German voice over, natively reviewed.

German audiences expect precise wording and a calm, measured voice. We cast the accent of Germany, Austria or Switzerland to match your listeners.

Accents and variants of German.

Germany (standard): The broadcast standard heard across national media, the default for audiences in Germany.
Austria: A softer, more melodic standard with its own vocabulary, for audiences in Austria.
Switzerland (Standard German): Standard German as spoken in Switzerland. Swiss German dialects are rarely written and are not what scripts use.
Northern and southern colouring: Voices with a light north German or south German colour, for audiences who hear and like it.

Du or Sie: Corporate and public content usually uses Sie. Learning content for younger staff increasingly uses du, so we agree it first.
Compound nouns and product names: We check stress in long compounds and how brand names read aloud.
Austrian and Swiss words: Jänner for January in Austria, Velo for bicycle in Switzerland: the wording is matched to the country.

The verb comes last: German holds the verb to the end of a clause. Long sentences make listeners wait, so keep them short for the ear.
Billion is not billion: German Milliarde means a billion and Billion means a trillion. A literal translation of a figure can be off by a thousand.
German runs longer than English: Compounds and word order add length, so give slides and animations room.

Can an Austrian or Swiss audience use a voice from Germany?

They will understand it. Many will notice, and some marketing audiences react to it. For consumer content, use the local accent.

Do we need Swiss German dialect?

Scripts are written in Standard German, which Swiss listeners read and hear daily. Dialect is for specific campaigns and needs its own script.

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