The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

by Kevin Siegel      Adding voiceover audio to eLearning enhances the learner experience. And before you spend thousands of dollars hiring voiceover talent to record your audio, you should know: your voice is fine (nobody likes their own voice so trust me on this, yours will do nicely). it's really easy to do.

Voiceover 100

Voiceover Audio Adobe Captivate Simulations 100

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

by Jennie Ruby    The best practice when recording a voiceover script to narrate a series of slides is to create a separate audio recording for each slide. Instead of closing the Slide Audio dialog box between every recording, you can record to multiple slides in one session.

Adobe Captivate 100

Adobe Captivate Slides Captivate Adobe 100

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 4, 2011

    If you wanted to add voiceover narration to the movie, however, you may have run into a bit of a problem--there is only one row in the Windows Movie Maker timeline for audio.   Drag the blue playback indicator directly before the slide for which you would like to begin narrating.

Voiceover 193

Voiceover Movie PowerPoint Microphone 193

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

  I have been teaching classes for nearly 25 years (both online and onsite). However, in my experience developing eLearning using Adobe Captivate, I put the attention span of an adult learner at 15-20 seconds per slide. If the slide plays any longer, your learner will begin to fog out.   What do you think?

Adobe Captivate 200

Adobe Captivate Captivate Adobe eLearning 200

Hurix Digital

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This article outlines the top nine types of eLearning videos that can help you elevate online education to be more interesting and effective for your audience. Slide Presentation Videos Slideshow presentation videos are a popular format covering everything from YouTube videos to online courses.

Diversity Training 52

Diversity Training Authoring Tools Education Video 52

BrightCarbon

JUNE 29, 2022

Traditional face-to-face training, where all your learners are in one room receiving the same training at the same time, is becoming a less and less feasible option for most organisations so many are turning to online training to provide learning experiences for their employees. How do you shift existing content online?

Blended Learning 112

Blended Learning Online ILT Training 112

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools? Does the voiceover audio you added to your PowerPoint slides still work when the slides are imported into your eLearning tool? This is live, online training at its very best! Do the animations still work?

Adobe Captivate 0

Adobe Captivate TechSmith PowerPoint Microsoft 0

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools? Does the voiceover audio you added to your PowerPoint slides still work when the slides are imported into your eLearning tool? This is live, online training at its very best! Do the animations still work?

Adobe Captivate 100

Adobe Captivate TechSmith PowerPoint Microsoft 100

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools? Does the voiceover audio you added to your PowerPoint slides still work when the slides are imported into your eLearning tool? This is live, online training at its very best! Do the animations still work?

Adobe Captivate 100

Adobe Captivate TechSmith PowerPoint Microsoft 100

CourseArc

JUNE 21, 2017

By differing your tone and varying your speech pattern, you can provide additional context to the subject matter through vocal inflection – something that even the most effective slide decks can’t accomplish! For more tips on recording your own audio, check out our best practices for voiceovers.

Audio 0

Audio Online Learning Cognitive Voice 0

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Adobe Presenter 9 allows you to transform your existing PowerPoint deck into eLearning complete with voiceover recordings, interactive objects, screen characters and videos. During this full-day, online instructor-led class, you will learn how to create an eLearning lesson from scratch using both Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Presenter.

Adobe Presenter 178

Adobe Presenter Adobe Voiceover SWF 178

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

During our live, online Articulate Storyline Beginner classes , we teach students how to import and record voiceover audio. The most common question we get about voiceover audio is “Can Storyline convert text to audio files?” The resulting audio file appears at the bottom left of the slide. by Kevin Siegel, CTT+, COTP.

Text-to-Speech 100

Text-to-Speech Articulate Voiceover Audio 100

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 1, 2017

To add closed captions, add voiceover audio to a slide and then choose Audio > Audio Management. Select the slide you'd like to caption and click the Closed Caption tool at the bottom of the Advanced Audio Management dialog box. Check out these live, online, and very hands-on Captivate classes. 

Adobe Captivate 100

Adobe Captivate Adobe Captivate Voiceover 100

BrightCarbon

JANUARY 13, 2023

Here’s how: First, on the Slide Show tab , click the Record It will give you the option of recording from the current slide, or from the beginning of the presentation. This will automatically save your recordings to each slide. You can record video/narration for individual slides, or for several slides at once.

PowerPoint 59

PowerPoint Video Camera Microphone 59

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 8, 2017

There was usually so much information on the slides that it was nearly impossible to retain anything.  Once I see a slide that says I’m on slide 1 of 80, I tend to immediately shut down.  Instead of a bunch of bulleted text, the slides contain text captions that pop up and then disappear after a few seconds.

Audio 113

Audio eLearning Developer Voiceover Develop 113

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 13, 2015

by Jennie Ruby  Before recording voiceover narration directly in Captivate, you'll want to calibrate the microphone you intend to use from inside Captivate. After selecting the slide to record the narration to, choose  Audio > Record to > Slide. and you are ready to record voiceover narration.

Microphone 100

Microphone Adobe Captivate Captivate Adobe 100

Trivantis

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Today at Your Everything for e-Learning Place, we’re shining the light on 5 pet peeves learners have about online training courses. Does your course really need a slide on “How to use this e-Learning module?” Yes, you CAN animate that object to fly across the screen as soon as you advance to the next slide. Patronizing Tone.

Learner 106

Learner Authoring Tools Course Online 106

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 12, 2015

There's a slide that plays for 45 seconds. As you're listening to the audio, you'd like a screen object to appear in sync with the voiceover audio or some other screen action. Of course, if the slide is playing for a significant amount of time, that's going to require a lot of dragging.

Captivate 100

Captivate Adobe Captivate Voiceover eLearning 100

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

    Now, it’s one thing to simply embed a video into an Adobe Captivate slide as a stand-alone, and then go on with a standard Captivate lesson in the next segment. And if you are interested in more on using GoAnimate in eLearning, sign up for Jennie’s live, online GoAnimate course. Check out this live, online classes.

Authoring Tools 113

Authoring Tools Simulations Adobe Captivate Software Simulation 113

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 31, 2017

Closed captioning allows you to display a slide’s voiceover audio as text that is synchronized with the voiceover audio. If you preview the slide you'll see that a Closed Captions control has been automatically added to the Player. by Kevin Siegel, COTP.   Find and open your SRT file and that’s it.

Articulate 124

Articulate Voiceover Synchronous Player 124

Maestro

DECEMBER 13, 2021

But along the way, we picked up some valuable best practices for how to calculate seat time for online course content. Luckily, we’d opted for a voiceover-led course, which is the best way to adhere to seat time requirements. Here are a few best practices for how to calculate seat time for online course content.

Sexual Harassment Training 52

Sexual Harassment Training Harassment Training Compliance Training Voiceover 52

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

    Now, it’s one thing to simply embed a video into an Adobe Captivate slide as a stand-alone, and then go on with a standard Captivate lesson in the next segment. And if you are interested in more on using GoAnimate in eLearning, sign up for Jennie’s live, online GoAnimate course. Check out this live, online classes.

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Simulations Adobe Captivate Software Simulation 100

BrightCarbon

JANUARY 10, 2022

And, from global companies educating employees, to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) developed for an international audience, many eLearning courses now require translation to reach their learners. If you’re using voiceover in your eLearning, this means that any corresponding animations have to be adjusted to match. The solution.

Voiceover 52

Voiceover Learning Objects eLearning Version 52

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 19, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      Using Captivate's Text to Speech feature allows you to quickly convert written text to voiceover audio. Prior to converting a slide note to speech, just add a bit of code (known as Voice Text Markup Language or VTML) to the text.  It's an awesome feature.

Adobe Captivate 100

Adobe Captivate Captivate Adobe Text-to-Speech 100

Hurix Digital

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here are some key benefits of online learning simulations for students. Online learning simulations allow students to interact with real-world systems or business situations. Overlaying: You can make your educational material more interesting by including overlay slides in your videos. Get in touch with our expert team now!

Simulations 52

Simulations Authoring Tools Software Education 52

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

During our live, online Articulate Storyline Beginner classes , we teach students how to import and record voiceover audio. The most common question we get about voiceover audio is “Can Storyline convert text to audio files?” The resulting audio file appears at the bottom left of the slide. by Kevin Siegel, CTT+, COTP.

Text-to-Speech 56

Text-to-Speech Articulate Voiceover Audio 56

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 24, 2016

by Jennie Ruby  Scenario:  Your SME wants to put a ton of text on a slide.   However, let's go back to our scenario:  The SME is now unhappy because when you first arrive at this slide, the Tab area is completely blank. "We could give instructions in the voiceover narrative."

Adobe Captivate 100

Adobe Captivate Captivate Adobe Interactive 100

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 28, 2015

You can use it to take existing PowerPoint slides, add voiceover narration, optionally record a self-video while presenting the lesson, add eLearning scenes and characters, add interactive elements, add a quiz, and publish the lesson to an LMS. If you have existing PowerPoint slides and want to record your lecture with them: Presenter.

Adobe Captivate 100

Adobe Captivate Adobe Presenter Adobe Captivate 100

Creativ Technologies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Conversion of PowerPoint slides : A lot of companies have their existing eLearning content in the form of PowerPoint slides. It’s better that there is PowerPoint support in the tool so that such slides can be imported and converted into a SCORM based course.

Authoring Tools 52

Authoring Tools eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training 52

Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 21, 2010

A large project (80-150 slides) should take 8-10 hours to produce. That doesn’t include storyboards, scripts, voiceover scripts, or creating templates or skins. Web Accessibility for Online Learning. Guide for accessibility specifically for online learning, looking at accessibility of the LMS and online content.

Diigo 193

Diigo Music Voiceover Captivate 193

Adobe Captivate

JUNE 14, 2017

To add closed captions, add voiceover audio to a slide and then choose Audio > Audio Management. Select the slide you’d like to caption and click the Closed Caption tool at the bottom of the Advanced Audio Management dialog box. Check out these live, online, and very hands-on Captivate classes. No travel budget?

Adobe Captivate 45

Adobe Captivate Adobe Captivate Voiceover 45

LifterLMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Learning from the world’s biggest brands, how to consult, and scaling up a niche course subscription platform with Gary Fox of WP Slide Sync in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. WP Slide Sync is a new way to work with how you embed PowerPoint and video into your WordPress website.

Consulting 40

Consulting Slides Voiceover Platform 40

ProProfs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Similarly, to have a compelling online course ready for your students, you need to create the right content that they want to read. In the face of such drudgery, maintaining your equanimity and following the below-given steps can make the task of planning your online course content, nothing more than a cakewalk.

Content 45

Content Online Course Voiceover 45

CommLab India

JUNE 13, 2017

The success of any online learning solution depends on how well the student embraces the solution and actively engages with it. So, what does it take to create interactive online learning solutions? Lack of interactive learning is what causes many students to drop-out of e-learning courses mid-way. Right storyboard.

Authoring Tools 80

Authoring Tools Interactive Online Learning Solution 80

learnWorlds

JULY 28, 2018

The Ultimate Guide To Selling Online Courses. Discover how to make your online courses ready for sales and, most importantly, profitable. Simple Slides Presentations. Presence overlapping the slides presentation. How the presenter is interspersed with slides. to the speaker or the slides and animations?).

Instructional 81

Instructional Instruction Video Screencast 81

Hurix Digital

APRIL 13, 2020

In the US, universities are shifting to an online model of teaching and learning. The online learning material needs to be focused, crisp and interactive, so as to provide an engaging learning experience to students. How do institutions shift to online learning with the right content approach? Generating Online Course Material.

Compliance Training 98

Compliance Training Online Learning Online Develop 98

Fly Plugins

MARCH 18, 2024

This list of course creation resources includes some of our favorite tools for building online courses. Since we launched our first online course back in 2010, new tools have become available to make our course creation process easier and some tools we used then are now defunct. This is completely fine.

Resources 227

Resources Guide Course Microphone 227