In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Will de Renzy-Martin joins Sam and Mark to talk about transporting your listener to a pretty French village restaurant, and going BIG for a corporate - but not too big! While Mark's throat is recovering from the lurgee, Will pulls out an amazing wildlife wildcard!

Our VO question this week is all about your processes when you approach character creation.

Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

Welcome to Logis de la Cadène. Please hold, we will be with you shortly. While you’re waiting - here’s a bit of history about our family run inn. Perched on a hillside in the heart of a medieval village, Logis de la Cadene was founded in 1848 and is the oldest restaurant in Saint Émilion. We are open from Monday night to Friday night, from noon to one forty-five at lunch time and from seven thirty to nine thirty in the evening.

Script 2

The single biggest driver of company and team performance is the mindset of the leaders. If you want to give your leaders cutting-edge strategies to overcome adversity, achieve peak performance, and scale your company, then J.V. Davids is the transformational leadership expert you've been looking for.

When J.V. founded his first software company in California, he realized he needed to level up his leadership skills. So, he earned a master's degree in psychology and trained in neuroscience. The result? Radiant Technologies landed on the Inc. 5000 list, won #1 Best Place to Work, and Michael was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year.

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About our guest:

Graduating from a classical training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in 2017, Will de Renzy-Martin dipped his toe into audiobooks, commercials, and corporate explainers, but soon his love for games and animation drew him into the world of character work - the perfect outlet for his versatile voice, and playful imagination.

Will was the voice of Hercule Poirot the BAFTA Scotland Game-winning Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases in 2021, and returned to voice the Belgian detective in its sequel The London Case in 2023, the same year in which his animation reel won the One Voice Award for Best Demo Reel Performance.

Will’s voice is truly elastic, able to jump between age ranges, pitches, accents and timbres at a moment’s notice.

Will is a part of several productions releasing in 2024, including: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and The Wingfeather Saga: Season 2

Will's Website

@willvoiceit on Instagram

@willvoiceit on Twitter

Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!

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