Ring is on the hunt to find the first ever Irish voice of its Ring Video Doorbell – and it could be you! The smart home security company is taking its ‘Voice of the Nation’ casting call across Ireland, visiting Dublin this weekend, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August.
Ring will hold auditions in Dublin to find one lucky Irish person who will record a set of audio messages called ‘Quick Replies’, that will be available across all Ring Video Doorbells in Ireland early next year. Ring’s Quick Replies act as an answering machine for your front door. Once activated in the Ring app, a visitor that rings the doorbell will hear a pre-selected greeting with the option to leave a message.
To celebrate the launch of the Voice of the Nation, Ring also commissioned a survey of 1,000 Irish consumers on their accent preferences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, when asked about their favourite regional Irish accent, 27% of Dubliners claimed their favourite accent in Ireland is their own. The research also shows that if given the choice to have a different Irish accent voice their smart devices, a quarter (24%) would still choose their own Dublin accent.
The search for the Voice of the Nation in Ireland will be judged by a panel, including radio and TV presenter Carl Mullan, who will help select Ireland’s voice. It’s the first time an Irish accent will be heard on Ring Video Doorbells.
People in Ireland can audition to become the Voice of the Nation in a number of ways, including in-person auditions in Dublin this weekend. Auditions are also open online – people can simply share a video of themselves saying a Ring Doorbell Quick Reply: “We can’t answer the door right now, but if you’d like to leave a message, you can do it now.”
Auditions in Irish are also welcomed by saying the following phrase: “Dia dhuit! Ní féidir linn an doras a oscailt faoi láthair, ach más mian leat teachtaireacht ghearr a fhágáil is féidir leat é sin a dhéanamh anois.” and post it on TikTok or Instagram, or share through their Ring device and Ring app. To enter, audition hopefuls need to tag @Ring in their content and use #RingsVoiceoftheNation.
Entrants can share a video of their recorded audition on TikTok or Instagram by posting their clip with #RingsVoiceoftheNation and tagging @Ring alongside #RingsVoiceoftheNation. Irish people with a Ring device and Ring Home subscription plan can enter by recording themselves filming their greeting on a Ring device, pressing the ‘Share’ button on the Ring app and choosing ‘Share with Ring’.
Good Luck!
Ring’s Voice of the Nation Ireland pop-up auditions will visit Liffey Valley Shopping Centre (Dublin), Saturday 16th August 10am – 7pm & Sunday 17th August 11am – 7pm (Beside Penneys). For all details and Terms & Conditions on in-person and social auditions please check out the Ring blog here.
