eLearning Narration

April 27, 2016

How To Book The Right Spanish Voiceover Talent For Your eLearning Project

Those who know me at a professional level know that I am a strong advocate of my first language: Spanish. This is a feeling that has grown stronger over time, especially from the moment I decided to reside in the United States. As a professional Spanish voiceover artist –and a curious human being–, I became aware that in this profession I was surrounded by talents who, although Spanish speaking, were not 100% native or who didn't have a complete understanding of the grammatical rules and nuances of the language. Here is how to overcome this issue and book the right Spanish voiceover for your eLearning project.

by Simone Fojgiel

April 26, 2016

Voice Actor + eLearning Developer: 5 Communication Tips For A Successful Relationship

You’ve poured hours of hard work into developing your eLearning content. You already understand the value of using a professional voice to deliver your eLearning content. You’ve chosen the voice actor. Now what? Should you just send the voice actor a script and expect that everything will work out to your liking? Yes… if you’re feeling lucky. But instead of leaving things to chance, you may want to take an active stance now to put yourself in the best possible position for success.

by Cecil Archbold Jr.

April 19, 2016

Audio In eLearning: 7 Golden Rules For eLearning Professionals

If text and images are the stars of an eLearning course, then audio in eLearning is one of its most effective supporting actors. It has the power to create the perfect atmosphere and set the tone for the entire eLearning experience. In this article, I'll share everything you need to know about using audio in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

April 19, 2015

Why To Use Professional Voice Actors In eLearning

A great untapped resource for eLearning development is the use of professional voice actors to narrate projects. This article explores the benefits of using such talent, and suggests ways to find voice actors to fit your project.

by Jack de Golia

April 3, 2015

7 eLearning Script Writing Tips To Perfect Your eLearning Course Narrative

Writing scripts is one of the many tasks eLearning professionals must fulfill. In this article, I'll highlight some invaluable eLearning script writing tips that can help you create an eLearning course narrative that is powerful and polished.

by Christopher Pappas

March 13, 2015

7 Top Tips For Effective eLearning Voice Overs

Giving your eLearning course a voice offers a wide range of advantages, including a boost in user engagement and knowledge retention. However, these benefits can only be achieved if your voice over is carefully created and offer real value to the overall eLearning experience. In this article I'll share 7 invaluable tips for effective eLearning voice overs.

by Christopher Pappas

February 16, 2015

5 Tips To Find Your Narrative Voice For Your eLearning Course

By finding and perfecting your narrative voice for your eLearning course, you gain the ability to create an eLearning experience that is polished, organized, and complete. In this article, I'll explore how you can discover your narrative voice for your eLearning content, so that your eLearning courses can offer real value to your audience, instead of creating disjointed eLearning courses that fail to meet their learning objectives.

by Christopher Pappas

December 15, 2014

Audio in eLearning: Top 10 Tips For eLearning Professionals

In today's article I'll be share with you the top 10 tips to use audio in eLearning. I will also highlight the many ways that you can use audio to enhance the overall eLearning experience, especially if you are dealing with a complex subject matter.

by Christopher Pappas

June 9, 2014

5 Tips for eLearning Voice Recording

Here are some helpful eLearning voice recording tips to plan for your next eLearning project. They might help you get a much better voice recording or at least avoid problems.

by Rebecca Haugh

May 14, 2014

A Narrative Approach to e-Learning: Have we had enough of it?

The article explores 4 Audio Narrative styles that are followed in e-learning and suggests ways you can mold them to suit your learning needs.

by Heena Nanda

February 22, 2013

The Use Of Music And Animation In eLearning

Do you think that introductory music and animation clips help, motivate and engage the participants of an e-learning course? Do genre, volume level and duration affect their concentration? Do music and animation clips constitute an attention grabber or an annoyance factor? Apparently, views are conflicting and experiences differ.

by Christopher Pappas

December 23, 2012

14 Free Text To Speech Tools For Educators

Would you like to relax your students’ tired eyes? What if you could convert any written text into spoken words? What about running a PowerPoint presentation and also have a narration of the text on your slides? Would you be interested in a list of 14 free text to speech tools?

by Christopher Pappas