If you love reading, chances are that you also love being read to.
Thanks to advancements in text-to-speech technology, you can now easily get text read aloud to you.
Text to speech might seem to some of us like something that belongs in science fiction movies, but this is a pioneering technology and is already becoming part of our reality.
Leveraging text-to-voice technology and adding voiceover audio to your website offers an excellent way to engage your visitors.
Text to speech allows content owners to respond to the different needs and desires of visitors in terms of how they interact with the content.
Text to speech has benefits for everyone and here are some points that break down how specific groups see a better user experience.
1. Accessibility is relevant
Did you know that 15-20 percent of the worldwide population has some form of language-based learning disability?
Did you know that 14 percent of adults in the US are illiterate and many have only basic reading skills?
Making your online content audible helps the online population to better understand the text.
2. A growing elderly population depends on technology
Between 2015 and 2030, the number of people aged 60 years or over will grow by 56 percent, from 901 million to 1.4 billion (Source: www.un.org).
In the US alone, 59% of senior citizens use the Internet daily.
Making digital content on the Internet accessible in multiple forms creates an easier user experience.
3. People are increasingly mobile and looking for convenience.
A growing share of time spent on digital content is on mobile devices and the demand for connected devices continues to rise on a worldwide scale.
Text to speech can turn any digital content into a multimedia experience and people can listen to your website on the go!
4. Extend the reach of your content.
Give access to your content to a greater population, such as those with literacy difficulties, learning disabilities, reduced vision and those learning a language.
It also opens doors to anyone else looking for easier ways to access digital content.
5. Populations are evolving.
244 million people are foreign born across the globe (an increase of 70 million since 2000).
Language proficiency and schooling in the host country’s language is a very real problem for migrants and their families.
6. People with different learning styles.
Some people are auditory learners, some are visual learners, and some are kinesthetic learners – most learn best through a combination of the three.
Universal Design for Learning is a plan for teaching which, through the use of technology and adaptable lesson plans, aims to help the maximum number of learners comprehend and retain information, by appealing to all learning styles.
Some people like to read, some like to listen, but if you want to reach both of them, maybe consider adding text to speech to your website.
Add Text to Speech to your website today.
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