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Tricks for better line readings

Tricks for better line readings

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Tricks for better line readings

- Few things will frustrate a production more than someone who gives a really bad voice read. So, with some of these tricks let's give them a great line reading. It's important to sound natural, so let's take a look at some ways to sound more natural with your reading. One thing to try is just to make it sound like you're talking to a friend, not like you're reading a script. So again, this helps the better you know your script, maybe talk to someone on the other side of the soundproof glass. So, it does help to read through the script aloud a number of times before a session. Just be so familiar with those lines that it comes out easily and you're not struggling to keep up and read word to word. You should probably also practice reading from the teleprompter. You can find a number of free teleprompter apps for tablets or iPhones. You don't want your first time reading a teleprompter to be in front of a client. So, for instance I'm reading from a teleprompter right now. And I read…

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