What is the best option to publish the presentation I am working on? Creating presentations is a core activity in many companies, including e-learning. Many presentations are designed to be used in a live situation, be it a conference, a meeting, a conference, or a webinar, but occasionally we may want to post and share […]
Would you like to relax the tired eyes of your students? What if you could convert any written text into spoken words? What about running a PowerPoint presentation and also having a narration of the text on your slides? Would you be interested in a list of 14 free text-to-speech tools? This post was first
Autism Awareness Month: Social Stories That Speak The step-by-step visual approach makes Social Stories also suitable for providing instruction to young children and people with poor communication skills. Social stories can be generic, such as those created for use in a school. But in the case of autism, they are often created with a particular
The best text-to-speech software Storytelling and the use of human voices are a good recipe for making online learners more interested and emotionally connected to the eLearning course. Fortunately, there is an abundance of professional storytellers and broadcasters. However, the cost continues to rise if you decide to hire a professional. There is also the
Why you shouldn't use text-to-speech software for e-learning Many eLearning providers have decided to use Text To Speech (TTS) software to express their courses. With advances in Text To Speech in recent years, the result is less robotic sound than before, and people are getting used to computer-based voices like Siri and Cortana. Text To
Why is using Text To Speech for eLearning beneficial for students? I recently came across an article titled Don't use text-to-speech software for eLearning. In it, the author argues that using Text To Speech for eLearning can present information, but does not actually help students learn. He claims that only a good teacher or a
The Complete Guide to Text-to-Speech Software: Why Use It? Where to get it for free? In addition to TTS support in the best authoring tools You are familiar with computer generated voices. Our phones now speak to us with voices that sound almost human, so much so that we can have simple conversations with them
Improving e-learning with TTS technology In man vs. Voiceover Machine In eLearning, Part 1, we explore the need for voice actors and why they do better when presented with instructions and scripts that have real guidance. In Part 2 of this series, we will explore how TTS technology can improve e-learning initiatives. Let's go back
Localizing the training content has also been shown to accelerate productivity, reduce wasted time, mitigate injury claims, and improve employee retention. Win-win for everyone. Here is a quick summary of the technologies available for location services. This post was first published in the eLearning Industry.
About once or twice a month, Captivate users contact me for my advice on how to get additional voices for the text-to-speech tool included with Adobe Captivate. This article is my attempt to provide all the important options available to eLearning developers when it comes to storytelling. This post was first published in the eLearning