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Best Practices for Voice-Over

CourseArc

If you are designing and developing eLearning, you are most likely going to need voice-over work. Personalization Principle – People learn better from multimedia lessons when words are in conversational style rather than formal style. Oftentimes, the subject matter experts record audio themselves.

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When Is Audio Narration Helpful?

Experiencing eLearning

When is audio narration helpful? When should you include voice-over in elearning? In that original discussion, Judith Reymond asked about the research on when or whether audio narration is helpful to adult learners. However, it’s also tiring to listen to a voice. The post When Is Audio Narration Helpful?

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Voice Over Script Pitfalls

Experiencing eLearning

Instructional designers sometimes run into pitfalls when writing voice over scripts. Jill Goldman of Goldivox is a voice over professional who graciously agreed to share with me the issues she sometimes sees in scripts. Watch for these common pitfalls in your voice over scripts: Numbers Lists Abbreviations Emphasis Grammar Errors.

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A Voice for Learning? Exploring the Pros and Cons of Having Audio Narration in eLearning

IT Training Department Blog

There are definitely pros and cons of having an eLearning voice over vs just letting people read it themselves. Then there’s the entirely different yet closely related issue of synthesized voice overs. That’s a whole other conversation, though, so we’ll keep it simple with just narration of any type for eLearning.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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Voice Over Script Pitfalls

Experiencing eLearning

Instructional designers sometimes run into pitfalls when writing voice over scripts. Jill Goldman of Goldivox is a voice over professional who graciously agreed to share with me the issues she sometimes sees in scripts. This is part 3 of my series on writing voice over scripts. Formatting Tips for Voice Over Scripts.

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Voice Over and Video in Branching Scenarios

Experiencing eLearning

A reader asked, “Should you include voice over and video in branching scenarios?” ” Most of the time, I don’t use voice over or videos for branching scenarios because it adds a lot of complexity to the development and revision. ” but “ When should you use voice over and video in branching scenarios?”

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