Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 15, 2022

I’ve been updating all of my posts on how to write effective voice over scripts. Download the Voice Over Script Review Checklist. You can find all of my posts on voice over scripts collected on a single page. Both instructional designers and voice over professionals have provided great feedback on this series of posts.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 3, 2023

ReadSpeaker voices replace NeoSpeech. Click the Download new and enhanced voices link. Once the voices are installed, restart Adobe Captivate. From the left of the slide note, click the voices drop-down menu. The original NeoSpeech voices are still available, such as Paul and Kate.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 5, 2022

When you use voice over for elearning, do you want it to sound natural and flowing, or do you want it to sound stiff and didactic? A great voice over person can make a good script more engaging, and a great script sound fantastic. The solution is to vary the sentence structure in voice over scripts. Original example.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

This post includes links on research on how stories improve learning, UX, transforming teacher resumes, adaptive learning, AI voices, and animation. AI Voice Generator: Versatile Text to Speech Software | MURF. This is an AI voice service with monthly and annual plans. I share these links periodically here on my blog.

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Infopro Learning

MAY 19, 2022

In addition, the approach makes online learning easy as the concept of e-learning is introduced through multiple formats such as facilitators, webinars, chats, voice chat, conferencing, online tutoring, video asynchronous, etc. Plus, it saves the learners from the overwhelming situation during the learning process.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

Instead of one voice acting as an instructor, this approach lets learners listen in on two characters who are talking about it. Let’s face it: Voice over, even good voice over, can be tiring to listen to for long periods of time. It’s more engaging to listen to the back and forth of two voices. Advantages.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 23, 2025

Voices with firsthand experience as learners with disabilities contribute to this toolkit, offering unique insights and practical advice.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Voice over for 45 minutes of branching = 135 minutes. You might consider including voice over. Voice over is an average of 180 words per minute, so 135 * 180 = 24,300 words. If you pay your voice over artist $0.20/word, word, that’s almost $5K just for voice over. Usually 5-15 minutes.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

is an AI voiceover platform that transforms text into speech using human-like voices. It offers a wide selection of customizable voices in various languages and accents, making it easy to localize training materials for a global workforce. provides AI-generated voices to create natural-sounding voiceovers. Similarly, Murf.ai

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

AI voices While instructional design overall isn’t going to disappear, the voice over field is going to be hit hard. AI voices are much better now than they were even a year ago, and I continue to see new tools and improvements all the time. I know several IDs who are already using primarily or exclusively AI voices.

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Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

You can represent them visually as cartoon-like characters, as a talking-head video, or as virtual reality avatars; and represent them verbally through machine-simulated voice, human recorded voice, or printed text. Words are spoken in a human voice rather than a machine-simulated voice.

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eLearning Industry

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Voice technology is getting popular. Can voice assistants be used in education? Will this benefit students in the long term? Let's find out! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

ElevenLabs || Prime Voice AI This is another provider of an AI voice over tool (besides the more well-known WellSaid Labs and Murf.AI). The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration. Currently, you can use the free plan for short samples as long as you provide attribution.

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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Two Voices… and Both with Energy. Unfortunately, in many webinars, that’s exactly what the facilitator’s voice starts to sound like after 20 or 30 minutes. Your facilitator should keep great energy in his/her voice, using lots of inflection and emphasis on important words and phrases. It’s also OK to laugh on occasion.).

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 29, 2021

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with JW Marshall on the Voices of E-learning podcast. We talked broadly about trends in workplace training. One of the themes of our conversation was how emotionally engaging content can improve learning outcomes. You can watch the interview here or on Apple Podcasts. Trends in learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 11, 2023

Respeecher Voice Marketplace AI voice generation is an area where new tools keep being released. This is a voice cloning tool where you can copy an existing voice. This would be useful for making revisions if the original voice isn’t available (or just to make changes quickly).

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eLearning Industry

AUGUST 2, 2024

Exploring the collaboration between voice actors and Instructional Designers in detail, addressing the challenges and opportunities that come in this field. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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eLearning Industry

AUGUST 6, 2024

Discover top tips and tricks on how best to use one's voice to impact the cognitive retention of the listener positively. The science of sound is a wonderful thing. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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eLearning Industry

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The new technology allows users to convert videos into multiple languages, automatically generating the voiceover in the chosen languages using the original voice. simpleshow improves global communication with the launch of one-click translation. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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eLearning Industry

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The eLearning industry has made significant progress due to technological advancements, with voice assistants being one of the most influential innovations that have revolutionized personalized learning experiences. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 30, 2021

The PowerPoint slides just need to be tweaked—editing the onscreen text, adding some animation, prepping the script for voice over recording, and syncing everything together. Often, the same text is in the voice over notes as on screen. . “Hi, Christy, it’s Lynn. I need some help finishing up an elearning course.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The other interesting feature is “Overdub,” which uses an AI generated synthetic voice based on the real voice to fill in changes. If you need to make minor edits in wording, you can use the synthetic voice rather than re-recording the sentence and replacing the audio.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 9, 2021

Even if I’m doing tedious or repetitive work like setting up a voice over script with file names, my time is still valuable. Communicating voice over expectations. Regardless of whether I charge by project or hourly, I always help the client select the voice over artist. You mentioned you don’t do the audio.

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eLearning Industry

APRIL 5, 2024

Voice assistants have taken the world by storm in the past few years, with people using them for automating processes, navigation, and quick questions. How can the education sector benefit from this technological advancement and immerse students in interactive and engaging learning environments?

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Degreed

MAY 24, 2024

After all, voice assistants aren’t new. First, a Quick Technology Summary Voice assistants like Apple Siri and Amazon Alexa have been around for a while. Audio and voice became usable, but the technology still lacked the ability to interrupt, be interrupted, or have a real conversation without strict instructions to take turns.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 11, 2024

An acoustic song with a female voice telling a story about an instructional designer working with a challenging subject matter expert (SME) Suno: Generate songs fast The first tool I tried is Suno. It generates the lyrics, voice, instrumentals, and a lyric video.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Company leaders who don’t hear the voices of their workers tend to make some severe strategic mistakes. A short voice or video message to keep candidates informed about their recruiting process status and potential next steps seems to make more sense to millennials. Encouraging open communication at the workplace.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2024

You’ll hear her AI voice clone in the introduction. We did run a little longer in our conversation than her target episode length, so this is almost an hour long. Joanie’s experimenting with an AI cohost, Jo Jo AI. We also started with some of my career history and how I got started in training and instructional design.

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LearnDash

MAY 14, 2019

If you’ve ever taken a writing course, you’ve probably heard someone decry the use of the passive voice in writing. Passive voice is often overused, but that doesn’t make it a forbidden. If you aren’t sure what we mean by passive voice, compare these two sentences: A) The lesson was learned by the students.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This can also mean including diverse voices in training sessionsinviting guest speakers from different backgrounds or sharing stories that highlight varied experiences. Facilitators should also set the tone for respectful dialogue, ensuring that all voices are heard and valued.

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CourseArc

APRIL 19, 2023

A Guest Post by ReadSpeaker The Internet of Voice has arrived, and it’s changing the way we interact with our devices. But TTS isn’t just for fancy new voice computing applications. Then we’ll discuss a few ways businesses can leverage voice technology to achieve mission-critical goals. In 2021, nearly a quarter of U.S.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Artflow has tools for creating character images and videos with automated voices. This uses the Synthesia avatars and voices, with paid options for custom avatars. For example, include in the prompt “a sign that says “Elearning Development,” and that exact text will appear in your image.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Smart chatbots, QR-code-based learning, and voice-activated coaching may transform eLearning into a continuous support tool rather than a one-time event. In-the-Moment Training (As an In-Store Assistant) Retail personnel want answers on-demand, not after finishing a training package.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When I work in Storyline, I often use the TTS voices for the alpha version. That automatically generates captions that can be retained when replacing the audio with real voices, but again, the captions break awkwardly. I’ve tried giving ChatGPT a script and asking it to generate an SRT file.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

While I nearly always pay professional voice over artists rather than record narration myself, I often end up doing minor audio edits. If I need to quickly show a colleague or client how to do something, or I need to show an error for troubleshooting, SnagIt is the perfect tool.

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