Pronunciations and Communication
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“I hesitate to ever give any reviews unless I can be positive in my critique. However, I cannot let this podcast slip by without taking the time to give a constructive review in my opinion. There are so many wonderful true crime podcasts out there which are hosted in a professional way and with great understanding of what they are saying to their audience, pronouncing words correctly and knowing the meanings of simple words while communicating them properly that it is so irritating to me when a Podcast comes along where the Hosts take the time to develop one aspect of their show but totally disregard other vitally important aspects. Such is the problem with this podcast. I am sure that with a commitment to studying the language pronunciations in their scripts or outlines they have written and will be recording, as well as, learning the definitions of the words they are using before recording, the two female hosts of the Corpus Delicti podcast would most likely increase their audience size and may make it one day into the category of wonderful true crime podcasts. Their research on the subject matter is very good, but as it is now, the sad thing is that I couldn’t bare to listen to anymore of the podcast after forcing myself to listen to four different episodes to make sure I was being fair. I am. It was just way too irritating - like fingernails scraping over a chalkboard - to continue hearing over and over the word for picture being pronounced “pitcher” in the last episode about Diane Brimble. A pitcher is a container that holds liquid. Every moment the one host said “pitcher” instead of picture I not only cringed but I started thinking about pitchers of water and water glasses. This is not what you want your listener thinking about when you are wanting to convey “pictures”. Very irritating to listen to this time after time. And, being from the south is not an excuse to pronounce words incorrectly in the professional arena of podcasting/broadcasting. It’s too competitive a field for these errors. I’m from the south as well and, frankly, I would never air a podcast with incorrect word pronunciation or usage because it DOES matter to a majority of those listening. Another example is the episode where one of the hosts kept using the word “barrister” instead of bannister. Big difference. Barrister is a lawyer which was not the intended word meaning the host was trying to convey. The word she should have been using is “bannister”. Pitcher for picture and barrister for bannister are just two examples. There are many more in other episodes. Also there is way too much giggling going on when the topic of the podcast is about someone’s life having been taken away from them, and more often than not, in a brutal way. This is not the time for giggling. A conversational approach can be achieved without so much giggling. The giggling turns off a lot of listeners. If I had a family member who was murdered and the two hosts giggled here and there and everywhere, I would be very upset and offended by a lack of preparation, lack of language development, and the giggling from the hosts as they talked about my murdered loved one. Some people listening may not care about all the mispronunciations and word meanings or the giggling but, honestly speaking, the majority does care. You have done such a good job of researching your subject matter that it’s a shame no time has been taken to refine and tweak the language end of your podcast. I’ve seen where some others have reviewed with mentioning the mispronunciations and lack of communicating with proper use of words. I sure hope you heed this advice so that your podcast and the diligent research you do will survive for years to come.”
Creative Arts Director via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/10/18
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“I like these two. I like how they deliver the content. Please don't stray into silly nonsense and inane chitchat. Stay true.”Read full review »
cil9mxm via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/25/17
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“I’m binging on these cases. A lot of them I’ve never heard of so super good!!! Great job ladies🙌🏼”
Almaluna29 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/13/18
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“The hosts are great and have a good chemistry. The cases are interesting too.”
Muppet's Mom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/14/18
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