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[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by glatt

I shouldn't be surprised, but you sound really professional. Do you have to practice a text before reading it, or can you read with that perfect enunciation and pace naturally? When I'm reading books to my kids, I always yawn. Must be breathing wrong.

Thanks. No practicing; my one uber-skill is cold reading. I very rarely flub a line. But on the other hand, I speak too quickly, my voice tone can vary pretty dramatically from day to day (not good if you're supposed to match previous recordings,) and I run out of steam a little sooner than I should--an hour and a half is about the most I can do at a time unless I go slowly and take frequent sips of water in between lines. I've seen some of the really top professionals go for 8 hours straight, three days in a row.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Thanks. No practicing; my one uber-skill is cold reading. I very rarely flub a line. But on the other hand, I speak too quickly, my voice tone can vary pretty dramatically from day to day (not good if you're supposed to match previous recordings,) and I run out of steam a little sooner than I should--an hour and a half is about the most I can do at a time unless I go slowly and take frequent sips of water in between lines. I've seen some of the really top professionals go for 8 hours straight, three days in a row.

When you are reading, do you just read the words off the page like a machine, or do you mentally follow the topic as you are reading? Again, the only thing I do that can compare is reading to my kids, and half the time I read to them, I'm just reading the words off the page and not really paying attention to the same old stories I've read a hundred times before.