Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Instead of using the narration of a human speaker (such as an audiobook), this is usually done by utilizing an automated voice. With this feature, users may listen to web information, magazines, and online publications on their e-reader while having the option to change the speaker’s voice and speech pace.

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Thinkdom

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With AI, you can incorporate a diverse array of avatars and voiceovers, making the content more inclusive. Best Known For: Its vast library of GoAnimate voices and ease of use. Synthesia Top Features: AI avatars, AI voice, video templates, and an editing studio. Top AI Generators for video-based Corporate eLearning 1.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Join Christine Tao, Co-Founder and CEO of Sounding Board, and Rebecca Stern, Director of Leadership and Organizational Development at Udemy, to discover strategies for checking items off your leadership wish list in 2024. AI Voice rises to this challenge. You're sure to find one or more of these tools very helpful in your own work.

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Paradiso Solutions

JULY 20, 2023

With a click, it lets you easily create text, voice, and video content. Cost Savings: Save money on content creation by using our efficient platform. Speech-to-Video: Convert voice recordings into captivating videos. Discover Paradiso AI Media Studio, the best AI-based platform for making lifelike synthetic media.

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TalentLMS

JULY 21, 2021

For many, learning by watching another human is easier than reading words on a screen or listening to a voice-over. Voice-over videos. A versatile, familiar, and effective approach to video eLearning, a voice-over video is where someone we don’t see provides a narrative to the visuals (PowerPoint or Keynote slides, for example).

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 13, 2017

Our objective was not to try to get all of the settings perfect for a singular recording, but we wanted to compare the microphones against each other so you could hear how they sound. We tested all of our microphones in our sound studio. and set the sound input level to 67%. Lars Grosspietsch (German Voice Over).

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LifterLMS

JULY 9, 2023

Doing voiceovers and and I yelled it down and my, Hey, why can’t we read audio books? But we actually landed a job doing some voiceover work and then we continued to do that. So it’s called a pay to play way to do voiceovers. And your audio sounds better and what are what are you doing? We listened to them.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

with the sound input level set to 67%. Same voice over talent for all recordings, which was Andrea Perry & Ryan Knott for the English voice overs, and Lars Grosspietsch for the German voice over. We also wanted to capture the difference between male and female voices. Mic level was just shy of the midpoint.

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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. I really like Screencast-O-Matic.

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E-learning Uncovered

JULY 8, 2011

Last week, the E-Learning Guild released a free e-book called 75 Tips to Reduce E-learning Costs. The Narrator Files for voiceover narration. You pick your voice, submit your script online, and then get status updates as your job moves though the production queue. They QA everything thoroughly and rerecord any mistakes.

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Fly Plugins

MARCH 18, 2024

We use the very cost-effective Amazon Web Services S3 cloud storage system. Most of the tracks designed for logo reveals cost around $7 or $8. Nothing will turn your students off faster than low-quality video or sound recordings. And having used many different webcams over the years, it produces surprisingly good audio results.

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LifterLMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Gary is a course creator for voice-over artists, and you can find his courses on GravyForTheBrain.com. You can find voice-over in ads, movies, and presentations everywhere. It is a very large industry, and with the current technology it is easier than ever to become a voice-over artist. You get people doing voiceover for ads.

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E-learning Uncovered

JULY 8, 2011

Last week, the E-Learning Guild released a free e-book called 75 Tips to Reduce E-learning Costs. The Narrator Files for voiceover narration. You pick your voice, submit your script online, and then get status updates as your job moves though the production queue. They QA everything thoroughly and rerecord any mistakes.

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Limestone Learning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

PT: Your New Superpower: Instant Voiceovers for Elearning WellSaid Labs’ Sara Weisweaver, Operations Manager and Voice Liaison, and Jordan Cooper, Customer Success Manager and Project Manager (Custom Voice), will show you how to eliminate production roadblocks using artificial intelligence to add voiceover to your training content.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

A Good Voice Doesn’t Equal Good Results. Joe and Samantha have good voices. On the surface, this sounds like a good plan. Joe and Samantha have good voices but they aren’t professional narrators. Joe and Samantha have good voices but they aren’t professional narrators.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 11, 2017

Some things just don’t sound right when they are said out loud, or you may have created a sentence that is the equivalent of a tongue twister like “Sally sells seashells by the seashore” or “Unique New York.” Are there sound issues, like a noisy HVAC system? If it isn’t, cut it. Scout it out and see if it’s going to meet your needs.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 3, 2018

Some things just don’t sound right when they are said out loud. If you are recording voice overs, you will want to make sure you have your microphone, microphone stand, and other audio gear ready to go, and everything is working. Are there sound issues, like a noisy HVAC system? Voice over. If it isn’t, cut it.

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IT Training Department Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Sometimes it’s helpful to stick to sound effects and narration as long as you provide subtitles. You can see a breakdown of some of the studies in this article from The Guardian, Drowned in sound: how listening to music hinders learning. One option is to use sound effects. Another option is to use narration or voiceover.

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SweetRush

MARCH 20, 2023

In our article What Does a SweetRush Custom eLearning Solution Cost? , we shared the factors that affect the cost of custom eLearning solutions and revealed what you can expect to pay for one hour of SweetRush custom eLearning. Finally, we share how we manage the cost of your custom eLearning solution throughout its development.

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Limestone Learning

APRIL 29, 2022

One thing you can do — and it will cost you just one hour — is attend a free webinar. Join this webinar to learn how to step up your elearning and make it sound better. How do you find voice talent? You’ll look at the science and statistics around voice in L&D design, as well as discuss the human factors of an AI voice.

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STRIVR

JUNE 14, 2023

To teach the right learning objectives, engage the learner, and customize a quality experience all require a thoughtful approach to content along with the right assets — scenes, characters, animations, voices, and sounds that make up an Immersive Learning scene.

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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?

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Limestone Learning

APRIL 27, 2021

PT: Best Practices for Writing Voiceover Scripts for Elearning Courses For adding narration to your elearning courses, you need to change your writing style a bit to make it sound more natural to the ears instead of the eyes. Virtual communication is ubiquitous, cost-effective and convenient, and it’s here to stay.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 16, 2017

Despite the mechanical voice quality, there are some viable use cases for text-to-speech in e-learning (outside of accessibility issues): For example, text-to-speech makes sense if you send a script out for professional narration. This will save on the cost of do-overs. In most cases the sound fine. Output as an audio file.

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CommLab India

JUNE 5, 2017

Companies often face the challenge of keeping costs down to achieve localization. This small trick can greatly reduce cost as images can be effortlessly reused. While hiring a foreign voiceover artist for audio and video files, it is best to get samples reviewed by the client. Planning and Communication. Get a Second Opinion.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 22, 2018

Video may have killed the radio star, but believe it or not, sound is fifty percent of the value of your video. About voice recording. For videos that don’t feature people, record voiceovers first. For videos that don’t feature people, record voiceovers first. Use your own voice for voiceovers.

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Academy of Mine

APRIL 24, 2023

While considering authoring tools, you should think about ease of use, cost, and compatibility with other tools. Which version sounds more enjoyable to learn from? Write instructions with an active voice, not a passive voice. Audio files like voiceovers, podcasts, and music.

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The Learning Dispatch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Those with hearing disabilities often use captions to access content related to sound (such as podcasts or video). Do you outsource recording narration to voice-over talent? If they discuss assistive technologies, they should identify specific technologies, such as VoiceOver, JAWS, NVDA, ZoomText, or PAC3. Related Reading.

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IT Training Department Blog

MAY 18, 2023

It’s something somebody made up because they thought agile software development sounded cool and was a popular process for software development, therefore, would be a good process for instructional design. There used to be software developers, graphics designers, voiceover, etc. Oops, it’s not.

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Acorn Labs

APRIL 18, 2023

Or are they talking about cost savings or cost cuttings? And he talks about the cost of the gap. And so when L&D can really play into those fears, when L&D can really sort of say, well, it's okay to voice that you're not so good at it, I'm here to help you get better at it. And Nigel really looks at that gap.

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Acorn Labs

APRIL 18, 2023

Or are they talking about cost savings or cost cuttings? And he talks about the cost of the gap. And so when L&D can really play into those fears, when L&D can really sort of say, well, it's okay to voice that you're not so good at it, I'm here to help you get better at it. And Nigel really looks at that gap.

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The Learning Dispatch

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Those with hearing disabilities often use captions to access content related to sound (such as podcasts or video). Do you outsource recording narration to voice-over talent? If they discuss assistive technologies, they should identify specific technologies, such as VoiceOver, JAWS, NVDA, ZoomText, or PAC3.

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Elucidat

JUNE 26, 2018

Instead, you can use low cost sound clips, scrolling pages, humor or emotion and a splash of subtle interaction to engage users at the start of a learning campaign. Each page in our example is loaded with a short audio clip that triggers when users land on it – be it the sound of a crowd, a train or snoring. Plot lines.

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Limestone Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

PT: Intersections in Learning with Sion Dayson Sion Dayson is an American voice actor based in Valencia, Spain. Her passions for storytelling and service make voiceover her dream career. This may sound like an extra step in your video making process, but it’s a step you won’t want to ignore. Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 8 a.m.–9

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learnWorlds

MAY 28, 2019

Also, you can add sound comments, a record of your voice, give more detailed directions, and manage the number of students who are watching your video lessons. With a wide range of ready-made elements, images, sounds, and other type of narration, at your disposal you can create your own story. Final Cut Pro. Microphones.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This will let people understand your video’s message even with the sound off or if they are deaf or hard of hearing. In fact, most people can live with a little bit of grainy video as long as the audio sounds good. For comparison, his set up costs easily $1000+ while my webcam only set me back around $100.

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