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Do you need a text document converted to
speech?
The FITT center provides a resource to do this for you.
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Things to keep in mind when creating a text to speech document.
Not all items in a text document transfer over correctly when using the
text to speech tool. Make sure to provide descriptions of images, and
also label items. For example, if you wanted to make sure the person
listening to the text received your e mail correctly, you would need to
phonetically type out the e mail address and describe the punctuation
marks. Here is my e mail address gwinters@columbiastate.edu . Here is an
example of how to type it out for a text to speech document, e mail
address, g, winters, at, Columbia, state, dot, e, d, u. Hear the
difference?
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Best Practices
If you are providing text lecture material for all of your class, you
may want to have two separate documents. One version to send or post to
students, to read and another version with the text to speech edits.
This would be beneficial for students with visual problems, as well as
students who learn better when they both read, and hear the text.
Another thing to consider is chunking the material into small “bite
size” segments. Start your first file with “Part 1 of 3”, and then end
the file with something like, “ This is the end of part 1. Please
continue on to part 2”. This will allow the student to take a break in
between listening. Also, it is easier to rewind or fast forward if the
files are smaller.
To have a text document converted to speech, e mail the t, x, t file or
d, o, c file to Glenna Winters at g, winters, at, Columbia, state, dot,
e, d, u.
I will convert it to an m, p, 3 file, zip it, and then email it back to
you. You will then need to listen to the file to make sure all the text
items converted over correctly.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
All my best,
Glenna Winters
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