Changing Pace and Intensity in Narration

A technique to help you level-up your narration game

I recently listened to a horror book, which I really loved. The writing and plot were great, the narrator was terrific. In listening, though, I got a little fatigued. The narrator rightly showed a lot of intensity in their voice with the scary parts of this book—this sounded like a tightening of the voice and heavier breathing. Imagine the vocal cords …