JO 753
- 2005-05-01
I have a need for this service, Brian. Send me an email. nooalf@aol.com
Brian
- 2005-04-30
Thank you for the encouraging and informative response. I really appreciate the time you have taken to reply
What are your plans? Do you have the desire to work on producing your own curriculum (written text & audio), or do you only wish to focus on the audio side?
At this time, I create audio lessons based on whatever materials I have from the company I am working for (which are others'published materials and not their own creation).
I would feel more comfortable at the present time creating audio lessons/drills from this kind of material, or a company's/teacher's curriculum material.
In this way, I can focus on being creative with the lessons and audio editing instead of the time it would take to create my own materials.
Also, I'm wondering if the market for CD-ROM audio learning materials (using professional voice over people, and curriculum experts) is already dominated by a few companies, or there are too many selections. I was thinking of companies or instructors who didn't purchase CD-ROMs, or do not use much multimedia would be interested in my services.
If you have any other suggestions, please provide them.
I am pleased to locate this forum for ESL instructors and students. This is a very valuable service and I will spread the word about it.
Brian
Malinee
- 2005-04-30
Hi Brian,
Welcome to the forum! This web-site has plenty of useful and interesting information for ESL teachers and students. It sounds like you are quite a creative person yourself!
Being able to create and produce your own audio recordings places you at a definite advantage within ESL teaching. The opportunities to develop your own materials are endless.
As you can already see, your talent was immediately recognized during your recent interview. Perhaps this is the first step- the initial training period for you- where you learn about the ropes of the industry. Unfortunately, I am not knowledgeable about this particular technical recording side of ESL; however, as an ESL teacher, I certainly believe that it is a most valuable part.
What are your plans? Do you have the desire to work on producing your own curriculum (written text & audio), or do you only wish to focus on the audio side?
Id like to wish you all the best in your creative endeavors, Brian. 
Malinee
P.S. Im still thinking about phrases which might describe your skills. Lets see what other people on here can come up with.
hello everyone,
i'm new to this site. 
i was hoping that some of you might be able to make some suggestions (or reality check) about what i'm thinking about. i have a home recording studio (small scale) that i use as a hobby for creating music. 
anyway, i've recently made some recordings of my voice (with my audio editing software) for an esl student of mine, and sent her mp3's of the drills/lessons for her to practice (we're both in the u.s.).
in an interview the other day for an esl instructor position, i mentioned the above things i enjoyed doing. they had me talk with their tech person who is doing projects using distance learning over the internet and other kinds of projects. the guy said that i might be able to record some lessons for a current project.
so, i thought: hey! i would like to do this with other companies/websites/individuals who might not have a lot of audio cds (maybe they didn't want to buy those materials) or need other audio services i can't think of(english speaking).
of course, i'm not a voice over professional who does professional level voice over for educational cd-roms or anything else.
so, i wanted to ask you all based on my interests above, can you all brainstorm ways that i might be able to be of service with my recording software?
I would also ask you to think of any phrases that might describe my skills that i could use in selling myself to esl/ educational businesses?
remember i'm not at a professional level, but i want to develop my skills at this, and be able to figure out ways to sell myself to companies, or individuals, and make a little money at it as well. i realize this might be tricky with copyright violation if the companies/people haven't created their learning materials. i'm not sure about that and need advice about that as well.
future thanks 
brian