To hate the current poetry Nationwide adverts?

[MrsSteveMcDonald]

I'm not a fan of poetry anyway but the bloke who is doing the current lot has such an annoying voice. He just seems to fade away at the end of a sentence and it drives me potty. Anyone else feel the same?

I find them annoying also.

That's so funny! I just muted the telly when that advert came on. Yes, I agree.

I mute them every time, I don't know anyone who likes them

Argh it's that really affected poetry voice some poets use to 'perform' their work. Just say the effing poem normally you freak!

This!!!! His voice is so odd it makes me kinda angry

Omg Yes! I cringe when it comes on....he drives me potty!

I have detested with a passion every nationwide poetry add. HATE HATE HATE

I call it "poetry voice" the annoying tone of voice people put on when they read poetry out loud. I can't bear it.

Hate the nationwide poetry ads YANBU. Also the mcains ones.

Annoying adverts are apparently a legit marketing tactic.

They're horrific.

I hate any fluffy, chummy banking ads out of principle. Nationwide aren't the worst offenders but they'll still repossess if you can't pay the mortgage - they're not your mates.

Yanbu

I didn’t like them and now I do. It just kind of got to me.

Clever ads though.

Hate them, but at least the sisters are gone.

I think the fading is partly due to his accent. I don't think it is just a 'poetry' voice.

Hate every single one of them with a passion.

I love them

I actually think they're really effective and like them. The message they're putting across is positive and shows the history of the building society which is fascinating and one of positive social development amongst all classes across all counties.

I'm actually considering moving from Halifax to Nationwide so these ads have worked for me...

Pengggwn - they'll repossess if you don't keep up your side of the bargain. They use savings deposits to lend out as mortgages so as a saver (not that I am one, I barely have a pot to piss in) I'd want them to repossess, it's not quite as simple as making people homeless. Unfortunately housing isn't free.

Grr - I can't get to the mute button fast enough - so affected and up itself. (The ad, not the mute button - I like the mute button.)

Yep I hate them too. I fee like they are trying to use a kind of potery / spoken word which is associated with radical or left politics to sell their financial crap.

I find the tone patronising

It's called 'poet voice' - the affected, lofty voice that so many poets use when reading their works out loud. The forced inflection and unnecessary pausing is pretentious. It's lazy and unoriginal.

YANBU He sounds like he has man flu.

I hate most of them, but I do have a bit of a girl crush on Jo Bell.

He's definitely using the 'poet voice & cadence' (along with his gestures). I see it a lot as I like going to poetry readings. Still hate those adverts though. Especially 'effected Eddie' as we call him.

OMG they give DH the rage!

I mute him too (apart from at the cinema where he's even more annoying big and I have to resort to fingers in ears!)

Whoever's doing Nationwide ads at the moment needs to stop. First those annoying sisters, then 'performamce poetry for dummies'...not winning at all.