Voice Acting Practice Lines · Short practice lines
Fourteen Feelings
Short voice acting lines for beginners, each tagged with a basic emotion like happy, scared, or sarcastic. Quick reps to build your emotional range.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Length
- 126 words · ~50 sec
- Skills
- emotional range, basic emotions, natural delivery
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
(happy)I can’t believe it. We actually won!
(sad, hiding it)It’s fine. I didn’t really want to go anyway.
(angry)That’s the third time you’ve done that today. The third time.
(scared)Did you hear that? I think something’s in the hallway.
(surprised)Wait, you’re here? Since when?
(disgusted)Ugh. How old is this? Why is it fuzzy?
(excited)Okay, okay, okay, open it. Open it right now!
(nervous)So, um... I might have accidentally dropped your phone in the lake.
(sarcastic)Oh, great. Another Monday. My absolute favorite.
(bored)I’ve counted the ceiling tiles. Twice. There are forty-one.
(proud)I built that. With my own two hands. And a lot of tutorials.
(relieved)Oh, thank goodness. I thought I’d lost you.
(confused)Hang on. If you’re here, then who’s driving the bus?
(tender)Hey. Whatever happens next, I’m right here.
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
- Read "We actually won!" and "I thought I’d lost you" back to back. Both are happy, but one is a burst and the other is a release. Feel the difference in your breath.
- The sad line, "I didn’t really want to go anyway," is about hiding sadness. Try smiling while you say it and notice how much more it hurts.
- In the nervous lake confession, make the "um" a real hesitation, not a word you’re reading. Fillers only work when they sound unplanned.
Try it three more ways
- Read every line as if you’re whispering to someone in a movie theater.
- Swap the emotions: read the happy line as sad, the scared line as excited, and so on down the list.
- Perform each line as a cartoon character with big, exaggerated reactions.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "Fourteen Feelings" script?
126 spoken words, about 50 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 58 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: natural and conversational, one line at a time, reset between. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.