http://www.equixotic.com/2008/04/21/more-on-narration/ A starry-eyed quest for beautiful eLearning and presentations. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:29:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.equixotic.com/2008/04/21/more-on-narration/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 On Bad eLearning Narration | eQuixotic Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:36:13 +0000 http://www.equixotic.com/2008/04/21/more-on-narration/#comment-1270 [...] professionals are a great source for advice on writing narration scripts. See Steve Anthony’s suggestion here, and check out Shelley McIntyre’s excellent document on formatting your script for voice [...] [...] professionals are a great source for advice on writing narration scripts. See Steve Anthony’s suggestion here, and check out Shelley McIntyre’s excellent document on formatting your script for voice [...]

]]> http://www.equixotic.com/2008/04/21/more-on-narration/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Paul Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:01:09 +0000 http://www.equixotic.com/2008/04/21/more-on-narration/#comment-128 I'm definitely of the school of thought that prefers a more natural voice over. Voice talents that have very "canned" deliveries can come off as patronizing in some ways. In my own recordings I've tried the canned approach, and ended up doing a very bad impression. The short of it is you have to consider your audience, and make appropriate decisions around that. In my case adults just want you to talk straight and not get fluffy, at least not in training materials. I’m definitely of the school of thought that prefers a more natural voice over. Voice talents that have very “canned” deliveries can come off as patronizing in some ways. In my own recordings I’ve tried the canned approach, and ended up doing a very bad impression. The short of it is you have to consider your audience, and make appropriate decisions around that. In my case adults just want you to talk straight and not get fluffy, at least not in training materials.

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