Nah, sorry. I didn’t mean it to be poignant particularly, it’s just something I find hard to do. My brain will just leap ahead with words or put the wrong word in place because it thinks that’s the way it should be.
I quite often end up rephrasing sentences because my brain thinks it’ll be Character said XXX rather than XXXX said Character, as written.
I’m rather self conscious of my voice and as a result I’m very quiet.
It’s probably due to the fact I went to quite a rough South London school and we lived on a council estate. I did have a very “South Landan” accent.
But going to Uni and working in an office working with various people who went to private school, Oxford Uni, Imperial, Surrey and generally being posher than me I’ve lost some it.
Some still mock and pick me up on things that I let slip out.
But I take it as a compliment that i didn’t have the same upbringing as them but they are no further forward in life than me.
Don’t really like my own voice, but who does? Did some voiceover stuff for my previous company which I can send to you to listen to if you like. Also do VOG stuff at my current company events as well so it can’t be terrible, but might not be what you’re looking for.
Only recording of my voice I have is from about a month ago, and I’m talking to a friend’s little brother for his media studies homework. Will send if anyone’s interested.
Apparently my accent has a bit of an Australian according to some customers at work. A mixture of that and a rubbish Portsmouth accent, with a slight lisp. Not good.