Blog tagged as Bilingual

Human Wins!

19.11.24 10:46 PM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

Keep your learning human. Your staff will thank you.

So, allow me to paraphrase for the sake of better eLearning in 2024 and 25: give me your tired script, your huddled instructional designers yearning to hire a human voice to read it, the wretched AI voiceover your client wants to use, send these t...

Is the Voice Actor REAL Enough?

22.01.24 02:51 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

    Have you ever considered how important the personal authenticity of the voice actor you hire is?

     

    First, thank you to Donita Fowler, Performance Coach here in Calgary, for the catalyst moment. She shared Creator Report 23 from Linktree, which made me refl...


eLearning And Padded Rooms

22.01.24 01:32 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

A voice actor with a track record of success in eLearning is NOT a one-trick pony in the conventional sense. 

Undoubtedly, actors working actively in eLearning record that sort of content more than any other. That's a function of the time and dedication it takes to get it right.

 

They've ar...


The JOY of Voice Acting

22.01.24 01:25 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

Have you ever witnessed a friend or acquaintance participating in a conversation but suddenly COMING ALIVE when the conversation landed on a passion of theirs?

Their eyes light up! They become more animated with their physical and verbal expression and can tell a story that transports the others in ...

Localization!

22.01.24 01:02 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

Bilingual content is often adapted or translated for another region or country for large corporations. 

The practice is called localization.

Localizing content to a specific region's culture, language, jargon, and values can significantly impact how the local learner receives and understan...