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Free eLearning calculator helps determine your development effort

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One of the most common questions we hear during our live, online eLearning classes is, "How long does it typically take to create eLearning using Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia?" how much voiceover audio will there be (in minutes)?

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Adobe Captivate & eLearning: How Long is Too Long?

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"   In their excellent article, The 'Change-Up' in Lectures , Middendorf and Kalish found that after three to five minutes of 'settling down' at the start of class, a lapse of attention usually occurred 10 to 18 minutes later.   I have been teaching classes for nearly 25 years (both online and onsite).

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eLearning & Training: How Long is Too Long?

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" In their excellent article,  The 'Change-Up' in Lectures , Middendorf and Kalish found that after three to five minutes of 'settling down' at the start of class, a lapse of attention usually occurred 10 to 18 minutes later. I have been teaching classes for nearly 30 years (both online and in-person).

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Adobe Captivate: Methods for Attaching Voiceover Audio

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However, I wouldn't use this technique for voiceover audio.   As for voiceover audio, I don't recommend that you add it to a project as the background. If you're not concerned with saving production time, perhaps my second reason for adding voiceover audio at the slide level will get your attention.

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Adobe Captivate: Six Ways to Use Voiceover Scripts

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by Jennie Ruby    I often point out in my classes on  writing eLearning voiceover scripts  that a script is necessary so that when you record the audio you don't skip anything, don't stumble, and don't say "um." From there, you can use the notes in several different ways.

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ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360: Text-to-Speech to Final Voiceover

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While working on a recent eLearning project in Articulate Storyline 360, there was a delay in getting the voiceover audio back from our voiceover professional. The dealy was particularly problematic because several slides had image builds that had to be synchronized with the voiceover audio. Kevin spent five years in the U.S.

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Adobe Captivate: Microphone Calibration

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by Jennie Ruby  Before recording voiceover narration directly in Captivate, you'll want to calibrate the microphone you intend to use from inside Captivate. FM should be high enough quality for ordinary voiceovers for eLearning. and you are ready to record voiceover narration.