Find every visual-only instruction
Watch for phrases such as “click here”, “as you can see”, “use this field”, or “follow the red line”. They tell you the soundtrack depends on sight. Replace them during production where possible. For an existing video, describe the control, location, state, or result a listener needs.
Describe the outcome, not every movement
In a software tutorial, the important fact may be that the Notifications setting is now off. The mouse path is rarely useful. In a physical demonstration, hand position may matter for safety, while the color of the workbench does not.
Handle slides deliberately
- Read the slide title when it establishes a new topic.
- Describe charts by their conclusion and relevant values.
- Do not read a dense slide word for word while the presenter speaks.
- Communicate warnings, prerequisites, and required steps exactly.
- Wait for animated bullets to form a complete thought before describing them.
Protect instruction speech
Training narration often runs continuously. Do not cover a step with an unrelated scene description. Place concise lines in real gaps. Add a pause when an essential visual instruction has no safe window, then resume at the exact point where the instructor continues.
Review with a task, not only a checklist
Ask a reviewer to complete the taught task using the audio and controls. If they cannot identify the button, order, value, warning, or result, the description is incomplete even if every scene has a narration cue.
Use VoxDescribe to create and edit the AD files, then test the finished lesson in the same player your learners use.