Ever been to a live auction? It’s quite fascinating. Makes you wonder how they can even think that fast let-alone process the thoughts into speech. Well here’s how they do it:
“The auction chant is a repetition of two numbers at a time, which indicate the monetary amount in the sale of an item. The first number is the amount of money which is currently being offered by a bidder for a given item. The second number is what the next bid needs to be in order to become the high bid. In between the numbers are filler words which are what the auctioneer says to tie the chant together making it smooth and rhythmic. Filler words serve as a thinking point for both the auctioneer and the bidders. Filler words can serve to make a statement or ask questions, but they always serve as a means of adding rhythm to the chant. Typical filler words are “dollar bid”, “now”, and “will ya’ give me?.” The typical chant spoken by beginning auctioneers uses the following pattern: “One dollar bid, now two, now two, will ya’ give me two? Two dollar bid, now three, now three, will ya’ give me three?,” and continues in this fashion until the crowd stops bidding and the item is sold to the high bidder. Often prior to closing the bidding, auctioneers will announce: “Going once, going twice, sold” or “Going, going, gone,” followed by announcing the winning bid. Slurring filler words to make multi-part filler word phrases is a key element, giving the illusion that the auctioneer is talking fast, and thus creating more excitement and bidding anxiety among the bidding crowd. Once an auctioneer becomes experienced in the auction profession, they usually develop their own style with regards to unique filler words, unique rhythm, and variable speed of delivering the chant.”
Why are we discussing this? The auction chant is a remarkable example of the communication process and human voice delivery. It is the quintessential example of the breadth and depth of our offerings as a premier voice-over talent company. We do high energy, southern dialect, northern dialect, comedy, satire/parody, speedy legal disclaimers, etc. Whether it’s ‘Dixieland’ or the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic,’ Passion Fruit Voiceovers gets it done right.
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