0691 – The Audiobook Narrator’s *Own* Character

2022.11.22 – 0691 – The Audiobook Narrator’s *Own* Character

The narrator’s own character

Depending on which POV you are reading the story from, your ‘character voice’ will be different. If you are one of the characters (First Person POV), be careful not to have such a strong accent characterisation that it becomes annoying to the listener and awkward for you to perform for any length of time. If you are the ‘author’ (Second Person or Third Person Omniscient or Limited), then you need to have a voice that is ‘neutral’, and different from any character whose dialogue you will speak.

Delivery – This needs to be consistent according to the text, story arc and author’s intention: possibly slower at times of tension, fast in action scenes. Be aware of any repetitive speech pattern or cadence that will mean that although listeners may not know what you are going to say, they can predict how you’ll say it. Keep the energy up, and by that, I don’t mean a ‘power’ but don’t allow your presentation professionalism to drop on day three, hour three of a five-day recording session: a tired voice, sloppy articulation, a rushed delivery, running out of breath, character voices merging into one another.

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