The Complete Audiobook Production and Narration Course (Udemy.com)

Whether you be an Author, Actor or Enthusiast - Learn How to Produce and Narrate Audiobooks Professionally A to Z

( 214 Reviews )

Created by: Paul Jenkins

Produced in 2019

What you will learn

Make great audiobooks using proven techniques
Know the fundamentals of what makes audiobooks flow and work well
Understand how to create impactful and emotional audiobooks
Discover the psychology behind why certain narration techniques work
Develop a skill that can be applied to promote and enhance many areas of activity

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Course Description

* COURSEUPDATED APRIL 2019 *Want to produce audiobooksthat really catch attention and praise? Without spending excessive amounts of time and effort?
This online Audiobook Productionand Narration coursewill teach you how to make great audiobooksusing proven techniques and approaches.
This course is designed to teach you the ins and outs of audiobook production and narrationby showing youthe art and craftof producing and narrating audiobooksby showing you how to plan,record, perform and produce them. While there are other courses about making audiobooks, it's hard to find acourse that gives you a step-by-step insight into making audiobooks professionally that really punch through the noise. Especially ones that usethe latest performance and technical techniques.
This is the course for you, taught by a professionalfilmmaker and audiobook narratorwho has personally narrateddozens of films and 20+ audiobooks on Audible. The principles and methods he teaches in this course can be applied by you today.
Learn what makes great audiobooksDiscoversoftware and resources to helpmake your audiobooksshineLearn how to use the principles and psychology of performance and actingto create outstanding audiobooksMake your audiobooksusing proven professional techniquesDiscover tips on how to usea highly effective workflow when making your audiobooksMake money using the audiobooksyou make using the techniques and methods you will master in this courseImprove Your Audiobooks with This Complete CourseWhat makes mequalified to teach you?
I'm Paul, aprofessional documentary film director and audiobook narrator/producerwith over 40 credits and more than 20 audiobooks on Audible (with many more in the pipeline)to my name. Plus, I'm the creator ofpopularcourses on Udemy- with over21,000 students and hundreds of 5-star reviews.
Regardless of your budget or experience level - you can makegreat audiobooks. Learn professional techniques that I useagain and again.
If you want to learn how to make great audiobooks, this is the course for you.
My Promise to YouI'll be here for you every step of the way. If you have any questions about the course content or anything related to this topic, you can always post a question in the course or send me a direct message.
I want to make this the best course on howto do amazing audiobooks, using the best software combined with performingknowledge. So if there is any way Ican improve this course, just tell me and I'll make it happen. The software we will use, Reaper, is available for $60 one-time fee - the full version is a free demo for 60 days. If you are already using another DAW, don't worry - you will still get great value out of the workflow and lessons in this course.
Dive Right InThis course dives right into making great audiobooks with immediate examples of where they are found and how they are used. You'll learn what makes great audiobooks, so that you can choose how to plan and make them each and every time. You'll learn how to structure,design and deliverthose audiobooksto tell powerful and emotionally engagingstories.
Learnhow to prepare and interpret the books.
Learnhow established actingprinciples and techniques can be used to amplify the impact of your audiobooks.
Learnhow to use freely available (free and paid) apps to improve your audiobook quality.
Learnhow to use the right workflow so that you save time,money and energy.
Learnhow to use your audiobook production and narrationcraftonline.
Start making amazing audiobooks today!
With our 30-day 100%money back guarantee, there is nothing holding you back from jumping in right now and trying the course out.
Go ahead and click the enroll button, and I'll see you in lesson 1!
Cheers,PaulWho this course is for:
Anyone wanting to make better audiobooksAnyone wanting to make some money with their audiobooksAnyone wanting to know more about key concepts in the audiobook industryThis course is NOT for people who aren't interested in making better audiobooks

Time: 7.5h

Instructor Details

Paul Jenkins

4.7 Rating
214 Reviews

After graduating with a degree in Russian in 1989, Paul worked as a researcher, producer and reporter on live interview and news shows, current affairs programs such as the BBC's 'Newsnight, magazine shows like 'The World This Week' and many current affairs programs and documentaries.
His directing career began in 1999 with 'Soldat', a feature-length film telling the story of conscripts in the then-crumbling Russian army. He went on to direct 20+ films around the world for the BBC, PBS and ARTE - specialising in tough investigations in Russia, the Balkans, the Middle East and elsewhere.
His most recent film was 'The Warning'. Made in 2016, it tells the extraordinary story of how the CIA and their Russian counterparts the GRU teamed up for 6 years in the 1990's to recruit the world's top scientists and grant them access to intelligence platforms and data to study climate change.
Paul started to instruct online in 2014, and now has 34,000 students in 165 countries studying filmmaking, storytelling, narration and associated skills. The Story Course is one of his popular courses, with hundreds of five star reviews.
As an audiobook narrator, Paul has voice acted in the horror, espionage and historical fiction genres among others!
In 2019, Paul founded Brilliantio as a place to pull together and celebrate and practice creativity, storytelling and personal development. It operates as a Facebook group and online membership. In 2021, he is launching a newsletter for wr

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By Heather McKillip on 12/27/2020

I really enjoyed this course! Paul went through everything from getting set up all the way through final mastery and rendering. I learned a ton and I feel like it was completely worthwhile. I would recommend this course to anyone I know.

By Taylor Lucas on 12/13/2020

I love the instructor's knowledge and enthusiasm thus far!

By Barbara Rita Barbieri on 12/13/2020

Learning a lot.

By Golis Fox on 12/13/2020

Great Teacher

By Cdric Rosin on 12/6/2020

Really complete course. I learn more than I expect with it

By Eric Suh on 12/6/2020

He wastes so much time with the intro of every little segment both repeating what was done and also saying things like This piece of information is amazing! You will save sooo much time with this technique. He literally says that half a dozen times. Another example is when setting up preferences, he goes to each setting one by one, looking at it, and then saying ok, you dont change anything there dozens of times, instead of figuring out the few settings that need to be changed and recording that, and saying leave everything else alone. The BoothJunkie YouTube channel, which Jenkins, the author of this course learned this from (and credits( gives this information for free, and cuts out all the unnecessary time wasting. That said, the technical information is solid, so Im giving a 3 instead of 2 stars. I also found the segments on the actual voice acting really mediocre too. He gives examples and line readings for voicing characters, e.g. how he would inflect things, and I found it really on the nose. I dont think I would enjoy a fiction book he narrates, based on what I heard. I wont dock the rating for that though, I just skipped some of it.

By Claudette Brown on 11/21/2020

This course is excellent but I did not realise it was so long. Good value for money.

By Monique Smith on 11/19/2020

The information was useful, the settings were average, but I think he used an older version of Reaper which made it difficult to follow with the current version.

By Keith Hayden on 11/19/2020

Paul many blessings to you for this course! I had begun to record my first audiobook, but after getting 3 chapters in, and many wasted hours later, I decided to pause and actually learn how to make a quality production. This course has filled many gaps in my knowledge.
The editing and mastering process was the biggest hurdle for me, so I really appreciated the detailed tutorials on setting up Reaper and getting it prepped specifically for audiobook production.
I can tell that you put a lot of work into the course, and because of that you have helped me to become a better audiobook producer and narrator. Thanks again from the U.S.!

By Gemma Wills on 11/4/2020

This course is very informative. I am an actor seeking to head over to voiceover and audiobooks so required knowledge on mastering specifically for ACX. I work with Studio 1 as I record vocals as well but the principles are the same. Thank you for this course.

By Davyne DeSye on 11/4/2020