"Horatius" by Thomas Babington Macaulay

[marnanel]

Me, reciting "Horatius" by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Feedback welcome. Hope you enjoy it.

Comments

[wordweaverlynn]

You have a lovely voice -- thanks!

[treeowl]

Positives: Great facial expressions, exciting body language, and emotionally intense delivery.

Things to work on: I must admit I couldn't understand the text. It was too fast (like Shakespearean acting), and indistinct. My auditory processing ability is not the greatest, and the webcam-quality video doesn't allow for supplementary lip-reading.

Breath technique was poor: I could hear you gasping with each breath. Try breathing in through mouth and nose simultaneously. Also try holding yourself in a balanced forward position so air intake is accomplished by relaxing the abdominal muscles rather than tensing the intercostals.

[hitchhiker]

why so fast? there were some nice passages, but it felt more rushed than anything else; i've always felt the poem called more for a weighty "measured tread" approach.