how much is it costing you to record

You may think that you're saving money by recording and editing your own voiceover narration for your eLearning programs.� However, have you thought about how much time you're spending on these narrations and worked out the true cost. You've spent time creating and delivering quality content and user friendly elearning programs - why compromise on the quality of the audio narration and ultimately the learning experience of your users.� Many companies assume using a professional voiceover artist is hugely expensive.� But its not as expensive as you may think.�For a Elearning course which has 1 hour of voiceover narration, you can expect to pay anywhere between $500 - $1500.� For thatoney, you'll� be getting:1.� A professional narrator who can bring your script to life.� They have the experience and techniques to get the correct tone, inflections and pace.2. They will have access to professional equipment and a suitable recording environment.� Their home studio will be acoustically treated so they don't have to compete with the noise of an everyday working office.� You will receive audio files free from background noise and with consistent sound levels.� They will generally work with a higher standard of microphone and recording hardware.3. They can edit the narration into the individual screens/slides ready for you to quickly slot them into the elearning module.4. An increase in your own productivity. What else could you be doing with your time?� Your time isn't free, how much is it really costing you to record that 'free' voiceover.� You'll probably spend at least twice the amount of time recording and editing your voiceover.� And you are still compromising on the quality of the recordings.� Remember to factor in prep times and re-recording and re-editing time.

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