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Do your learners a favour: write like a human

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We respond emotionally to the human characteristics exhibited by on-screen text and voiceover. Similarly, Mayer found that people learn better from a human voiceover, rather than one synthesised by a computer, further emphasising our desire for a more human relationship with our virtual teacher.

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Adding the human touch to digital learning content

Clive on Learning

We respond emotionally to the human characteristics exhibited by on-screen text and voiceover. Similarly, Mayer found that people learn better from a human voiceover, rather than one synthesised by a computer, further emphasising our desire for a more human relationship with our virtual teacher.

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Adding the human touch to digital learning content

Clive on Learning

We respond emotionally to the human characteristics exhibited by on-screen text and voiceover. Similarly, Mayer found that people learn better from a human voiceover, rather than one synthesised by a computer, further emphasising our desire for a more human relationship with our virtual teacher.

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Seven ways that video can transform learning at work

Clive on Learning

Screencasts A screencast is a demonstration of some aspect of a piece of software, usually with a voiceover. Like drama, the production of documentary video is not trivial and best left to experts but, again, the expense is often worth it.

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What new designers really need to know

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How to write for the screen and for voiceover. About the various media elements - text, speech, still images, animation and video - and how they work together. Elementary graphic design and usability principles - not theory but practical tips. How to write valid / reliable assessments.

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Separated by a common language

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Training programmes with American voiceovers will not be received well in the UK and the reverse is just as true. In building a rapid e-learning course from the script, I used American spelling and, with the help of Cammy Bean , recorded an American voiceover. Should I be bothered by all this?

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Seven ways that video can transform learning at work

Clive on Learning

Screencasts A screencast is a demonstration of some aspect of a piece of software, usually with a voiceover. Like drama, the production of documentary video is not trivial and best left to experts but, again, the expense is often worth it.

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