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The non-verbatim audio script should be narrative, and not staccato/disjointed. The text written in parentheses or as contractions should be avoided. Bolding is preferred over quotation marks for emphasis. Abbreviations and initialisms are discouraged in the text. Instruction text, pop-ups, extra information, and question pages are not included. In OST-non-verbatim scripts, on-screen text is not reproduced, but paraphrased. OST is summarized when page is text intensive and elaborated for audio-driven courseware.
The non-verbatim audio script could be of three types:
Simple Script
Compressed Script
Complex Script
Simple Script
Simple Script
While writing simple script, the irrelevant parenthetical text is deleted, symbols are converted to words, and the instruction text is excluded in the script. The entire content is rephrased, but not condensed.
Example
Example
The following example demonstrates how to correctly write the simple audio script for OST passage.
Input
Input
The key markets and their share in XYZ business can be viewed on the pie diagram.
Point to each region on the image to learn more.
United States (US) is one of the key markets in XYZ business, which holds the largest share of 70%. It is followed by Europe-MidEast-Africa (EMEA), which holds a share of 19%. The remaining 11% share is held by Asia Pacific (APAC).
Output
Output
Audio Transcript
The X-Y-Z business’ key markets and their share can be viewed on the pie diagram.
One of the key markets in X-Y-Z business, which holds the largest share of 70 percent, is United States. The second largest share is held by Europe-MidEast-Africa with 19 percent. Asia Pacific holds rest of the share, which accounts to 11 percent.
In this example, irrelevant parenthetical text has been deleted from the audio script. Also ‘%’ symbol has been converted to words, that is, ‘percent’. Instruction text is excluded.
Mock-up
Mock-up
This is how the above storyboard output would be integrated as an e-learning courseware screen.
Non-Example
Non-Example
The following non-example demonstrates how not to write an audio script for OST paragraphs.
Input
Input
The key markets and their share in XYZ business can be viewed on the pie diagram.
Point to each region on the image to learn more.
United States (US) is one of the key markets in XYZ business, which holds the largest share of 70%. It is followed by Europe-MidEast-Africa (EMEA), which holds a share of 19%. The remaining 11% share is held by Asia Pacific (APAC).
Output
Output
Audio Transcript
The X-Y-Z business’ key markets and their share can be viewed on the pie diagram.
Point to each region on the image to learn more.
One of the key markets in X-Y-Z business, which holds the largest share of 70%, is United States (US). The second largest share is held by Europe-MidEast-Africa (EMEA) with 19%. Asia Pacific (APAC) holds the rest of the share, which accounts to 11%.
In this non-example, irrelevant parenthetical texts and instruction text has been retained in the audio script and the symbols have not been converted to words.
Compressed Script
Compressed Script
In compressed script, the critical parenthetical content is retained, bullet list converted to horizontal list, and key words are not bolded due to limited amount of content. Content should be rephrased and précis-written.
Example
Example
The following example demonstrates how to correctly write compressed audio script for OST passage.
Input
Input
Animal kingdom is mainly divided into two groups: vertebrates (animals with backbones) and invertebrates (animals without backbones). Animals that fall under the category of vertebrates are:
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
Animals that fall under the category of invertebrates are:
Arthropods
Worms
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Coelenterates
Output
Output
Audio Transcript
Animals with backbone called vertebrates, and animals without backbone called invertebrates are the two groups of animal kingdom. Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish are vertebrates. The invertebrates include worms, arthropods, echinoderms, and coelenterates.
In this example, the class of animals written in bullet list is converted to horizontal list, and key words have not been bolded because of the limited content. Content has been rephrased and précis-written.
Mock-up
Mock-up
This is how the above storyboard output would be integrated as an e-learning courseware screen.
Non-Example
Non-Example
The following non-example demonstrates how not to write compressed audio script for OST.
Input
Input
Animal kingdom is mainly divided into two groups: vertebrates (animals with backbones) and invertebrates (animals without backbones). Animals that fall under the category of vertebrates are:
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
Animals that fall under the category of invertebrates are:
Arthropods
Worms
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Coelenterates
Output
Output
Audio Transcript
Animal kingdom is mainly divided into two groups: vertebrates (animals with backbones) and invertebrates (animals without backbones). Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish are vertebrates. The invertebrates include worms, arthropods, echinoderms, and coelenterates.
In this non-example, bullet list is converted to horizontal list but the key words have been bolded. Also, the content has not been rephrased and précis-written.
Complex Script
Complex Script
While writing complex script, the critical parenthetical texts is rephrased, symbols converted to words, and keywords bolded for emphasis. Ambiguous texts requiring validation from the subject matter expert before recording is recommended.
Example
Example
The following example demonstrates how to correctly write complex audio script for OST passage.
Input
Input
Covalent bond occurs between non-metals, and arises from a sharing of unpaired electrons.
In hydrochloric acid (HCl):
Hydrogen - single electron in its 1s orbital
Chlorine - an electronic configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
Hydrogen electron share with unpaired 3p electron of chlorine in single orbital
Energy given out in this process
Output
Output
Audio Transcript
Covalent bond commonly occurs between non-metals, and arises from a sharing of unpaired electrons.
In a molecule of hydrochloric acid or H-Cl, the hydrogen atom has a single electron in its 1-s orbital. Chlorine, which is also a halogen, has an electronic configuration of 1-s-2, 2-s-2, 2-p-6, 3-s-2, 3-p-5, which means that one of its 3-p orbital has an unpaired electron. The above process leads to the sharing of the unpaired 1-s electron of hydrogen with the unpaired 3-p electron of the chlorine in a single orbital. A covalent bond is formed between the hydrogen atom and chlorine atoms by the sharing of these unpaired electrons. Energy is given out in this process.
In this example, the critical parenthetical text has been rephrased and “HCl” has been written in words. Key words that are the name of the orbital involved in the process have been bolded.
Mock-up
Mock-up
This is how the above storyboard output would be integrated as an e-learning courseware screen.
Non-Example
Non-Example
The following non-example demonstrates how not to write complex audio script for OST.
Input
Input
Covalent bond occurs between non-metals, and arises from a sharing of unpaired electrons.
In hydrochloric acid (HCl):
Hydrogen - single electron in its 1s orbital
Chlorine - an electronic configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
Hydrogen electron share with unpaired 3p electron of chlorine in single orbital
Energy given out in this process
Output
Output
Audio Transcript
Covalent bond commonly occurs between non-metals, and arises from a sharing of unpaired electrons.
For example, in a molecule of hydrochloric acid or HCl, the hydrogen atom has a single electron in its 1s orbital. Chlorine, which is also a halogen, has an electronic configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5, which mean that one of its 3p orbital has an unpaired electron. The above process leads to the sharing of the unpaired 1s electron of hydrogen with the unpaired 3p electron of the chlorine in a single orbital. A covalent bond is formed between the hydrogen atom and chlorine atoms by the sharing of these unpaired electrons. Energy is given out in this process.
In this non-example, critical parenthetical texts have been rephrased, but key words are not bolded for emphasis. Also, in writing the names of the orbital, each letter is not separated by hyphen. This may confuse the voice artist while reading the script.
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