What does my voice sound like?

Question

the reason i am posting this is because i want to know what my voice sounds like. how noticeable is my accent and if you can clearly understand what i am saying without reading the excerpt below..

heres the link of voice clip:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/54c2dcec-d83c-4654-a4b7-38e687f1cab4/VOICE0111

ME READING THIS EXCERPT FROM YAHOO NEWS...

"The Pentagon, in a statement, cited longstanding Defense Department policy that prohibits military personnel or facilities from association with partisan political campaigns and elections.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman took issue with Gration's statement, saying that the Defense Department did not object to Obama visiting in his role as an Illinois senator but it did not want campaign staff or the media present."

Answer 1

You need to have more expression in your voice. In the recording you seem to be reading in a monotonous tone. Make it sound like you actually want to be reading the report.  Your accent is obvious, but it doesn't seem to be an issue.

Answer 2

Extremely flat, and way too heavy of an accent for on-air work.  You may want to look into buying an Accent Elimination Program set.  

I've uploaded the audio version of myself reading the same excerpt.  This is in Standard American English, in Associated Press conversational style (notice the contractions.)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/7326b931-2b1a-...