Australian voice over services

Australian English is what people actually use across the country, and for a brand entering the market it is the baseline rather than a flourish. Advertising delivered in a non-local accent tends to be ignored or actively rejected, which makes the accent one of the cheaper things to get right and one of the more expensive to get wrong.

The useful distinction on most briefs is not geography but register. A more urban, neutral read is clear and widely understood, which suits corporate video, training and professional presentation. A broader read, with its flatter vowels and more relaxed intonation, comes across as friendly and approachable, which is why it works for commercials, community and public-information content. Tell us which effect you want and we cast for it.

Australia is also one of the most multilingual countries in the world: around 200 languages are in use, and although there is no official language, Australian English is the language of public life, spoken at home by roughly 73% of the population. Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Italian follow it.

Alongside those are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, of which the most widely spoken is Kriol — an English-based creole with phonetics of its own, and a distinct language rather than an accent of English. Others still in use include Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Warlpiri and Arrernte.

Typical work is corporate video and internal communications, eLearning and compliance training, advertising for the Australian market, tourism and destination content, mining and resources, and film and television where a character has to sound Australian rather than approximately so.