Storyline: Multilingual Course with Text-to-Speech

I use the text-to-speech feature during course design. It helps with timing and animations, plus listening to the script helps to catch any errors or statements that may confuse the learner. After the course is reviewed and ready to go into production, I remove the text-to-voice and replace with a real voice.

Thumbs up for text-to-speech it is a fantastic feature!

I agree, but it makes it very easy and time/cost-effective when you have to deliver courses in multiple languages.

Speaking out loud what is already readable on the slides is not a big benefit, neither from a real speaker nor from a machine. But it can be a big benefit if a speaker is explaining non written content (maybe describing a graph by reading a "hidden" text box like white letters on white background?).
Since the translation into other languages typically fails due to the costs, this can be a possibility to convince decision makers more easily of this variant. To make this thing perfect we just need another function that translates also the written words on a click in good quality (like DeepL) .... ;-)

Although this is an alternative to an actual voiceover produced by a professional, it is somewhat dull and lack-luster. I find the voiceover not exciting and would be a "turn-off" for my clients. Sorry, but this will not work for me.

I agree with Victor and find that it does not add any value. My clients would read this and not have headphones on to listen.
Having a voiceover is not about reading the text on the screen as it appears because the user has no option here. We can give the user a choice to have the text read out to them especially for second language speakers / readers to help them.
Recording voice is not an issue we generally have a problem with and it does not take long.
Use voice to add to the slide instead of reading what is on the screen as we need to add value for out clients and users.

I use video for technical demonstrations with the audio in English. I have been adding the script to the notes for translation and then visible to the learner to view in their language. Now I can have the script read and they can focus on the activities in the video rather than reading the script (the text is not on the slides or at least not the full script). Looks very promising and so far the Swedish we tested is quite good.

Thank you for sharing this example...I will not use Text-to-Speech voiceover. Boring.

Of the three examples I've seen, this is the best voice and gives me hope that I'll be able to choose voices when building. Thanks for sharing!

I like this text2speech demo and also the function overall. We have done a 30 minutes WBT with it in German and have had no budget for a prefessional speaker. So in this setting, it makes a good job. Until now we did not get negative feedback from the users.

Thanks for sharing Allison! I love this: