How Do You Say That?! – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, that guy off The X Factor, Peter Dickson joins Sam and Mark to talk about his 40 years at the top of VO, why visualisation is such a powerful tool, and how to play a script without going over the top.

Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

Are you a man?

Do you share your home with children, cats, dogs, guinea pigs and a partner that always cusses you for not taking your shoes off at the door?

Do you long for a little bit of quality man-time?

Then you need..... a MANSPACE!

You can rebuild a vintage motorcycle in your Manspace.

Watch the football on a 60" widescreen with your pals while drinking…

Responsibly in your Manspace...

Even install your favourite arcade games from the 80's!

Or we could just put some nice rattan furniture in there...and scented

Candles and pillows?

[Sound effect of Pac-Man running into a ghost as if to say....Game Over]

Yeah.....right! (sarcastically)

Script 2

He was right. I was not naturally bad. A coward broke my life and made me what I have become.

I had wronged him, I admit, but I was very sorry – and hated myself for my fault. I begged his pardon – begged for it on my knees! And he told me to go – threw me out into the streets!

(Beat)

Me! His wife! The mother of his child!

(Beat)

Thanks to him I have suffered a thousand deaths – and I have killed! I hate him…

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About our guest:

Peter Dickson is possibly the UK’s most prolific voiceover artist. He has enjoyed a career spanning almost 40 years. His voice has featured on “Britain’s Got Talent” and “The X Factor” in the UK. In a national poll, he was voted as one of the top three iconic UK voices of the decade.

Peter was the BBC's youngest ever newsreader, and his voice has featured on over 30 major computer game titles. He's voiced thousands of TV and Radio commercials, anchored awards ceremonies for some of the world’s biggest brands, and he’s worked with most of the biggest producers and stars of UK entertainment.

Peter was one of the voices of the London 2012 Olympic Games - and of course he also runs www.gravyforthebrain.com, a rapidly growing educational e learning platform for voiceovers, as well as the One Voice Conference on both sides of the Atlantic, and Vox in the UK as well.

Peter's Website

@peterdickson on Twitter

@peterdickson on Instagram

Peter on YouTube

Gravy for the Brain website

Resources: 

Short trailer for Episode 88 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by Voxbox featuring Samantha Boffin, Mark Ryes and Peter Dickson.

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.

https://www.voxbox.studio/

Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Armin Hierstetter joins Sam and Mark to talk about creating a performance for fast cars (when the pictures really do the talking), cooking, and some very naughty adult things... plus Sam has a top kitchen tip for you!

Our VO question this week is all about the common mistakes people make when auditioning on Pay-2-Play sites.

Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

Take cooking. We all have to rustle up a meal. At one end of the scale, there's scrambled eggs on toast (which is a small step up from a pot noodle) and at the other end, there's that tricky Ottolenghi recipe that you might try to whip up on a free weekend. But if we really want to push the boat out, then we head to a restaurant and get the experts to cook up something special. Getting it right is important - and that gives us the chance to choose the perfect solution.

Script 2

Bilsterberg is a modern racetrack in northern Germany. Over a 4.2 km stretch with 19 challenging curves, you can improve your skills and test the potential of your car and accessories. You don't find spectator stands here, it's all about driving, not watching.

The Porsche Cayman with its 4-cylinder engine is a quite underrated car. Let's see how it performs on track.

The Manhart MH2 GRT is challenging for tyres on a racetrack - due to its relatively high weight and its enormous power.

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About our guest:

Armin Hierstetter is a German entrepreneur most well known as the founder of Bodalgo, a multi-award-winning and leading online casting platform for voiceover talents.

Before turning to the voiceover business, Armin worked in magazine publishing for close to two decades, most notably as Editor of "PENTHOUSE" and the highly successful teenage magazine "Sugar" and as Publishing Director for the men’s magazine "FHM."

Armin lives with his wife and two daughters in Munich, Bavaria.

Armin's Website

@bodalgo on Twitter

Armin's Facebook page

Armin on YouTube

Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!

Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.

https://www.voxbox.studio/

Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24

Mark's demos & contact details:

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Welsh voice actor Phil Rowe joins Sam and Mark to talk about the changing face of audio guides, powerful natural accents, and how to cope with difficult placenames in a script. Our wildcards include dialling the Welsh up to the max, and a superb vintage style never heard before!

Our VO question this week is all about what kind of mics you have, and how many!

We’d love you to suggest a wildcard style or genre for a future episode - either DM Mark or Sam on our socials or send it to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

“This is a truly splendid abbey, is it not? I have travelled all over the kingdom, and visited many abbeys. But rarely have I seen one as fine as this.

My ancestor, Edward III, transformed this. He made it into a beautiful resting place for his father, Edward II, who is buried here.

They began their work right here. They remodelled the South Transept first, as a kind of experiment before they tackled the rest of the East End.

All this magnificence was a grand stage for Edward II’s tomb. But I’ll tell you more about the tomb when we get there…”

Script 2

This isn't just any vodka. The Eastern Delights vodka is a symbol of Pan-Asian craftsmanship, where each ingredient is meticulously chosen from the finest offerings across the continent.

In a blend that pays homage to the East, the Eastern Delights Vodka is triple blended with distillates of exotic longan honey from Taiwan, robust barley from the towering Tibetan highlands, and an extraordinary mixture of different potatoes. To perfect the blend, it's proofed with the ultra-soft water that flows from the picturesque Sakurajima Peninsula in Kagoshima, Japan.

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About our guest:

One way or another, Phil has been using his voice professionally since childhood, usually singing, until illness forced him to hang up his gigging boots in 2017.

Eager to somehow continue using his voice as an expressive tool, Phil was drawn to voiceover and grew a new career from his own studio. Since then Phil has served hundreds of happy clients all over the globe, in English and in Welsh, with voiceovers to lend their projects gravitas, depth and emotion.

While his voice has covered many aspects of the industry, Phil especially enjoys scripts that call for a little drama and allow him to explore the full range of his versatility.

Phil's Website

Phil on YouTube

@Philrowevoice on Instagram

Phil's Facebook page

@RoweVoice on Twitter

Mark's demos & contact details:

Short trailer for Episode 37 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Phil Rowe.

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Kerry Hutchinson joins Sam and Mark to talk about the different styles of narration for audiobooks, how to pull back time in a script so you have more for the end, and our wildcards embrace mad professors, pirates and the late-great Joyce Grenfell!

Our VO question this week is all about what your favourite audiobook is, and why.

We’d love you to suggest a wildcard we could use in the show - either DM Mark or Sam on social media or send your suggestion to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

Triumphantly Caroline lifted her finger from the fine italic type. There was nothing to mar the success of this afternoon. Not only had she taken the car out alone for the first time, driving unerringly on the right-hand side of the road, but what she had achieved was not a simple drive but a cultural excursion. She had taken the Italian guidebook Neville was always urging on her and hesitantly, haltingly, she had managed to piece out enough of the language to choose a route that took in four well-thought-of frescoes, two universally admired campaniles, and one wooden crucifix in a village church quite a long way from the main road. It was not, after all, such a bad thing that a British Council meeting had kept Neville in Florence.

Script 2

These days, time is a precious commodity.

It’s difficult to balance work, life and play, but enjoying quality rest and relaxation is essential for our overall well-being.

We need downtime – time for ourselves – time for De-Stress.

At Mindful of West End, most De-Stress recliners come in multiple sizes for the perfect fit.

Relax your body, free your mind and discover the ultimate in comfort in the De-Stress Studio at Mindful

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About our guest:

Born into a military family, Kerry Hutchinson's childhood took him to Germany and the Far East. And Kerry's own pre-VO careers took him back there, as well as to the Middle East, Korea, the US, and sub-Saharan Africa. All this has helped enrich Kerry's multicultural and international business cultural experience. Hence his 'well-travelled' description on his website.

A trained actor and voice actor, Kerry is very keen on narration, including corporates, explainers, audioguides, commercials, character voices.

He speaks German as a second language and he's well-versed in a range of British accents, including his native Yorkshire.

Kerry 's Website

Kerry 's Facebook page

Resources: These are the audiobooks we love:

Kerry: 'The Five - the untold stories of the women killed by Jack The Ripper' by Hallie Rubenhold. Narrated by Louise Brealey

Mark: 'A Christmas Carol' (Simon & Schuster Edition) by Charles Dickens. Narrated by Patrick Stewart

Sam: 'The Ruby in the Smoke' By Philip Pullman. Narrated by Anton Lesser

Mark's demos & contact details:

Short trailer for Episode 36 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Kerry Hutchinson.

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Katy Maw joins Sam and Mark to talk about finding our quiz show personas, how to voice successfully despite personal tragedies, and making sure you approach a script with conviction because "If you hold back people hear it".

Our VO question this week is all about whether it's worth taking a travel kit away with you on holiday.

We’d love you to join in and send us your version of one of the reads in today’s show – just pop it onto an mp3 and send it to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

·Welcome contestant! Have you got what it takes to take on our quiz?

·Hello there! Are you ready for a quizzing good time?

·Let’s welcome our next contestant!

·It's time, to GET QUIZZY!!!

·It’s time to give the wheel another spin.

·Round it goes, round it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows!

·Let’s hope you get a better category this time.

·Oooh, the anticipation is killing me!

Script 2

There are 6 primary gases that have the most significant impact on the distinctive odour of a decaying body. These are:

Cadaverine (rotting fish odour)

Putrescine (faeces odour)

Indole (sticky sweet odour)

Hydrogen sulphide (rotten egg odour)

Methanethiol (rotting cabbage odour)

Dimethyl disulphide & Trisulphide (foul garlic odour)

By far the most common gases that contribute to the putrid smell of a cadaver are cadaverine & putrescine.

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About our guest:

Katy has been voicing for 24 years now after becoming a classically trained actor in London. She works daily, predominantly on corporate & commercial scripts & has voiced literally thousands of local & National radio ads over the years and she works across all other mediums of voicing, like e-learning and IVR, narration and dubbing/ADR. She has been seen & heard on television and film sporadically over the years (Sherlock, Eastenders) and has, in more recent years, started voicing video games and audio drama as she gets back into her dramatic acting.

Her clients include Amazon, Blizzard, Warhammer, ASDA, T K Maxx, Global, Bauer, ITV & the BBC, but that is just the tip of the Blue Chip iceberg. A natural RP speaker but equally at home using accents particular when she gets to use her Bristolian home town accent!

Katy's Website @katy.maw on Instagram Katy's Facebook page

@KatyMawMedia on Twitter

Resources:  Howjasay

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details:

Short trailer for Episode 35 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Katy Maw

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Ted Huggins joins Sam and Mark to talk about voicing TV promos, the assumptions you can and can't make in a directed session, and one wildcard is very Middle Earth!

Our VO question this week is all about your favourite animated movies.

We’d love you to join in and send us your version of one of the reads in today’s show – just pop it onto an mp3 and send it to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

She’s a little timid

She’s quite reserved

And she lacks a certain je ne sais quoi!

The glamorous lady detective

Who’s the opposite of what everyone expects!

The Thrilling Miss Jones

A new series starts Tuesday the 26th of September, on that channel!

Script 2

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that humans need communication.

Whether that’s with your Aunt Susan who doesn’t stop complaining about her cats.

Or with your friend Jake who’s broken up with his girlfriend…again.

We all need to talk.

And at Cloudbank we want you to stay connected wherever you are.

Get our premium 5G plan with unlimited minutes today.

Stay talking with Cloudbank.

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About our guest:

Ted is a 25 year old British male voice artist, audio designer/producer and podcast producer. He's been working in the field, combining voiceover and audio production for a 8 years starting out in recording studios back at university, before moving into voiceover.

He's the creator of the Sci-fi Horror/Cosmic Horror anthology podcast, Cryo Pod Tapes, providing narration, sound design and production for original Sci-fi Horror stories from around the world.

Ted was recently nominated for the UK Voiceover Newcomer of the Year at the One Voice Awards 2023.

Ted's Website @teddysvoices on Instagram Ted's Facebook group

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin