Australian accents are captivating, yet challenging. Many North American actors think they can do an Aussie accent, but often miss the mark. What does it take to do it right? Special guest Toby Ricketts, a New Zealand-based voice actor and voice over coach, has mastered various Australian accents and knows how to spot the real McCoy. Can you? Learn how to spot telltale signs of an authentic Australian accent as Toby, Stephanie and Julianna talk accents, dialects and so much more in this episode of Mission Audition. Hosts: Stephanie Ciccarelli, Julianna Jones, with special guest, multi-award-winning Voice Over Artist, Toby Ricketts, About Toby Ricketts In the last 20+ years of his career, multi-award-winning voice over artist, Toby Ricketts, has managed to create a global client base of big-name brands and loyal customers. From his roots working on Pirate Radio in the UK in the early 90’s, through to the New Zealand Broadcasting School in the 2000s, Toby has gone from strength to strength, mastering four different accents and voice over technique to lend his voice to brands from across the globe. Just a few of his impressive clients include Facebook, Netflix, Samsung, BMW, Audi, Spotify and Google – to name but a few. As well as lecturing on Voice over at international conferences, Toby has been nominated for two SOVAS awards, and at the One Voice Awards held in London, he won 7 awards, including Male Voiceover of the Year in 2018 and 2019. Visit his website to learn more: www.tobyrickettsvoiceover.com Inspired? Get your practise on with voice over scripts: https://www.voices.com/blog/category/tools-and-resources/sample-scripts/ Mission Audition is presented by Voices.com. Produced and Engineered by Shelley Bulmer and Cameron Pocock; Scripting by Voices.com.