DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

Josh Risser
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DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

Narrating your eLearning is about more than just delivering information, it's about engaging your learners. To get the most out of your time narrating, you need to make sure you're focused on the things that will improve the conversationality of your narration and connect your learner to the message and intent of your e-learning project.

  1. 05/27/2021

    Rise of the Robots! AI in eLearning Narration

    Ok, I'm just going to start by saying I'm obviously biased in my opinion about where AI can (should?) live in the eLearning narration world. Full disclosure, in the last year (2020) around 50% my income was from eLearning Narration work. There was a HUGE surge in people needing to produce virtual training, especially in the upskilling/certification world. Not necessarily in the world of corporate learning, that was honestly pretty steady compared to 2019, for me at least. That said, I try to keep my eyes on future advances in technology related to voice and learning, things that might impact my future as a voice talent. In the last couple of months I have seen a handful of articles touting the "benefits" of AI voices in eLearning narration. It's mostly been focused on saving money and speeding up production. No one seems to be talking about how the learners feel. Or how effective it is at accomplishing the real goal... learning. Setting my bias aside, I want to hear from you in the community. What do you think? Is it a handful of companies producing AI voice avatars simply targeting an industry that uses voices and is often very budget conscious? Or... Are we a decade or less from the rise of AI in eLearning and the end of eLearning voiceover for DIY and Pro alike? Knowing full well, we can't predict how good these robots will get, I still feel we're a long way off from a robot expressing empathy or urgency in their read. Let me know your thoughts. Shoot me an email or look me up on LinkedIn.

    11 min

  2. 03/19/2021

    Do you need eLearning Narration?

    DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

    16 min

  3. 03/06/2021

    You Need To Practice - Part 2

    DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

    12 min

  4. 01/08/2021

    Don't Fear the Silence

    DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

    14 min

  5. 12/18/2020

    The Wandering Mind

    DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

    13 min
  6. Finding Your Intent - Why "Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How"?

    12/10/2020

    Finding Your Intent - Why "Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How"?

    DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

    20 min
  7. The Best Way to Improve Your eLearning Narration

    12/03/2020

    The Best Way to Improve Your eLearning Narration

    DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning

    19 min

  8. 02/28/2020

    Is A VO Too Pro?

    One major complaint, gripe, or observation I've heard a number of times is that professional voice talent can sometimes sound too professional. When you've heard it, you may have said something like this: "They just sound too professional!" "They don't sound like us." Traditionally, a voiceover talent performing eLearning has a very distinct sound. It could be described as "professional." But more often, I'd probably describe it as steady, deliberate or precise... but on the less-nice side maybe even dull, droning, or boring. The thing is, that "professional" sound that pops into your head is something that you should be trying to avoid. Your learners want to hear someone who sounds like a trusted coworker, not someone who sounds like they're doing an impression of a VO. Listen in to the episode to learn tips to avoid the "too professional" sound in your own eLearning narration by keeping your narration casual and engaging for the learner.

    13 min
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Narrating your eLearning is about more than just delivering information, it's about engaging your learners. To get the most out of your time narrating, you need to make sure you're focused on the things that will improve the conversationality of your narration and connect your learner to the message and intent of your e-learning project.

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