One of these tools, SlideRocket, is said to make it seriously easy to record your voice directly to slides and then share these presentations with colleagues or clients.
It's claimed marketing types have understood the power of voiced presentations for years and that professionals from other industries are now catching on.
Ultimately the trick to getting it right is less about the software, than it is about the quality of your voice itself. To help you improve your delivery, the article offers a number of tips. These include:
- Smile – it may feel strange smiling to yourself when recording but it's a trick employed by many successful voiceover artists
- Punctuate – pick out key words and emphasise these to keep the attention of your listeners
- Moderation – as you listen to back to your voice evaluate your performance to ensure you're not reading too fast or too slow
- Dry-run – avoid coffee and sugary drinks before recording; they can dry up your mouth and compromise the quality of your voice
- Practice – make sure you read the script several times before you record to ensure the script flows and that you're comfortable
