Briefly analysed
You would like to communicate your own research with a video without being on camera? This is possible with various tools that let an AI speak. You just have to enter your text and choose a speaker. You can also customize the background and write words on the slide. You don’t need any special knowledge for the complete creation of the videos. The tools are easy to understand.
Production SciComm in videos is well received. Science journalist Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim is an example for this. If, like the chemist, you don’t want to stand in front of the camera yourself, an AI can produce the video. We explain how this works.
Do you like to communicate your research and want to try out the video format? But prefer not to stand in front of the camera. How about letting an AI do the talking? There are several providers on the market. For example Rephrase.ai or Colossyan. In the free version, the latter gives you five free minutes per month and you can choose from two presenters – a male and a female speaker.
How does it work?
Write an easy-to-understand text in the script field. The text should be long enough to allow for a maximum of one to two minutes of video material. More than two minutes will make you less attentive. Especially if you show the video later in the Internet, for example on social media. To make the video look appealing, you can adjust the background. This can be changed within the video by adding a new scene. However, in the free version, you can only do this up to twice.
Words help to remeber
In addition, there is the possibility to write text on the slide like in a PowerPoint. In the case of a video, it is advisable to write only the words that are either new for the recipients or particularly important. It is best to use the same or similar wording as in your script. This will help the audience to remember what you have said.
The advantage of an AI produced video is that you can produce a video quickly and easily without any technical knowledge. Also its very fast prepared.