When Authoring AI generates Brainshark narration, it may not always pronounce words the way you expect. The Pronunciation Dictionary lets you control how specific words sound, so your narration comes out right every time. Add terms using text substitutions (aliases) or phonetic symbols (phonemes) and apply them whenever you generate narration.

Aliases also apply to real-time Roleplays, so the AI Roleplay partners that sellers practice with will correctly pronounce your organization's unique words, acronyms, and brand names. That means sellers hear accurate pronunciation during practice, not just in narration. 

See how it looks

Key features

• Control how AI voices say unique words, acronyms, and brand names
• Add aliases to substitute a word or term with a phonetic equivalent
• Add phonemes using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for precise control
• Phonemes apply to Brainshark narration and custom voices, and are available only in English.
• Preview pronunciations before applying them to narration

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• Roles and privileges: Company Administrator

The quick way

1. Enable the Pronunciation Dictionary
2. Add a pronunciation
3. Manage existing pronunciations
4. When generating narration, check the Use pronunciation dictionary box to enable it.

Do this step by step

Enable the Pronunciation Dictionary

An administrator must enable the Pronunciation Dictionary before anyone in your organization can use it.

1. Click your avatar in the upper right corner and select Administration.
2. In the left menu, click Content and select Pronunciation dictionary.
3. Click the toggle next to Enable pronunciation dictionary.

Add pronunciations

Once the dictionary is enabled, you can add words and specify how they should be pronounced.

1. Click Add pronunciation.
2. Enter a word in the Word field.
3. In the Pronunciation field, enter an alias or phoneme. See Aliases and phonemes below for guidance.
4. Click the checkmark to save the term.

Manage pronunciations

After adding pronunciations, you can preview, edit, or delete them.

1. Click the play icon next to a pronunciation to hear how it sounds.
2. To edit a pronunciation, click the three dot menu and select Edit. Make your changes and click the checkmark to save. To cancel without saving, click X.
3. To permanently delete a pronunciation, click the three dot menu and select Delete. Confirm by clicking Delete in the pop-up.

Aliases and phonemes

The Pronunciation Dictionary supports two methods for specifying pronunciation.

Alias

A text substitution that tells Authoring AI to read one word or phrase as another. Use aliases when a word isn't being pronounced as expected, and you can represent the correct pronunciation using standard words. For example, if "stethoscope" wasn't pronounced correctly, you could add the alias "steth oh scope" so AuthoringAI reads it as three separate words with the right emphasis.

Phoneme

A notation using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) ↗ that gives you precise control over pronunciation. Use phonemes when you need a specific syllable emphasis or when an alias isn't accurate enough. Enclose phoneme entries in slashes, for example: /ˈdɛfɪbrɪleɪtər/.

Several free tools online let you generate IPA notation from standard words. For example, to define a phoneme for "defibrillator," you could look up each component and combine them: /ˈdɛfɪbrɪleɪtər/.

Note: Phoneme pronunciations apply to individual English words only. If you need to specify a pronunciation for a name or phrase containing multiple words, define each word separately.

Note: English is a lexical stress language, meaning some syllables in multi-syllable words are emphasized more than others. Include lexical stress markers in your IPA notation for the most accurate results.