April 18th, 2010
Here's a tongue-twisting video by Amanda Sellers that contains some really good tongue twisters for voice-over warm ups or practice. I went ahead and transcribed the tongue twisters. They are posted below the video, so make sure to click on the "Read more" link below the video to see them.
March 18th, 2010
I'm not sure if these could be classified as tongue twisters or not. They're really not that hard to say from a diction point of view. But they are challenging in a completely different way — and that difference makes them excellent "sort of" tongue twisters to practice your acting.
Here's the first little beastie:
January 19th, 2010
Boy! Can my son pick 'em or what? What began as a wonderful father and son moment at our local book store (complete with heartwarming music swelling in the background), ended with yours truly stammering and babbling like a man with two epileptic tongues sharing the same cramped mouth. And I blame it all on the brilliantly devious Dr. Seuss...
The book, Fox in Socks is a tongue twisting nightmare straight from the depths of enunciation and pronunciation hell. The book is packed with some of the most challenging tongue twisters I've seen (perfect for warming up your voice.) Even the inside cover of the book warns you with these words:
January 4th, 2010
Looking for some good vocal warm ups to get your voice ready for your next big (or medium or small) gig? Well, voice over talent Rodney Saulsberry put together three fantastic videos of tongue twisters that he personally recommends. As a bonus, I've included a transcription of each of the tongue twisters from all three of the videos! Just copy and paste them into your favorite word processor app and print those puppies up!
Click on the "Read more" link below to watch the three videos and get the transcriptions:
December 11th, 2009
While checking out the Voice-Overs Forum I came across a very cool warm up idea posted by one of the members (I won't say who because I'm not sure about privacy issues — better safe than sorry.)
It's the NBC announcer test. The test originated at Radio Central New York (NBC) in the 1940s as a reading test given to prospective radio talent. The prospect would read the script for clarity, enunciation, diction, tonality and expressiveness. It had to be performed perfectly — no stumbles or stammers. Plus, it was to be read with feeling and meaning!
It's good to start off slowly to get the enunciation down. Later you can read it fast for articulation. And here it is...
