The E-Learning Genre
So much corporate training is mandatory, and videos are often an excuse for team members to just check out and check their phones. Or worse, they mean a struggle to stay awake! Sometimes this is because the people creating and delivering the training are *themselves bored*. How on earth could the viewer then see it otherwise?
E-learning courses often don’t do much better. A narrator trained in the subject matter is much more likely to be enthused with the material, but much less likely to have the training to deliver it so that it sounds that way. It’s not only more enjoyable to take an e-learning course with a clear and appealing narration, but well-interpreted text is easier to understand as well.
As a trained voice over actor, one of the reasons I decided to make e-learning a specialty is that I can find something interesting in *any* topic. I am engaged, and so is my performance. With a course developer who is also committed to making something mandatory also be something fun...well that's a chance to be a fantastic kind of subversive. Learners will be lots more attentive -- and retentive.
Learning is fun! Let’s get together and show people how to enjoy getting smart!