Today we will talk about Woord, an extremely useful and versatile text-to-speech Tool for content creators who work with branded YouTube Tutorials.
Brands are betting more and more on videos that help solve everyday issues for users. A recipe, removing a stain, or learning some beauty tricks are typical examples that can be seen in any business. In the past, learning to tie a tie, put on makeup, fix your hair or prepare the best recipes used to be part of a long learning process, but today the solutions to these everyday issues are found right now and in video format on Youtube. In fact, according to surveys, 67 percent of millennials agree that they prefer to find a video with an answer to something they need to learn how to do.
For this reason, consumer expectations are higher than ever: smartphones have accustomed us to screens responding immediately to what we are looking for at the precise moment we want it. In 2014, there was an increase of around 70% in searches for tutorials on YouTube, and these figures hold up. Brands found the opportunity to be more present to their consumers through this kind of video on the platform; leaving their mark in those moments where they want to learn how to do something.
Why Woord‘s TTS Tool For YouTube Tutorials
Woord is a free online TTS software with a variety of useful features. It contains more than 50 languages, including a variety of dialects; it also allows to choose between masculine, feminine, or non-binary voices. All of these features are available for free, allowing you to test the service before purchasing the premium version. Premium voices, a Chrome plugin, an SSML editor, an MP3 download, and up to 20,000 characters each month are all included in the free edition. With this program, you may also adjust the voice’s speed and format.
However, we recommend that for commercial use you buy a paid subscription, as they are low cost and ready for commercial use. Also, with the premium versions of Woord, you 100% own intellectual property for all files
How To Use Woord
Woord‘s interface is designed in a simple way to be intuitive for the user. Regardless of whether or not you have experience creating voiceover with this kind of software, with these simple steps you will be able to generate quality audio for your tutorials:
- First, go to https://www.getwoord.com/guest/upload
- Once you are on Woord, choose the format of the file in which the dialogue you want to generate is. Woord supports pdf, txt, doc(x), pages, odt, ppt(x), ods, non-DRM epub, jpeg, png. You can also type directly on the SSML editor.
- Next, select or drag your files, if you have them.
- Then, press the “Import Scan or Photo” button.
- Below the file, the transcript will appear in an editor that you can modify to your liking.
- Almost to finish, select the genre of the voice and the device on which you will play the audio.
- Finally, it only remains to hit the “Speak it!” button and download.
For more info, check the following links:
How To Use Woord’s SSML Editor
3 TTS Converters For Audiovisual Content Creators
Also published on Medium.