French voice over, natively reviewed.
French has more speakers outside France than inside it. We cast the accent and the vocabulary of the country your audience lives in.
Accents and variants of French.
- France (standard)
- The broadcast standard heard in national media, and the default for audiences in France.
- Canada (Quebec)
- A distinct accent and vocabulary, and an audience that notices when the voice comes from France.
- Belgium
- Close to standard French, with the Belgian forms of the numbers seventy and ninety.
- Switzerland
- Calm and clear, with its own words for numbers and everyday items.
- West and Central Africa
- For the many audiences who use French as a main language across Africa.
- Maghreb
- French as spoken in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, with influence from Arabic and Berber.
What a native French reviewer checks.
- Tu or vous
- Vous suits most business and training content. Tu is for young or informal audiences, and we agree it before writing.
- Numbers by country
- France says soixante-dix and quatre-vingt-dix. Belgium and Switzerland say septante and nonante.
- Liaison and names
- We check where sounds join between words, and how brand and place names are said in each market.
Writing for French.
- Quebec has its own words
- Courriel for email and many everyday terms differ from France. A script for both needs two versions.
- Inclusive writing is hard to say
- Forms written with a dot or a hyphen cannot be spoken as written. Decide how your brand says them.
- French runs longer than English
- Allow extra time for slides, animations and prompts.
French voice over: questions.
Should we record in France French or Canadian French?
Use the one your listeners speak. Canadian audiences often prefer their own accent, and legal or consumer content in Quebec has its own language rules to check.
Can one French voice serve Africa and Europe?
A standard French voice is understood in both. For marketing, a regional accent is more persuasive.
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