DIY Narrator: For Instructional Designers Who Narrate eLearning podcast

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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.

Episodes

005 – Working With Multiple Voices

It takes two to tango! The live roleplay scenario is a staple of the in-person training world. But when it comes to eLearning, the closest you can probably get is to have two voices acting out a conversation or scenario as part of your narration. Whenever you have multiple actors, a whole new set of issues can show up. Problems with mismatched volume, echo, and weird sounding conversations. Next time you plan tohave two or more people in a conversation for one of your eLearning modules, here are...

Aug 02, 2018•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast

004 – 3 Tips to Fix Mouth Noise

Say Goodbye to Mouth Clicks!! Clicks, smacks, pops, spaghetti mouth. Doesn't matter what you call it, mouth noise is annoying for the narrator and the listener. They can add hours to your narration and editing time, tons of frustration... And they're one quick way to disengage your learners. In this episode, I'm discussing all the methods I've used in the last few years to overcome mouth noise in my e-learning narrations. These are tips I've actually tried. I discuss workedfor me, what didn't wo...

Jul 26, 2018•10 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

003 – 3 Common Mic Technique Mistakes

Use your microphone properly! You've thought about your performance, your room is tuned up and you just pulled your brand new Yeti from its cardboard shipping vessel. Time to fire it up! WAIT! Sure, you can flick it on and start talking. It can be that easy. But how do you know you're doing it right? How do you know you're using it properly? I can hear you already, "Josh... you talk at it and it records you." Well, yes. But if you don't think about how you use your mic, you may make a mistake th...

Jul 19, 2018•11 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

002 – Your Recording Environment And You!

Time to improve your room! Wow! Thank you to everyone who shared the last episode. Also, thank you for all the new connections and great messages on LinkedIn. It makes me amazingly happy to hear that I'm actually helping you out and maybe helping you think differently about your approach as a DIY Narrator. This week were going to get into one of those areas of narration that people seem to just plain ignore. Your room. Fixing your room isnt that hard and is totally not optional. At least not if ...

Jul 12, 2018•19 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

001 – 5 Performance Tips for Engaging eLearning Narration

Performance tips for the DIY Narrator! It's finally time for the first real episode of the DIY Narrator Podcast! If you're an Instructional Designer or eLearning Developer who narrates their own eLearning, you should make sure you tune into this one. I'm really excited about this episode because I'm very passionate about the subject. Every element of your eLearning project is included because it does one of two things: Provides essential information Improves the learner's engagement Your initial...

Jul 05, 2018•16 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

000 – DIY Narration Foundations

Narration Foundations for DIY Narrators Thanks for tuning into the first episode of the DIY Narrator Podcast! If you're an Instructional Designer who narrates their own eLearning, you don't want to miss out. I know, most of the time you can just skip Episode Zero when it comes to podcasts, but be sure to catch this one! In this episode, I discuss Who this podcast is for (nudge.. nudge... Instructional Designers!) Why I decided to do this work What this podcast isNOT The 5 elements of effective D...

Jun 28, 2018•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast