In ep 124 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Lisa Shingler joins Sam and Mark to talk about the difference between an in-vision presenter script and a documentary voiceover script. How to mix gravitas with real emotion... How words like Smooth and Duvet roll off the tongue... and how a crisis of confidence can affect your read just when you don't expect it!
There's a Coronation Street story that'll make you wince, and we talk about the power of being in the moment, rather than worrying what the outcome might be!
Our VO question this week is all about how to gain confidence by setting goals, but breaking them down into highly achievable chunks.
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Script 1
Across Britain, farms like these are vanishing.
Not because the work has changed—but because the world around them has.
In the past decade, nearly a third of small farms in Britain have closed their gates for good. Some sold to developers. Others swallowed by agribusiness. Others just… gave up
They’re being squeezed—by global markets, by changing weather, by policies written in offices far from these hedgerows. And by a culture that’s stopped noticing the hands that feed it.
Script 2
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If you’re ready to take control of your data, slash work time and leave hassles in the dust, the Midi-Map-X2 25 is right on time and ready to roll.
Let’s take productivity on the road.
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About our guest:
Lisa Shingler is a Northern actress and voiceover artist, now based in Brighton, with over 25 years experience. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and after graduating, spent 3 full seasons of REP at Harrogate Theatre, playing leading roles including Desdemona in Othello and Rita in Educating Rita. You may know her from Corrie - playing two different characters who both dated Steve MacDonald but 25 years apart!!
As a multi-award nominated voice actor she's voiced countless projects, and has 16 years experience in continuity voicing, writing and in-vision continuity for major network channels including the Discovery Channel, Home and Health. Not only that, Lisa spent years performing as a professional Jazz singer, is a mum and has a Cockerpoo called Harry.
@lisashingleractor on Instagram
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