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Text-to-speech in Rise 360
Hello everyone, please how can i add text-to-speech in rise 360?
I know we are all still waiting on the Rise 360 text-to-speech update, which is hopefully coming soon but I am wondering if any of you have found a workaround that doesn't consist of adding a whole Storyline block or audio block where the user has to click play? Thank you!
I need to ask this. Why do people want text-to-speech? What is the use case scenario? How would it enhance learning?
It's for accessibility purposes. If you have visually impaired learners, or learners whose first language is not English, having an audio functionality is imperative. This is also why most websites now, or news articles have a "listen to this article" feature at the top. It's for accessibility purposes so that everyone can consume your content.
I've done extensive testing with learners who have visual impairments. All of them used JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Dragon Speaking Naturally or another app. None of them ever requested that there was a built in TTS. Screen readers provide much more than just TTS.
I'm not sure about learners who first language is not English. I find it easier to read in another language when I'm learning it because then I can go at my speed and look up words that I don't know.
As Andree-Anne stated, it can be used for accessibility but also, instead of having to record narrative after narrative, you can just type what you want to say one time and move on with your project. The audio is generally much cleaner than recordings and CC may be off with recordings but with crisp text-to-speech, CC is more likely to be correct.
I think it is important to remember that everyone learns differently - some through listening, watching, reading, and others may be hands on learners.
While text-to-speech isn't necessarily a requirement, it is nice to have when you want to include audio but not record a narration.
Slowing down the learning process or making them pay attention to the explanation? Most learners, especially adults try to speed through the learning processes because they feel they will get the most learning out of "just doing it", but from my experience, that is not always the case and at times, they miss a lot of key points.
That sounds like you are arguing that learning styles exist and that is just not true.
TTS won't solve learners trying to get through a course as fast as possible. To solve that problem you need to make the learning more useful, engaging, or practical. TTS won't get away from the info dump of too corporate training courses.
You're saying there's not different learning styles? Just based on what I have learned along the way, there are at least 5 that I have encountered but some would argue there are 7 or 8 different learning styles.
I totally agree that TTS won't solve the issue of learners trying to speed through the course, I am just saying that having it would be beneficial to those who prefer it over recordings.
For myself, I find it easier to absorb material if I can READ it and LISTEN to it. For that reason, I like to give my learners the option of listening to the material that I've provided in writing.
Please add me to the list as well. Not having that ability very much limits what we can do with Rise.
Hi Nancy,
Thanks for your feedback! I've shared your comments with our developers.
I would also like the TTS.
In our company we make training i Danish and English, but i am not able to do the English VO, by my self.
So i would like a lot, this feature.
I will use the method above until then.Hello Henrik,
I appreciate you sharing your use case with us. Adding text-to-speech audio in English for non-English speakers is definitely a plus! We are continuing to gather votes for this request to assist our product team in prioritization. I've added your vote.
I'm glad the workaround is effective for you. Let me know if I can assist with anything else.
There is mention of a work around suing SL360. Building a course in Storyline and importing it defeats the whole purpose of working in Rise. Is that the work around or is there something I am missing?
You are correct about the Storyline block workaround, Tammi. Another option that Dena has suggested in this thread is to use a media block instead. Here's how to do that:
- Use Storyline to create your text-to-speech and export it as an MP3 audio.
- Insert the MP3 audio into an audio block in your Rise 360 course
- An optional step is to add an image as a background to your audio block.
I also added your voice to the feature request to support text-to-speech in Rise so we can notify you when it becomes available. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have additional questions!
Can you advise me on how to export the MP3 audio file from SL360. I was having trouble locating that option.
Thank you.
I'm happy to help with that, Tammi. There are several ways to export audio clips from a Storyline 360 project. You can use one of the methods outlined in the article below.
Let me know if you encounter other issues, and I'd be more than happy to assist further!
Please add us, too. Thank you.
Please add me to the list as well. I am amazed this feature isn't already available in Rise since it is in Storyline.
