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You love to read. Could you narrate?

Apr 2, 2024

Learn all about audiobook narration from David H. Lawrence XVII and his new program 'Narrate Your Own Audiobook.' Discover the benefits of authors narrating their own audiobooks, navigating the ACX platform, overcoming podcasting challenges, embracing authenticity in narration, and upcoming free class for narrating your audiobook.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Importance of Authors Narrating Their Own Audiobooks

02:29 • 3min

Narrating Written Works for Audiobooks

05:02 • 5min

Navigating the ACX Platform for Audiobook Creation from Kindle Titles

10:12 • 2min

Overcoming Podcasting Challenges and Equipment Support

11:57 • 2min

Embracing Authenticity in Audiobook Narration

13:36 • 8min

Upcoming Free Class on Narrating Your Own Audiobook and Comprehensive Content Overview

21:37 • 3min

Narrating Lessons for Multi-Published Authors

24:19 • 2min

Encouragement for Beginning New Ventures and Self-belief

25:53 • 2min

975. This week, I learned all about audiobook narration from David H. Lawrence XVII, who is launching a new program called "Narrate Your Own Book." If you've ever dreamed of being a narrator, this episode is for you! And if you're a self-published author who has always wanted to narrate your own audiobook (or feel like you should), this episode is especially for you. We talk about many of the fears that might be holding you back and why they don't matter as much as you probably imagine.

If you want to learn even more, you can watch three free videos (about 40 minutes each) where David goes even more into why and how you should narrate your own audiobook.

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References for the Aging segment

van Boxtel, W, Lawyer, L. Sentence comprehension in ageing and Alzheimer's disease. Lang Linguist Compass. 2021;e12430.

Payne, B. R., Gao, X., Noh, S. R., Anderson, C. J., & Stine-Morrow, E. A. (2012). The effects of print exposure on sentence processing and memory in older adults: Evidence for efficiency and reserve. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 19(1–2), 122–149.

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