Deryn Oliver: The one with the Accent Conundrum!

How Do You Say That?!

In ep 127 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Deryn Oliver joins Sam and Mark to give some top advice on what to do when a script is massively over-written. We worry about a commercial script becoming too cheesey, Mark heads back to the West Midlands for a script that could be geographically anywhere - and Deryn reveals exactly what the client asked for... which surprises us all!

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Script 1

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Script 2

I’m Linda, Village County Clerk. Our Village Hall was built in the 1800s… and honestly, the office furniture seemed like it came with the building. It was due for retirement—chairs that creaked louder than a town hall debate, desks straight out of a history book… and filing cabinets? I practically needed a crowbar to open them.

Then I found out Valley Road Office Furniture is a NYS Contract vendor which guarantees the lowest possible price on office furnishings. They had everything we needed and made the whole process easy. Now, instead of wrestling with a filing cabinet, I can focus on keeping this village running smoothly.

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About our guest:

All her life Deryn Oliver's voice had been commented on - but it wasn't until 2017, after appearing on the TV quiz show Cash Trapped and having Bradley Walsh and the producer mention she should be a voice actor that she decided to give it a go.

She used some of her winnings to set up her home studio and undertake training and since then has voiced hundreds of projects from dry announcements for The United Nations to zany gaming characters, audiobooks, animations and Voice of God. Her naturally characterful voice tends to appeal to game developers and other entertainment projects and her biggest role yet has been voicing The Toymaker for Thorpe Park Theme Park. She has been the main character in their Halloween Fright Nights event for the last couple of years scaring the bejesus out of the general public.

Deryn's Website

@derynvoiceover on Instagram

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