After creating the content for your eLearning, the next step is to choose a voice that will bring your course to life. Voice selection has the power to diminish or elevate the quality of the training. Experienced L&D developers are aware of the importance of voice-overs to help reduce employee retention and creating an effect. It is imperative to know that just any voice over will not work. You must select carefully. Do not make the mistake of recording your own voice if you are not a professional. The only reason for this is that you are not going to be the best critique to judge your own performance.
Here are the six steps that will help you achieve the perfect pitch:
1.Relate with your audience
The first important point is to help engage your audience with the tone of your content. If you have ever taken a training before, then ‘not dozing’ off while listening to the voice over with a flat tune was the greatest challenge. You must select a conversationalist voice with dynamics. This will help in enhancing your course and make it sound realistic.
2. Avoid automated voice-overs
We are all very familiar with today’s technology. Siri, Alexa, Cortona have become friendly assistance in our daily lives who help us with any information at the drop of a hat. What you do also notice is the non-human element in their tone. Using a machine voice could help in reduced costs for your training program, but it will not bring out that narrative which will engage your learners.
3. Use Professional voice-over artists
In eLearning, hiring a professional artist of the correct tone is prime. They are trained with the right pace, pitch, and variations to make the course more effective. They can read the script and bring out different creative twists in their narration, which could range from serious to casual. Most of the professionals have previous testimonials and demos for you to choose wisely.
4. Maintain brand firmness
The voice you select must bring out an overall character of your organization. You must obviously keep your learner in mind and focus on the company’s brand and message. Depending on your content, the voiceover would vary. If it is serious training, then you should go for a more authoritative voice. The selection of gender is also key. You must choose a male or female voice based on your learners mass societal and conventional norms.
5. Selecting a local translator
For creating a low-budget training course, organizations often prefer to use online translation software. This is a time-saving method, but what you might not know is that the words might be exact, not the sentence. This would be quite dangerous as it will completely change the meaning of your eLearning and create confusion amongst your learners. If you aim to create your course a for different language speaking audience, then the best way is to hire a native speaker. They will help you to get the vocabulary on point.
6. Use an online repository
Online directory will help you find your suitable artist. With the filter option, you will easily be able to cut down from the huge list available by going through their prior samples of work experience. After scurrying online and short-listing a few, you can contact them personally and get to know them better.
CHRP-INDIA specializes in voiceover for eLearning. To know more about our eLearning Voiceover solutions contact us at reach@chrp-india.com
