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<p>Created page with &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;You are here&#039;&#039;&#039;: <a href="/index.php/Main_Page" title="Main Page">Main Page</a> &gt;&gt; <a href="/index.php/Spoken_Tutorial_Processes" title="Spoken Tutorial Processes">Spoken Tutorial Processes</a> &gt;&gt; Guidelines for narrating a Spoken Tutorial ==&#039;&#039;&#039;Speaking&#039;&#039;&#039;== - Impart instructions politely and with clar…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''You are here''': [[Main Page]] &gt;&gt; [[Spoken Tutorial Processes]] &gt;&gt; Guidelines for narrating a Spoken Tutorial<br /> =='''Speaking'''==<br /> <br /> - Impart instructions politely and with clarity<br /> - Do not give orders – be friendly<br /> - Remember to make the spoken tutorial a pleasant experience for the user<br /> - Speak naturally. Everybody has an accent and its okay. Do not attempt to put on an artificial accent<br /> - Remember to speak clearly and slowly<br /> - Keep the mic at a fixed distance from your mouth during the entire recording<br /> <br /> <br /> =='''Tips to cut out external noise'''==<br /> <br /> - Ideally, record in a closed room with minimum disturbance <br /> - Close the windows to cut out the noise from birds, traffic and construction<br /> - Switching off the fan helps in reducing the hissing sound while recording<br /> - Ideally, switch off your mobile phone before recording. Even if you keep the mobile phone on silent mode during&lt;br&gt; the recording, you will find that the recorded movie registers a beeping/buzzing sound when a call comes through<br /> - The same holds good for the battery charger of a laptop. Disconnect the charger from the laptop before recording. &lt;br&gt; Else you will hear a low humming sound during playback<br /> <br /> =='''Dummy recordings for 2-3 minutes'''==<br /> <br /> - Do a few dummy recordings for 2-3 minutes to finalize the recording parameters<br /> - This will help you to predict the end file-size<br /> - This exercise will also help you to check the clarity of the audio narration and the quality of the video<br /> - Full-length dummy narrations will help you to improve the tone of your voice and pronunciation<br /> <br /> =='''Final Narration'''==<br /> <br /> - Ideally, try to record the whole tutorial in one go<br /> - This will keep the tone of your voice uniform<br /> - It will also reduce the time you spend in editing<br /> - Use the PAUSE feature of the screencasting software wisely. This will give you an output which requires almost no &lt;br&gt;editing at all<br /> <br /> <br /> =='''While Dubbing'''==<br /> <br /> - If possible, remove the original audio stream completely<br /> - If not possible, dub from the original recording – it will have only one more audio stream apart from yours<br /> <br /> <br /> =='''While Dubbing, make sure that...'''==<br /> <br /> - The audio-video synchronisation is not affected<br /> - The meaning of the original narration does not change<br /> - File size remains approximately same<br /> - Recording dimensions match those of the original tutorial<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [http://spoken-tutorial.org/process/index.php/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial What is a Spoken Tutorial]<br /> <br /> [http://spoken-tutorial.org/process/index.php/Pedagogy Pedagogy]<br /> <br /> [http://spoken-tutorial.org/process/index.php/How_to_write_a_Script_for_Spoken_Tutorials How to write a Script for a Spoken Tutorial]<br /> <br /> [http://spoken-tutorial.org/process/index.php/Guidelines_for_Screencasting_a_Spoken_Tutorial Guidelines for Screencasting a Spoken Tutorial]<br /> <br /> [http://spoken-tutorial.org Click here for more information on '''SPOKEN TUTORIALS''']<br /> <br /> ----<br /> This page has been created by Nancy Varkey on 27th April, 2010</div>

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