Using Your Voice To Make Money

[Dien Rice]

Hi Millard,

One service which intrigues me (which I haven't tried yet) is Descript.com ...

The main feature that intrigues me is that it can take your audio recording, and "learn" your voice...

Then you can edit the audio just by editing the transcript!

It will use "your" voice to replace words in your audio, with new words...!

As they say on their web page, "you just edit audio by editing text"...

One of my brothers tried it out, and sent me an example... He only changed one word, but you couldn't tell that the new word was "fake" and not part of the original recording...

Best wishes,

Dien

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Hi Millard,

While I haven't done this with whole books or ebooks, I've experimented with dictating whole articles, and having them transcribed...

(Many writers in the "old days" used a similar technique. Sidney Sheldon used to dictate all his scripts and books to a secretary, who transcribed what he said...)

I recorded my dictation, then had it transcribed with Sonix.ai or Otter.ai from the recording (I tried and liked both)...

I had to make some corrections where there were transcription errors, but there weren't too many...

The only thing that "bothered" me is my speaking style seems to be different from my writing style!

So I felt I had to do more "editing" with the dictation method to get the final result how I wanted it to be...

However, on the plus side, I think there were fewer problems with "writer's block"... For some reason, I am more likely to suffer from that when I physically write...

I think, for me, the first draft is easier to "write" when I dictate. But later on, there was more editing required...

Best wishes,

Dien

[GordonJ]

OFFERS.

In force, in the marketplace, FOR SALE, a chance for someone to buy what you are offering.

LOOK, these are great tools, Dien and I recently exchanged communication about these tools.

But here is my thing, my current CURMUDGEON self...

Get whatever you got into the market.

Text, video, audio, graphic or any combination. Don't matter what form it takes if it stays on your desk.

I can name 10 people off the top of my head, right now, here today...who have a lot of stored value and are fiddle farting around with these, in my opinion, details of PROCRASTINATION.

It is like the guy who spends hours on the cover of his ebook, and he hasn't written a single word of it (true as of yesterday).

I mean, come on people, if you have something to sell, then quit screwing around and start to sell it.

Being too busy worrying about format, when all should be easily doable, with today's software...is really just one more way of delaying and showing resistance to your future good fortune.

Gordon

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Hi Millard,

One service which intrigues me (which I haven't tried yet) is Descript.com ...

The main feature that intrigues me is that it can take your audio recording, and "learn" your voice...

Then you can edit the audio just by editing the transcript!

It will use "your" voice to replace words in your audio, with new words...!

As they say on their web page, "you just edit audio by editing text"...

One of my brothers tried it out, and sent me an example... He only changed one word, but you couldn't tell that the new word was "fake" and not part of the original recording...

Best wishes,

Dien

[Dien Rice]

Hi Gordon,

In terms of getting things done... I wish I lived closer to this cafe I just wrote about...!

If you have problems getting writing done, this cafe is for you...
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=42820

Best wishes,

Dien

Originally Posted by GordonJ

OFFERS.

In force, in the marketplace, FOR SALE, a chance for someone to buy what you are offering.

LOOK, these are great tools, Dien and I recently exchanged communication about these tools.

But here is my thing, my current CURMUDGEON self...

Get whatever you got into the market.

Text, video, audio, graphic or any combination. Don't matter what form it takes if it stays on your desk.

I can name 10 people off the top of my head, right now, here today...who have a lot of stored value and are fiddle farting around with these, in my opinion, details of PROCRASTINATION.

It is like the guy who spends hours on the cover of his ebook, and he hasn't written a single word of it (true as of yesterday).

I mean, come on people, if you have something to sell, then quit screwing around and start to sell it.

Being too busy worrying about format, when all should be easily doable, with today's software...is really just one more way of delaying and showing resistance to your future good fortune.

Gordon

[Glenn]

Thanks Gordon,

Best Selling Author, James Patterson, Writes all his books in PENCIL.

Dunno Why.

Did not get the idea from those two. Came to it myself. I think better on paper than while Staring at a computer Screen.

So.

I outline Ideas on paper.

Then SPEED WRITE them on the computer. This Outline Strategy seems to allow
me to make Lots of ESP Type Changes too.

ONCE things are down on paper - it MOTIVATES me to Type Them Up.

Thanks,
Glenn

P.S. - Personally I couldn't use that Writing Cafe.

Too Many distractions.

Any movement in my peripheral vision. I can't focus.

Tried studying outdoors in College.

Total fail.

[Dien Rice]

Thanks for sharing this, Glenn!

I'm going to try your idea... Plan on paper, then write on the computer...

I was recently reading some stuff by Doberman Dan, one of Gary Halbert's protégés...

He says that Gary Halbert used to write all his promotions by hand.

He also insisted that those working with him - like Doberman Dan at the time - do the same too...!

Best wishes,

Dien

P.S. For those who may not have heard of him, the late Gary Halbert was well-known among copywriting circles... You can still find many of his newsletters for free at https://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com - which is being maintained by his sons... Doberman Dan can be found at https://www.dobermandan.com ...

P.P.S. In my case, while working, I actually like a bit of people movement in my peripheral vision... Just don't come and bother me! Some of my favorite places to work are in swanky hotel lobbies. You don't need to stay at the hotel to do it... Their coffee and other hot beverages are expensive, but you only need one...

Originally Posted by Glenn

Thanks Gordon,

Best Selling Author, James Patterson, Writes all his books in PENCIL.

Dunno Why.

Did not get the idea from those two. Came to it myself. I think better on paper than while Staring at a computer Screen.

So.

I outline Ideas on paper.

Then SPEED WRITE them on the computer. This Outline Strategy seems to allow
me to make Lots of ESP Type Changes too.

ONCE things are down on paper - it MOTIVATES me to Type Them Up.

Thanks,
Glenn

P.S. - Personally I couldn't use that Writing Cafe.

Too Many distractions.

Any movement in my peripheral vision. I can't focus.

Tried studying outdoors in College.

Total fail.

[GordonJ]

OK Buckwheat, lets see what you got. Said Gary as we sat at the table in the local Strip Club.

I had to write a promotion in less than an hour.

Something about prayer cloths and prayer requests.

It was my final exam. It was the lunch crowd, ten cent wings, dollar drinks.

Misty, Sheila, Buffy and Candie were the main performers.

When the alarm clock went off, I put down the pen.

Gary read it quickly, said, It sucks.

Reset the timer, and we sat through the next round...

Desiree, Krystal, Monica and Melody.

I started over.

Finally, after a day of writing, Gary gave me the not so bad signoff.

The Client made millions, Gary got his, I got an attaboy (and a tassel from Candie).

Totally untrue story....

I didn't write a thing this time, and the tassel came from Buffy.

Gordon

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Thanks for sharing this, Glenn!

I'm going to try your idea... Plan on paper, then write on the computer...

I was recently reading some stuff by Doberman Dan, one of Gary Halbert's protégés...

He says that Gary Halbert used to write all his promotions by hand.

He also insisted that those working with him - like Doberman Dan at the time - do the same too...!

Best wishes,

Dien

P.S. For those who may not have heard of him, the late Gary Halbert was well-known among copywriting circles... You can still find many of his newsletters for free at https://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com - which is being maintained by his sons... Doberman Dan can be found at https://www.dobermandan.com ...

P.P.S. In my case, while working, I actually like a bit of people movement in my peripheral vision... Just don't come and bother me! Some of my favorite places to work are in swanky hotel lobbies. You don't need to stay at the hotel to do it... Their coffee and other hot beverages are expensive, but you only need one...

[Dien Rice]

Hi Gordon,

Many people will read your post and think... "that's impossible!"

(Yeah, I saw that it is "un-true"... but hear me out... )

A little-known fact...

Nobel Prizewinner Richard Feynman used do do physics calculations...

Sitting at his local topless strip-joint...

As for me... I like a little bit of "people-watching" distraction when I work... But that's a little bit too distracting...

Great story, by the way... You still "got it!"

Maybe I'll rewrite it out by hand, Gary Halbert-style...

Best wishes,

Dien

P.S. More about the (true) Richard Feynman story...

https://www.plannedman.com/the-means...nhancing-drug/

Originally Posted by GordonJ

OK Buckwheat, lets see what you got. Said Gary as we sat at the table in the local Strip Club.

I had to write a promotion in less than an hour.

Something about prayer cloths and prayer requests.

It was my final exam. It was the lunch crowd, ten cent wings, dollar drinks.

Misty, Sheila, Buffy and Candie were the main performers.

When the alarm clock went off, I put down the pen.

Gary read it quickly, said, It sucks.

Reset the timer, and we sat through the next round...

Desiree, Krystal, Monica and Melody.

I started over.

Finally, after a day of writing, Gary gave me the not so bad signoff.

The Client made millions, Gary got his, I got an attaboy (and a tassel from Candie).

Totally untrue story....

I didn't write a thing this time, and the tassel came from Buffy.

Gordon

[panczyk]

Well, not sure if books existing solely as audio versions would be selling well. But I've never been into listening to books really. I'm rather an e-book person. If it comes to selling audio products I would rather aim for podcasts than audio books. They are getting more and more popular now, along with webinars and other online classes. Just choose a niche and share your expert knowledge in that niche.

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[trevord92]

Audio books do nicely - ask Audible -and they've been around for what seems like forever, Nightingale Conant were originally on vinyl.