Episode 35

Katy Maw: The one with the Smelly Cadaver!

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: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

About the Podcast

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How Do You Say That?!
A fun podcast showing there are unlimited ways to read a script - sponsored by https://www.voxbox.studio/

About your hosts

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Mark Ryes

With over 40 years representing major international clients such as Google, Emirates and HSBC; Mark has been trusted to be the voice for some of the world’s biggest brands. Beyond the big names, it’s his reputation with clients that truly speaks to his professionalism and work ethic. If your business needs a fresh voice to represent you, then make it a British voice…
Mark's also seen weekly on television across the UK, both on ITV1 and Ideal World.
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Samantha Boffin

Elegantly British with an intelligent, warm and seductive voice, Samantha 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.