In ep 179 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, transfemme voice actor SJ Harris joins Sam and Mark to talk about how to bring out a character's venom whilst being very insular, and how to communicate directly with a player as a character in a video game. There's a full circle moment where we reflect that paying it back is what we should all do. We learn how to play a hesitant character in an unusual piece of e-learning, and chat about how an ellipsisis... is a very powerful piece of punctuation!

Our VO question this week is all about following your dreams!

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Script 1

A lot of my issues come with like decision making, but also memory and memory loss you know. I get this kind of brain fog. I can’t think of the right thing or say the right word… it's slightly fuzzy a lot of the time. And I have to kind of have it explained, have to things explained in like two or three ways to then fully kind of understand it… yeah.

Sometimes, my thoughts move so quickly that I can't like put together sentences or I…I don't know, I think I just - I struggle to say things, so I'll let other people sort of answer for me.

Script 2

How long has it been out there? Centuries? Millennia? I lost count when the silence stopped feeling like punishment… and started feeling like patience.

You smell like it, you know. The living world. Warm air, sunlight… hope. I had almost forgotten what those things felt like.

One day this door will open the wrong way. And when it does… I will step into the world she calls hers, the world she nurtures, protects, and pretends to love. And I will remind it of something she has tried so desperately to erase… that the crown of life was never meant for her.

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About our guest:

SJ Harris is a UK-based, transfemme voice actor with over a decade of industry experience - and she has an enviable range spanning masculine and feminine vocal tones. She’s best known for voicing the Imaginary Friends in the popular Roblox game Pressure, as well as Digby in Burnhouse Lane and roles in SCP Fragmented Minds.

She works predominantly in video games - but her body of work spans Audiobooks and Animation too!

SJ's Website

@Sjharrisactor on Instagram

SJ on YouTube

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About your hosts:

With over 40 years representing major international clients such as Google, Emirates and HSBC; Mark Ryes has been trusted to be the voice for some of the world’s biggest brands. If your business needs a fresh voice to represent you, then make it Mark's British voice. As a voiceover, TV presenter, podcaster or product demonstrator - Mark makes your brand truly sparkle!

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

Elegantly British with an intelligent, warm and seductive voice, Samantha Boffin helps creatives and production companies create great audio that really connects with their audience. BBC-trained and with over 20 years of broadcast experience on both sides of the mic, she's created award-winning promos, narration and commercials for companies all around the globe, including the BBC, Sky, Games Workshop, John Lewis, Audible and Penguin Random House.

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