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Free Apps

Google Translate

 
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I know what you are thinking, "GOOGLE TRANSLATE?!!!!!......WHY?!!!" If you want to use the full effect of an app, I would say use Google Translate. I don't use it to translate stuff, its mainly to use the features that it has, is what makes it good. 

The pros are as follows:
 

  1. They now have more voices in terms of quality and quantity, when I was learning Latvian, the voices sounded like something from Dr Who. Now, its more or less a 'human voice' which is better. Even, if your first language is not English, you can still take photos from books or documents in the language you naturally speak in or most comfortable with.

The cons are as follows:

  1. Like every other text to speech app, there will be mistakes and every bit of technology will not be perfect.

  2. I think they don't have all the languages in the world. But, they do have a huge catalogue of languages.

  3. I understand people may or may not like the voices on 'Google Translate' or even on any app. This is fine, so it is only a case of trial and error.

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©Referencing 2022 from Google translate (translate.google.com) In what capabilities it has and can help the student as a whole.

Scriptrehearser

This app is free for anyone. I was recommended by a tutor to use this app, as most of these apps are clearly not. If listening to a robotic voice isn't really your thing, then, i wouldn't suggest it. But, if you can't find anyone to rehearse lines with and you need something to help you learn lines, if it is a duologue script that you have to remember. I would highly recommend this. If you want to see it for yourself, I have found a video on youtube, which might explain more in detail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFDDLU-wUKA

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©Rehearsing from (www.scriptreheaser.com) 2020 - 2022, talking about how the app is used, which the youtube video is describing in more visual and practical how to use this app.

Other apps

Other apps do have free trials, but if you are more than willing to do that, they do often have restrictions and that is the only big con about them. But all text to speech apps work, near enough the same way.

Check in - This is where the people attending, speak about their day and getting themselves psyched and mentally prepared for the workshop.

Physical warm-up - Before we start the activities, we obviously warm-up by doing movement and vocal exercises, so no one doesn't damage their voice and body.

The lesson or term objective:

Depending the session, week or term, we will focus on only memorisation from looking at poetry or someone's favourite book., do improvisation, mime exercises, etc. or even put on a show in whatever they choose to do. This could be devising a improvised, mime or if they want to show a piece they had been working on.

The takeaway section:

At the end of the session, we as a group will talk about what we learned from others in how we will apply them when we next rehearse or how we will use individual methods or tricks to help ourselves in daily life, so they can overcome their individual barriers or 'gifts' and have a better sense of confidence, when addressing or explaining how they feel, when they encounter these challenges again.

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