You might have heard us say this before, but here at The Read-Aloud Revival, we believe that audiobooks count. Today we’re going behind the scenes to talk about how an audiobook is made.
In fact, we often prefer reading books on audio. Listening to a good book, well-read, is a wonderful way to fill your child’s life with beautiful language.
In this episode of the podcast, I’m chatting with Lyssa Browne of Cedar House Audio Productions, about the process of making an audiobook, voice acting and more.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- how to keep your voice strong when reading to your kids
- some of the tricks narrators use to create interesting voices
- all about my experience recording The Read-Aloud Family
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Listener Guide
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- 2:18 Meet Lyssa
- 4:11 Discovering voice acting
- 6:06 Early experiences with audiobooks
- 8:14 Recording The Read-Aloud Family
- 9:40 How the recording process works
- 15:12 Narrating challenges
- 18:32 Simple tips for voices and more
- 20:46 How to keep your voice strong
- 24:02 More about the audio creation process
- 28:41 Books Lyssa has narrated
- 32:04 Let the kids speak
Links from this episode:
- Cedar House Audio Productions – Lyssa’s audio production company
- Get the FREE booklist and more – go to readaloudrevial.com or text BOOKS to 345345
Quotes to remember:
“The whole process starts with reading the book.” – Lyssa Browne
“Now that I’ve recorded one, when I listen to an audiobook these days, I have a new appreciation for all the work behind the scenes.” – Sarah Mackenzie
“My favorite thing to cheat at is to get the hard books as audiobooks as a listener because somebody has done all that work for me. They’ve figured out how to pronounce all of these words. Like a sci-fi book or a history book is brilliant as an audiobook because somebody’s done all that hard work for you and you just get to enjoy and listen.” – Lyssa Browne
Books from this episode:
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