eLearning Architect

MARCH 14, 2016

More and more learners are demanding voiceover in their eLearning courses and for good reason – a great voiceover can bring your content to life. Question 1: What is your voiceover preference? Seems like a straightforward question – but what type of voice will engage with your learners? We have all battled our way through mediocre compliance training with a monotone voice, so what personality will bring your content to life? Do you want a male or female voice?

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ICDTranslation

AUGUST 14, 2017

This will require an employee investment of salaries, paid leave, compensations, proper authoring software and tools. How do I add voice to my modules? Unless you have experienced voice over talents and a special recording video, once again the best solution is to seek professional external help. There is also the option to hire a well-established expert in the field to add voice to your training modules. E-learning plays a vital role in corporate training.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

How do you make your voiceover narration more compelling, engaging and interesting? You may feel uncomfortable with this, but it's a time-proven technique that will help you understand the strengths and weaknesses of your voice. Be honest with yourself when evaluating your voice. Ensure that the modulation of your voice includes emotion, emphasis or just plain life.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 17, 2013

Record Voiceover. On the screen, the end user can play the presentation – and any media – say voice overs, music, etc., I couldn’t see how they could call themselves a social learning platform, because it seemed more to be an online authoring system or if you want to stretch it, a hybrid next gen lite LMS. Everyone loves to receive gifts.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 27, 2010

Are you an eLearning developer who has been tasked with creating an effective voiceover script? I'm teaching a new online class in May called Writing Effective eLearning Voiceover Scripts. During the class I'll be teaching you how to define the appropriate voice and tone for a narrative text. You will learn how to take specific steps to create the engaging and personable writing style that voice-over narratives require.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 20, 2010

Are you an eLearning developer who has been tasked with creating an effective voiceover script? I'm teaching a 3-hour, online class later this week called Writing Effective eLearning Voiceover Scripts. During the class I'll be teaching you how to define the appropriate voice and tone for a narrative text. You will learn how to take specific steps to create the engaging and personable writing style that voice-over narratives require.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Passive voice AND using a noun as a verb! But our authors fought back, resisting the change. Thousands of voices in editorial/communications departments suddenly cried out in terror and then were stilled.   Check out Jennie's  eLearning writing classes  and ensure both your voiceover scripts and eLearning scripts are ready for prime time! by Jennie Ruby  How much current business jargon do you know and use on a daily basis? And why?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 7, 2010

Are you an eLearning developer who has been tasked with creating an effective voiceover script? I'm teaching a new online class in May called Writing Effective eLearning Voiceover Scripts. During the class I'll be teaching you how to define the appropriate voice and tone for a narrative text. You will learn how to take specific steps to create the engaging and personable writing style that voice-over narratives require.

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The E-Learning Curve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

In this case, I’m selecting the SigmaTel sound card, which takes input from the microphone that I’m going to use to record some voiceover narration. If you’re just recording voice-over narration, leave it unchecked. Tags: digital audio file format Audio content development Audacity content production process educational media technology in education podcast authoring podcast

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Some challenging questions are being raised in this month’s Big Question - Voice Over in eLearning. Some of the key questions: Given the range of solutions for voice-over from text-to-speech, home-grown human voice-over, professional voice-over: how do you decide what's right for your course? Why not use human voice-over? How will the quality of the voice affect the quality of the learning? How will the students accept the voices?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 12, 2010

Are you an eLearning developer who has been tasked with creating an effective voiceover script? I'm teaching a new online class in May called Writing Effective eLearning Voiceover Scripts. During the class I'll be teaching you how to define the appropriate voice and tone for a narrative text. You will learn how to take specific steps to create the engaging and personable writing style that voice-over narratives require. by Jennie Ruby.

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Superb Learning

AUGUST 16, 2020

So, when you add a voice-over to visual information, it will be processed far more rapidly. At the same time, your script should also suggest both knowledge and authority relating to the problem presented. Are you working to create an explainer video for your brand?

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Elucidat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

For example, a Graphic Designer who is also an Authoring Tool Expert, and can build out content and layouts directly. Equally, depending on the scale of the projects you’re producing, you may decide that you want to invest in your Authoring Tool Expert to enable them to become a great Learning Designer too. Bonus skills: able to use authoring platforms and design software, such as wireframing tools. Authoring Tool Expert. The role of Authoring Tool Expert.

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easygenerator

JULY 31, 2014

The Plus Plan includes 5 new Question Types: (Drag and Drop Text, Drag and Drop Images, Single Select, Multiple Select and Fill in the blanks), Co-Authoring and an Adaptive Learning Template. Co-authoring will be extremely easy and clear with, to do lists, checklists and email notifications for every author involved. Expect the following features in December: To Do and Checklists for Co-Authors. Email Notifications for Co-Authors.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 2, 2014

Written by guest author Gary Allen of Unbounce. Once we had our script, we would record the voiceover. I was tasked with making this project work, and while I had done some instruction before, I’d neither recorded my own voice nor made a screencast in my life. The first problem I encountered was trying to make my voice sound natural and conversational – and not like someone pretending to be a human being. About the Author.

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TalentLMS

MAY 22, 2017

When a student enrolls in your course, they’re dedicating the next few hours to listening to your voice. Nasality can’t be easily fixed, but feedback, background noise, and fuzziness when recording your voice can be reduced with decent microphones. These are perfect for recording voiceovers. Both of these programs allow you to import the footage you record, splice-and-dice your video, and layer on voiceovers and music.

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BrightCarbon

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

This blog article could also be called ‘confessions of a voice-over artist.’ For several years I’ve done voice-over work here at BrightCarbon, lending my voice to eLearning courses, promotional videos, and webinars aplenty. The use of the passive voice: The second way to make sure you’re being direct is to avoid using the passive voice. Don’t get caught in the author’s trap of writing things as though they’re going to be published in a book.

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SHIFT eLearning

MARCH 6, 2014

A one-man eLearning department must be highly talented and possess a combination of skill sets: he or she should know how to use authoring tools, design, and give a great voice to content. Multimedia Production and Authoring. Most eLearning courses include voiceover audio, video, photos, music and animations. Different authoring tools allows you to load different assets for course; however, each authoring tool also requires different skill levels.

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CommLab India

JUNE 22, 2016

Select rapid authoring tools. Rapid authoring tools give you the flexibility of time by developing e-learning courses swiftly and provide a wide range of choices such as interactivities, character packs, etc. You can also use free authoring tools such as Microsoft’s Learning Content Development System (LCDS), Easygenerator, LessonWriter, MOS Solo, etc. You can have more details about how to select a right authoring tool here. This will help you avoid voiceover costs.

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learnWorlds

AUGUST 20, 2020

Screencast-O-Matic provides the option for screencast recordings (screen recording), webcam recordings, or both, as well as the ability to use a microphone to record your voice.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 22, 2018

About voice recording. For videos that don’t feature people, record voiceovers first. Use your own voice for voiceovers. We know you think it sounds bad, but to other people your voice on video sounds just like you in person. Your voice sounds fine (maybe even great!). Using your voice not only saves on talent costs, it also can serve as a recognizable point of authority. This will loosen up your vocal chords so your voice sounds its best.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

Course Content Authoring Tools – Open Source (Free) - eLearning 24-7 , June 7, 2010. Voice-Over in eLearning - The Learning Circuits Blog , September 1, 2010. Editing Text to speech text for Loquendo voices in Captivate 5 - Adobe Captivate Blog , August 6, 2010. Creating tone of voice in eLearning. Voiceover (55). Here it is - the very best posts and the hottest topics for 2010.

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learnWorlds

MAY 28, 2019

Authoring Tools. Authoring Tools. Instructional designers know the elearning course creation tools as authoring tools. Authoring tools are used to provide a high quality courses that can be uploaded into your preferred LMS for hosting. If you are just starting out with online courses, you might want to keep authoring tools in mind for later use. Adobe Captivate is one of the top premium authoring tools used to create immersive learning scenarios.

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The Learning Dispatch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

A Note on Rapid Authoring Tools. Training content developed using rapid authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Trivantis Lectora, and Adobe Captivate, and (often) provided as a click-though, packaged course. It’s not always directly applicable to elearning, especially elearning that’s developed in a rapid authoring tool or delivered through PDFs. A Note on Rapid Authoring Tools. Do you outsource recording narration to voice-over talent?

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The Learning Dispatch

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

A Note on Rapid Authoring Tools. Training content developed using rapid authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Trivantis Lectora, and Adobe Captivate, and (often) provided as a click-though, packaged course. It’s not always directly applicable to elearning, especially elearning that’s developed in a rapid authoring tool or delivered through PDFs. A Note on Rapid Authoring Tools. Do you outsource recording narration to voice-over talent?

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

A Good Voice Doesn’t Equal Good Results. Joe and Samantha have good voices. Joe and Samantha have good voices but they aren’t professional narrators. It takes more than just a good speaking voice to get the inflections and tone right. It’s just you and your voiceover talent. An exception is if the narrator is a personality or authority that the audience expects to be part of the course.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Device Diversity is the “New Normal” Mobile Apps Become Essential to Enterprise mLearning Pad/Tablet Use Explodes Authoring Tools Will Evolve Private Social Networks Win Over Public Market Consolidations Will Occur Here Come the Experts! One thing that I've not heard discussed as much is the voice recognition and text-to-speech of the application. This month's #LCBQ is the first with the Big Question Thought Leaders.

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Good To Great

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

It’s interesting that for BT that sense of ‘being there’ comes from hearing a voice, but for Kolowich it comes from seeing a face. When I started out in instructional design five years ago, we tried to achieve it through using photographs of people, good quality voiceovers rather than computer-generated audio, and a natural and conversational tone of voice in the copywriting.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 6, 2013

Each asset is usually constructed, captured or authored with different software tools, which can often complicate localization. As a result, voiceovers may not sync with moving mouths and the course may increase in duration. For example, a course with five character voices going into eight languages may mean as many as 40 different recordings.

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The Art Of Writing Great Voice Over Scripts - The eLearning Coach , November 10, 2010Want to improve how you write for the ear? Post from: The eLearning Coach The Art Of Writing Great Voice Over Scripts. Ideas Favor the Connected Mind - Big Dog, Little Dog , November 11, 2010In a recent TED Talk, Steven Johnson , the best-selling author of six books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience, gives a presentation titled, Where good ideas come from.

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Edume

MAY 7, 2020

Below are some sample lessons you can quickly and easily create using EduMe’s simple content authoring tool to keep your frontline workers safe and successful. Consult reliable sources such as: The CDC MayoClinic WebMD Public health authority websites N.B. By having effective learning and relevant information in the palm of their hands, and a voice to be heard, the workforce at companies like Uber, Airbnb, Vodafone and Deloitte are empowered to perform at their best.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 6, 2020

The difference in information, context, and professionalism between the images become quite clear: Thumbnails provide a lot of context about the video: Topics clearly stated Product recognizable due to logos and colors Consistent design used across all videos in a series Visually appealing and professional look Showing author adds personality and expertise Corporate branding. Use an engaging speaker or voiceover to present the topic with passion and excitement.

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