0491 – 14 - Gestures

2022.05.06 – 0491 – 14 - Gestures

14 - Gestures

Big gestures and facial expressions can be ‘over the top’ in a conversational presentation. Reign

them back to sound more real and believable.

But still keep doing some kind of gestures. ‘Talking with your hands’ will help you talk with your voice. Sitting on them will make you sound stilted. Don’t be afraid to smile or laugh where appropriate, shake your head as you read something worrying or surprising. Use ‘air quotes’ to help you lift certain words or phrases and give you the micro-beat to set it apart from the rest of the read.

If you are in a voiceover booth and the script shows your character is in a bar, then lean on the edge of the desk as though that’s exactly where you are, with a drink in hand, to get your voice where it would sound in that situation.

Incorporating even minor physicality will subtly engage your voice to sound more authentic.

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