Richard Koslowsky: The one with the Demo Reel Discussion!

In ep 165 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Richard Koslowsky joins Sam and Mark to talk about how some scripts don't make sense until you read them out loud, and why you should always ask a client if they want your recording raw or processed. There's a distinct lack of caffeine from one of us and we ask 'Is there a more trustworthy accent than soft Yorkshire'? We learn not to make too many assumptions about a script, and bring you woman who gets electric shocks and seems to enjoy it a little too much! There's also a very wise old tree telling a tale! Count the rings!Our VO question this week is all about whether you should record and mix your own demo reels from scratch, or create them from work you've already done, or hand the process off to a demo reel production house.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 [email protected] 1The Marble Hall was Devonshire House for a dinner party and a dance where Georgiana's wig catches fire. Preparing for this incident involved the National Trust being sent a series of videos of burning wigs so that the safest approach - both for Keira and the building - could be worked out. Meanwhile two days were spent covering the delicate marble floor with its exact replica, made of flame-retardant wood. Over 150 candles were used on specially-commissioned candelabra, and stunt people dressed as 'guests' were in place to catch any falling candles.Script 2We want our highly valued clients to have the finest experience when choosing a light commercial vehicle with us, with it being a purchase of such importance.We expertly source and sell the most desirable, in-demand, and rare stock, comprising of a wide range of cars, vans, 4x4s, and specialist vehicles.We have a highly experienced team with over three generations of knowledge and expertise about every different vehicle brand. From the moment you contact us, you will know you are dealing with the very best.We'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Richard Koslowsky is a classically trained actor based in Leeds. After an early career on stage and screen followed by a hiatus working full-time in the corporate world, Richard returned to his creative roots in 2024 to explore voiceover for the first time. After honing his skills and self-producing his first award-nominated reel, Richard started working with brands such as Nestlé, Lloyds Bank, and Hisense. This momentum has culminated in a 2026 One Voice Award nomination for Best Newcomer. While a regular fixture in the commercial and corporate sectors, he is increasingly focused on delving into more character-driven work. When the mic is off, Richard is a dedicated sourdough baker, a fermenter of foods, and a self-confessed filter coffee nerd.Richard's Website@richardkoslowsky on InstagramResources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!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/britishvoiceovermarkElegantly 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

Short trailer for Episode 165 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Richard KoslowskyMark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermarkSam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

In ep 164 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Denise Hoey joins Sam and Mark to talk about the choices you make when a script has a number of obvious possibilities - but are any of them actually what a client would want? We explore why you should never say "My character wouldn't say that!"... and journey into the wonderful land of voice acting to meet a wizard of a radio script. Find out how Mark's choice of character brings both Sam and Denise to stunned silence, prepare to be blown away by the spirit of Judy Garland, and we bring you possibly the nicest put-down you've ever heard! This week's wildcards bring us a big teddy, a bee keeper and a wicked witch (unsurprisingly for Oz!)Our VO question this week is all about the skills you bring from theatre or screen acting to voice acting in front of a mic!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 [email protected] 1Our online activities drove over 40,000 visits to Malaria No More and engagement levels more than doubled average engagement with influencer content.Most importantly, though, we gave prospective travellers the nudge they needed to look after their health abroad by protecting themselves from mosquito-borne diseases.By focusing our audiences on the one moment that could make or break their holiday, we convinced them to take the time beforehand to ensure they come away with only good memories and some tacky souvenirs.Script 2This Christmas, there’s no place like Winter Gardens...Join Dorothy and be swept away on a magical light trail through Oz.Follow the yellow brick road through Munchkinland, meet the Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion...And explore the glittering Emerald City! Just watch out for those flying monkeys! Discover The Wonderful World of Oz Light Trail – now open!Book your tickets now at wintergardens.co.uk/ozWe'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Denise Hoey is a British actor, singer and dialect coach based on the West Coast, USA. She received her BA Acting degree from Middlesex University and after an extensive performing career in the UK she moved to the US with a Green Card in 2017. She is passionate about her voice work in video games, audio drama, commercials, audiobooks and animation... and in 2024, she was nominated for a One Voice Award and VOX Award for Best Gaming Performer for her role in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.Denise's [email protected] on InstagramDenise on YouTube Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!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/britishvoiceovermarkElegantly 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

Short trailer for Episode 164 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Denise Hoey.Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermarkSam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

In ep 163 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Karl Jenkinson joins Sam and Mark to talk about narrating a story with more than one character accent, and listening to the overall sense of a piece - and the pictures it gives you in your own mind. We look into how to make a high end script relatable by creating luxury with a hint of humour. We get confused between Steam Punk and Punk Rock, and wonder about an amazing mechanical man. The wildcard section of the show introduces us to a gluttonous woman who can't help gorging herself whilst narrating a story.Our VO question this week is all about the personality you need for modern documentary narration... from Call Me a Cabbie to Come Dine With Me and Gogglebox... and Sam tells the story of her time narrating Britain's Poshest Brothel!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 [email protected] 1For generations, Fenris has defined excellence in watch care, combining heritage craftsmanship with modern engineering. We create more than watch winders — we create guardians of time. From single winders to full collector cabinets, every piece is designed to keep an automatic watch running perfectly to time when it is off your wrist. A mechanical watch is a living machine - and like all precious instruments, it deserves proper care.Script 2“Yous lot! Wi’ me!” he shouted in full Scots brogue, and led a posse of boys in blue, with black moustaches and matching truncheons who were, at last, converging on the battlefield from all directions. The two failed assassins (the first was later described in witness reports as: small, thick-set and brutish wearing a baby’s bonnet and trying to hold his face together; the second as: tall, bloody of face, apparently female and nursing her testicles) scrambled to make good their painful escape in an easterly direction down Bell StreetWe'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Having worked as an actor for nearly two decades... in the early 2000's Karl was cast in 'The Getaway- Back Monday' for Sony. A videogame with ‘cut’ scenes and in-game voicing. His first proper TV gig was as a last-minute stand in for Phil Tuffnell narrating ‘I'm A Celebrity...' Followed by 'Battle of the Brides' 'Call Me A Cabbie' 'Rough Trades' 'Mean Machines' and 'How Do They Do That.' Karl can be heard on Audible narrating the award-winning The Guv'nor (life and times of Lenny McLean), Inside Broadmoor, Belmarsh and Wakefield, The Eddie Richardson Biog, Evil Beyond Belief, The Babes in the Wood Murders... as well as a series of knockabout Steampunk Mysteries...The Rude and the Refined!Karl's WebsiteKarl's Facebook page@kjvoxcom on Instagram Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!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/britishvoiceovermarkElegantly 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

Short trailer for Episode 163 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Karl Jenkinson.Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermarkSam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

In ep 162 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Machteld van der Gaag joins Sam and Mark from Amsterdam to talk about International English - it's not British, it's not American - but what is it... and is it possible to really nail it? We create a masterclass in what NOT to do! We look at how voicing a corporate script to pictures can lead to so odd sentence breaks... and how to manifest the work you want!Our VO question this week is all about the types of work we're booked for, and whether it's the work we want to be doing!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 [email protected] 1To help prevent future sciatica pain, Carl works on building strength in his core and back. Strong muscles help stabilise the body and the act of building muscles is in many ways a neural activity. You probably associate exercise with your muscles or heart but recent studies have shown that when we lift weights our nervous system actually gets stronger before our biceps. Working out increases neurons in certain parts of the brain.Script 2You could be forgiven for thinking the maritime industry is a woman’s worldWe refer to ships as sheThey are named by lady sponsorsThey sail upon a sea often thought of as a motherBut let’s be honestThe maritime world may still seem a male-dominated oneAnd that is a shame.We want to work with the most talented, hardworking peopleQualities that do not recognise the boundaries of genderSo if we want to be the best at what we doWe need to be open to everyoneWe'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Machteld van der Gaag has been a voice actor for over 30 years! She’s trilingual - her mother tongue is Dutch, her birth language is French and her adolescent language is English! She is based in Amsterdam - and a former copywriter. Machteld works across lots of VoiceOver genres: from web-video’s, commercials and IVR - to elearning, audiotours and audiobooks. She’s also the moderator of the Dutch voice over group and a singer of French chansons (or songs to the rest of us non-trilingual folk!).Machteld's Website@machteldchante on InstagramMachteld on YouTubeResources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!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/britishvoiceovermarkElegantly 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

Short trailer for Episode 162 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Machteld van der Gaag.Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermarkSam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

In ep 161 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Caroline Ramsay joins Sam and Mark to talk about how big BIG actually is, when a client wants a football promo. It leads us to ask the age old question "Is the client always right?". We explore how your smart speaker is always listening to you, and look at how taking the tempo down by 50% gives a very creepy impression. There's a nasty slimy fun fact, the most comfy way to watch TV, and a food that we all loathe! Plus the wildcards include a tragic shakespearean lover, a germophobe, and the style of those sensual M&S adverts!Our VO question this week is all about how you keep sane and in contact with real people if you transition from being a stage or screen actor to a voice actor, all alone in your booth!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 [email protected] 1Consider a scenario where you want to start working out. You download a home workout app, buy equipment, the right shoes and more. You suddenly start seeing adverts about health and fitness every time you go online. This is because most of your online actions are tracked, stored and used by advertisers to push their products. While targeted advertising can be personally helpful, sometimes it is not as innocent as it may seem. It may feel like you are being watched, and you are.Script 2THERY’RE NOT JUST CITIESINSPIRING THE UNTHINKABLETHEY IGNITE PASSIONTHEY WITNESS OUR GLORYBRINGING TOGETHER HISTORY AND NEW STORIESTHEY PULSE WITH UNIQUE ENERGYFROM CATWALKS TO STADIUMSTHEY BURN WITH THE SAME, BOLD SPIRITWe'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Caroline Ramsay is a classically trained, versatile actress and has worked on stage and screen in a former life. She is an award nominated voice actress and works across all genres, voicing audiobooks, adverts, corporates, elearning and most recently, video games!Caroline's Website@carolineramsayvo on InstagramResources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!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/britishvoiceovermarkElegantly 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

Short trailer for Episode 161 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk featuring Mark Ryes, Samantha Boffin and Caroline Ramsay.Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermarkSam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin