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Post by mkfeister55 on Dec 31, 2016 9:22:53 GMT -8
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Post by sonicmega on Dec 31, 2016 12:33:47 GMT -8
The first half of your Attenborough impression sounded spot on to me, but the latter half began to take on this 'nasal' quality that I can't quite pinpoint. I was totally sold for most of it though!
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Post by mkfeister55 on Jan 1, 2017 2:14:36 GMT -8
thanks, I'll work on it
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Post by Unspaceman on Jan 8, 2017 18:35:58 GMT -8
Agreed, Attenborough is spot on for the first 50% of the recording. The enthusiasm and intonation was perfect, but the nasality of certain vowel sounds kills the illusion. Watch to make sure your soft palate doesn't fall too far, natural british speakers, like Attenborough, tend to have very wide soft palates. His is not quite as open as others, but is still more open than speakers of North American english. A good way to make sure your soft palate is raised is to plug your nose, and try to speak. If you sound muffled, yawn, and remember what your mouth feels like when you yawn. Your soft palate will be raised. When your soft palate is raised, and you speak, or sing, or anything like that, there should be no nasality.
A very small detail you might want to work on his Attenborough's very subtle lisp. You can hear it when he says words like "fishes" or "creatures". It's one of those details that when you have the basic tone, and intonation down, like you do, can really bring an impression together, and make it stand out.
Also, thanks for the excuse to listen to David Attenborough speak, what a magnificent voice!
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