Update: A friend said my AI voiceovers sounded too robotic

He told me the pacing was off and it felt like a machine reading a script. I started adding more pauses and changing the tone settings in ElevenLabs, and it made a huge difference. Has anyone else gotten feedback that made you change how you use a text-to-speech tool?

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singh.elizabeth5mo ago

My first AI voice read like a bored GPS giving directions to my own funeral. I had to add so many awkward pauses it sounded like the program was buffering. Now it just sounds like a slightly confused human, which is a big step up.

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oliviatorres5mo ago

Used to think smooth robotic voices were the goal. Hearing yours sound like a real person, even a confused one, changed my mind. That human messiness actually makes it better.

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ward.anna5mo ago

Progress is when your AI sounds like a tipsy coworker.

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olivermason4mo ago

Olivia's right, everything's better with a little human messiness, even ordering coffee nowadays.

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