Course: Audio Recording and Podcasting

Recording Your Voice

The quality of your voice is as important as what you say!  Be sure that your voice is conversational and authentic. The writing and delivery will create an atmosphere that adds credibility and engagement with the content of your finished podcast.

Your audio should be free of distracting ambient noises, static, and plosive sounds.  Your voice should be clear and maintain a constant strong volume level.  Pronunciation and diction are clear. Above all the tone is conversational. DO NOT READ YOUR SCRIPT WORD BY WORD!

Remember, you can record your script as many times as you wish.  Delete the ones that don't meet your high standards and re-record.  After multiple practices the flow of your words and tone will improve.

Watch the video below to learn how to use the Audio Recorder
 within Moodle.

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Direct Links to Audio Recorder Help Videos:

Video Audio Recorder Part 1    Video Audio Recorder Part 2       Video Audio Recorder Part 3

It's Time to Record!

Be sure you have a microphone headset that works!  Get organized.  Inform the people around you that you are recording so they respect your need for quiet.  Read aloud your script several times until you know it well.  You can change the words as you go if it makes better sense to you.  Make it natural!

Speaking Do's and Don'ts

While in front of a microphone, there are some important basics of speaking to remember.

Do ....

  - Enunciate clearly
  - Speak at a normal volume
  - Practice, practice, practice!
  - Reduce background noices
  - Pause recording to take short breaks
  - Smile when speaking!

Don't ...

  - Talk too quickly
  - Drop off the ends of words
  - Try to sound like a D.J.
  - Pop p's into the microphone
  - Get too close to the microphone
  - Touch the microphone or its cord

Ready?  Try it!

You can use this to test out your hardware as well as the process. Later you can imort your audio into Audacity so you can edit and enhance it.

Questions?