Selina Odum
26 Feb 2026
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Forty dollars for someone who read the lines like a hostage. My flatmate has no training and gives me more to work with.
Is paying for a reader actually worth it, or is a good untrained friend fine?
Auditions & Self-Tapes
The reader I paid was worse than my flatmate
4 replies
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Delphine Aubert
27 Feb 2026
A good untrained friend who is reliable beats a bad paid reader every time. The only thing you are really buying is consistency and availability at 11pm on a Sunday.
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Josh Iremonger
1 Mar 2026
The skill in a reader is being present without pulling focus, and it is rarer than you would think. Some very good actors are terrible readers.
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Sandrine Okafor
2 Mar 2026
I have used the same reader for four years. She is not an actor. She is just extremely good at looking at me and meaning it.
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Yvette Brossard
3 Mar 2026
Worth saying that some paid readers are excellent and worth every penny. You found a bad one. Ask around for a recommendation rather than picking off a listing.
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