In this episode of “How do you Say That?!”, Brad Shaw joins Sam and Mark to talk about making corporate reads more fun, being trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building, how some characters make your mouth moist and going back to the 1940s for Vintage news styles.

Our VO question this week is all about staying competitive in an increasingly crowded market.

We’d love you to join in and send us your version of one of the reads in today’s show – just pop it onto an mp3 and send it to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

Hello, I’m Professor Dan(ielle) Clever. I lead Energy, Air Pollution and Health Research at the University of Smartville.

Recently, I invented Pollution Vision glasses so that harmful pollution in the air can be

seen.

Together, we are presenting a series of short videos, as we go about our everyday lives,

explaining what pollution is, how it can affect our health, and what we can do to reduce the risks.

So, what is in the air we breathe?

Well, air is mainly composed of oxygen and nitrogen and water… But it also contains pollution, which is a mixture of solid particles and gases that come from vehicle emissions, factories, heating sources, smoke, dust, pollen, and mould for example.

Script 2

Once upon a time, around the turn of the new millennium...

Two Psychologists, Sally and Irene, were intrigued by this new-fangled “internet” thing, and wondered if they could take therapy online to reach more people.

They founded ‘Psychology Today’ and in 2001, launched a website.

In 2009 a Clinical Trial involving 300 patients proved that online therapy was actually more effective than face to face therapy. The results were published in The Lancet……and what happened next changed history!

Jane Hargreaves, Venture Capitalist and more recently leader of the UK Vaccine Taskforce during the COVID Pandemic, had heard about Psychology Online and could see it’s incredible potential to change the future of mental healthcare.

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About our guest:

Brad Shaw is a voiceover performer and producer. He spent a decade running a promotions agency for video games and film before becoming a prolific promo voiceover and audio editor. He then founded a showreel editing and production company and a murder mystery and immersive events company. Brad also worked as a guest entertainer on cruise ships worldwide. In 2018, he sold his company and became a Program Director for Viking River Cruises. During the Covid pandemic, he produced The Wonderland Challenge for the NHS and an audiobook of Alice in Wonderland with 159 voice actors and celebrities. Today, he runs Wonderland VO, a voice training community.

Brad's Website 

@bradshawvoice on Instagram

Brad's Facebook page

@bradshawvoice on Twitter

Resources: https://www.wonderlandvo.com/

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin