Hello there! Asking for advice for my very first udemy course

Occam-Consult
Occam-Consult Posts: 14 traveler rank
in First-time course creation

Hi there,

my name is Frank, nice to meet you.

In these last 2 months I have been preparing my first Udemy course.

What kind of support did I use? I created a powerpoint presentation in which the "comment" contains the script for the voice actor. So, for each slide, the teacher will know exactly what to say.

Now, I am about to make the big step: I will pay a voice actor to read aloud my script while scrolling my presentation.

My presentation is already divided in many parts, which will be my lessons.

Each lesson will be about 5-10 minutes long.

You may ask yourself: why a voice actor?

The reason why is that I am italian, so it's very difficult for me to maintain a good pronunciation while at the same time use an engaging tone. So I decided to hire a voice actor.

So, my question is: do you think I'm missing something? Does my plan sound good?

I thought of asking you guys before making the final step...

Thanks so much

Frank

Comments

  • Bguybeats
    Bguybeats Posts: 5 researcher rank

    You may not actually need to pay someone to make the presentation for you. You can just upload it as a PDF then if it's a paid course, you can set your price for your students to buy the file.

    Do let me know if this response was helpful.

  • Occam-Consult
    Occam-Consult Posts: 14 traveler rank

    Hi, thanks for your reply but I don't want to upload is as pdf.

    As I said, I already prepared a full script: my course has been written specifically to be a video course

  • ElianaC
    ElianaC Posts: 5,363 Udemy rank

    Hi @Occam-Consult
    you can find a piece of very good advice on how to do a voice-over here https://community.udemy.com/t5/First-time-Course-Creation/Steps-for-Voice-Over-Presentation-video/m-p/42935

    Really hope this helps!

    Eliana Cerna

    Udemy Community

  • Occam-Consult
    Occam-Consult Posts: 14 traveler rank

    Hi Eliana, thanks for your time.

    Actually, my question is different. I would like to know if it's okay if I pay a voice actor to record my voice.

    Is it ok for the udemy guidelines? Do I have to make him sign something? thanks

  • ElianaC
    ElianaC Posts: 5,363 Udemy rank

    Hi @Occam-Consult
    We do not have a policy against the use of voice actors or other parties in order to teach or narrate your course to get more information about extra steps, please reach out to policy@udemy.com.

    Eliana Cerna

    Udemy Community

  • kalimaAcademy
    kalimaAcademy Posts: 10 researcher rank

    My answer may seem strange to you, but what you will pay for the voiceover for one course, you can pay it to a teacher who will help you improve your pronunciation and have your distinctive voice on your next courses.

  • Occam-Consult
    Occam-Consult Posts: 14 traveler rank

    absolutely not.

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