Commercial Voice Over Script · 30-second radio spot
Starts Every Morning (30-Second Car Dealership Spot)
A 30-second car dealership commercial script for voice over practice: a family-owned lot with a weekend trade-up event, fair offers, and no pressure.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Length
- 80 words · ~32 sec
- Skills
- timing to the clock, smile read, tagline delivery
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
Looking for a car that starts every morning? Good. That's kind of the point.
This weekend at Halvorsen Family Motors, it's our Fall Trade-Up Event. Bring in your old car, whatever shape it's in, and get a fair offer in fifteen minutes.
Then pick from over two hundred new and used cars, trucks, and SUVs, every one inspected in our own shop.
No pressure. No runaround. Just honest numbers.
Halvorsen Family Motors. Route 12 in Millbrook. Open Saturday till eight.
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- 'Good. That's kind of the point.' is a wink. Smile on 'Good,' then deliver the rest a little dry so it sounds like a real person, not a sales event.
- 'Fifteen minutes' and 'over two hundred' are the proof points. Give them a clean, confident hit without slowing the whole spot down.
- 'No pressure. No runaround. Just honest numbers.' should get calmer, not louder. You're promising the opposite of the shouty car ad the listener expects.
Try it three more ways
- Read it as the classic loud, fast car-sale announcer, then compare it with the friendly version.
- Read it as Grandpa Halvorsen himself, slow, proud, and a little bit stubborn.
- Read it as a 15-second cut, keeping only the first line, the trade-up offer, and the tag.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "Starts Every Morning (30-Second Car Dealership Spot)" script?
80 spoken words, about 32 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 37 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: upbeat, honest, small-town friendly, lively, ~155 words per minute, tight to time. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.