- Original Post Date: October 2024
For eLearning challenge 479 in the Articulate forums, I created a step-by-step tutorial about generating an AI podcast. I describe how I did this below, but first check out the final result.
Step 1: Creating Podcast Audio
I used Notebook LM, a free tool from Google, to create an audio podcast. After uploading the materials that outlined the exact steps needed to create an AI podcast with talking avatars, I clicked the Audio Overview button, and *poof*, the podcast was created. You can feed Notebook LM many types of content on literally any subject and it will flawlessly generate a conversation about it. You can also instruct it to use a specific tone and approach. Within a minute, it created the audio along with FAQs, briefing notes, table of contents, timeline, and study notes for my topic.
Once I created the audio, I uploaded it into Adobe Audition to separate tracks for our two podcast hosts, as this is important for the next step.
I headed over to HeyGen to bring our hosts to life as talking avatars. This was easy to do and added a fun, visual element to the podcast. You’ll notice it’s not perfect…yet. It’s getting really close with some characters more fluent and natural than others.
Step 4: Editing the Video
I recorded my steps using Camtasia Rev, capturing every detail of the process. Then, I brought these recordings and the avatars into Camtasia to add visual effects, sounds, titling, and more. This transformed raw footage into a polished video.
After editing, I showed how to share the video by uploading it to Articulate Review. Alternatively, you could also upload it to YouTube. But why stop there? I took it a step further by creating a microlearning module in Articulate Rise. This repurposing transforms the podcast into a learning event, incorporating intro and outro content we can easily expand with tips, links, and more.
Check out the podcast over on Review and the microlearning module built in Rise.
Happy podcasting!
Stephanie