as we learn the tricks from someone who trains new announcers! We hear from a teac...

In ep 149 of “How Do You Say That?!” Carla Terry joins Sam and Mark to talk about singing confessions, pop star neighbours and a mathematical conundrum. We take on a courtroom drama - but which side a...

In ep 149 of “How Do You Say That?!” Carla Terry joins Sam and Mark to talk about singing confessions, pop star neighbours and a mathematical conundrum. We take on a courtroom drama - but which side a...

In ep 148 of “How Do You Say That?!” George Weightman joins Sam and Mark to talk about the world of character creation for video games. We ask what does "Victorian London" sound like to an American au...

In ep 147 of “How Do You Say That?!” Shiraz Engineer joins Sam and Mark to talk about how to change inflection for the type of audience you're talking to, and we demonstrate it by bringing a vegetable...

In ep 146 of “How Do You Say That?!” Paul Schmidt joins Sam and Mark to talk about naked comedy, dream kitchens, and salesy promos! We ask - are air quotes a good thing or completely unnecessary? Do m...

In ep 145 of “How Do You Say That?!” Hannah Gardiner joins Sam and Mark to talk about how close mic-proximity and a whispered read can be more horrifying than ever. With witches, ghouls, werewolves an...