Producing E-Learning Voice Over Demos
If you run a search for “E-Learning Voice Over Demos Production or Producer” you probably won’t find what you’re looking for. Oh, there are all kinds of terrific producers for hire that help voice over talents develop sensational demo reels. However, they usually are for Commercial and Promo Demos that have many fast moving clips of 3 to 10 seconds. They’re dramatic, and have lots of music, sound effects, and audio processing.
None of that applies when it comes to an E-Learning Voice Over Demo. The clips should each be at least 10 seconds long to show the ability to carry a narrative. There should be no music or sound effects, unless they’re from actual client finished-program audio: and even then, it can distract from the voice over. As for audio processing, a voice over talent ideally should have excellent audio as-is with minimal processing. The studio should have an extremely low noise floor, with great acoustic treatment minimizing any early or late reflections. So how does one make an eLearning Demo that is exciting for the prospective client? That is what really matters.
An E-Learning Voice Over Demo is Like All Demos, Without the Bells and Whistles
The truth is, the same rules apply for curating E-Learning Voice Over Demos as for a Commercial or Promo demos. That is, all voice over demos need to show talent performing all the different major styles and categories of the genre. My Commercial Voice Over Demo for example has bank, toy, car, food, sport, and retail spots. In addition, these categories of spots are performed in different styles. They are “guy next door”, “wholesome dad”, “comic character”, “upbeat announcer”, “dramatic gravitas”, and “confident announcer” in tone. I produced my E-Learning Demo editing together clips from actual E Learning projects I’ve worked on in the past year. The clips are:
- Friendly Peer for a Financial Institution
- Conversational Expert for Safety Training
- Instructional Voice for explaining Training Navigation
- Engaging Coach Character for Gamification
- Knowledgeable Peer for Technical Training
- Reassuring Peer for Introductions and Closing Reviews
It’s no sexy sizzle reel, but making effective eLearning programs are an art, and an effective E-Learning Voice Over Demos shows that your voice over production services contribute and add to that art. And that’s sexy.