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Practical guides on writing for the ear, AI voices, audio formats, subtitles and using voiceovers responsibly.
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AI Voiceover vs Hiring a Voice Actor: An Honest Comparison
AI voiceover vs hiring a voice actor: an honest look at quality, emotion, speed, cost, revisions and rights, and which projects suit each option best.
Text-to-Speech for E-learning: A Guide for Course Creators
A practical guide to text-to-speech for e-learning: scripting lessons, consistent narration, technical terms, captions and budgeting credits for a course.
SRT Subtitles Explained: How to Add Captions to Your Videos
SRT subtitles explained: what an SRT file contains, how timing works, how to edit one and how to add captions to YouTube, social video and course platforms.
MP3 vs WAV for Voiceovers: Which Format Should You Use?
MP3 vs WAV for voiceovers explained: compression, file size, quality, editing and which format to pick for YouTube, podcasts, courses and phone systems.
Phone Greeting and On-Hold Message Scripts (With Examples)
Ready-to-use business phone greeting and on-hold message scripts for main lines, after hours and holidays, plus tips for recording them with an AI voice.
Using AI Voices on YouTube: Disclosure and Monetization
Can you use AI voices on YouTube? A plain-language look at disclosing synthetic content, what monetization generally rewards and how to use AI voices well.
Fixing AI Voice Mispronunciations: Names, Prices, Dates and URLs
How to fix AI voice mispronunciations of brand names, people, prices, dates and URLs, using smart reading, respellings and a pronunciation dictionary.
How to Write a Script That Sounds Natural in Text-to-Speech
How to write scripts for text-to-speech that sound natural: short sentences, spoken punctuation, pauses, numbers and names, with before-and-after examples.
How Long Is My Script? Voiceover Timing and Words per Minute
How long will your voiceover run? Typical words per minute, a script length table for 15 seconds to 10 minutes, and how to trim a script to fit your video.
How to Make an AI Voiceover for YouTube (Step by Step)
A step-by-step guide to making an AI voiceover for YouTube: write and time the script, pick a voice and style, fix pronunciations, export audio and subtitles.
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