Work sheet: How to crea­te an audio re­cor­ding

Choo­se your text pas­sa­ge
- it should be 1-2 mi­nu­tes long if read out loud
What pas­sa­ge did you choo­se? Write down your book title and the page num­ber(s).

Prac­ti­ce re­a­ding the pas­sa­ge
- focus on: pro­nun­ci­a­ti­on and pau­ses at punc­tu­a­ti­on
Are there any pro­blems? If yes, write them down so you don’t for­get to ask about them.

Set up your re­cor­ding space
Check if you …
… have com­ple­te­ly fi­nis­hed the first two tasks
… have a re­cor­ding de­vice
… have quiet sur­roun­dings

Set up your re­cor­ding de­vice
Check if …
… your mi­cro­pho­ne is co­ver­ed or blo­cked
Re­cord a short test. Did it sound how you wan­ted it to? If not, what do you want to
chan­ge?

Re­cord your re­a­ding
- make sure to read slow­ly and cle­ar­ly
- don’t be afraid to make mista­kes, you can al­ways edit them out later and try again

Lis­ten and check
Lis­ten to your re­cor­ding from start to fi­nish. Are you sa­tis­fied with your re­cor­ding? Why or why not?


Did you speak cle­ar­ly?
Is the back­ground quiet?

Save your audio file
- choo­se an ap­pro­pri­a­te name for your audio file so it’s ea­sier to find it again later