American or British voiceover?

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Hi guys im about to start a podcast aimed at US citizens. I am unsure to go for a British voice intro or a American voice intro.

What do you think a US citizen would prefer.

Many thanks in advance
#american #british #voiceover
  • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
    As long as its clear and easy to understand, you cant go wrong either way.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    do both and setup a simple split test with Google website optmizer to see which one converts higher.

    Until you have hard data for yourself, all one can really do is speculate
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    • Profile picture of the author Carlton Johnson
      Originally Posted by nicholasb View Post

      do both and setup a simple split test with Google website optmizer to see which one converts higher.

      Until you have hard data for yourself, all one can really do is speculate
      My thoughts exactly.

      Why speculate when you can use hard data.
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  • Profile picture of the author Prideoflion
    It would really depend on the subject matter that you are trying to discuss.

    If you're talking about a subject that is casual or doesn't have huge ramifications. An American voice actor would probably be the way to go. The reason I say that is because you're trying to market to people who would like to hear the information from someone like them. I think it's called imprinting.

    if you're trying to position your product or service or whatever your advertising about, to an American audience and its casual, then the audience will be accustomed to hearing from a white male with a neutral accent in the 30ish age range.

    If on the other hand you're trying to advertise for something that's a bit more empirical or is on the important side. A British voice actor would be a good way to go The reason for this is because typically Americans think of the British accent is being "classy" and it can be a bit incongruent to use it for product that doesn't require that intrinsic class to be implied.

    Hope that helps out my friend.
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  • Profile picture of the author tori73
    I'd go for american if it's for US audience
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      I agree testing is best, however I disagree that all Americans want to hear from Americans.

      The target audience is extremely important also, so knowing your market should come into play while making a decision.

      I, for one, could listen to men with accents all day long, as an example.

      Terra
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  • Profile picture of the author Ewan Lumsden
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    I think if the target audience is American, then go for Amercian unless your video is about something British related.
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  • Profile picture of the author sarlat
    You need to test this with Google optimiser. What's the point guessing?
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  • Profile picture of the author Haskell1
    Is the person speaking on the podcast American or British?
    The intro should be the same or it will sound odd in my opinion!
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