Dear readers, I’m dropping into your inbox to let you know that I have posted audio versions of several of my essays from the past few months. You can now find the audio, read (imperfectly and unprofessionally) by me, at the top of each of the following posts:
This is a very good idea. I started during the pandemic, or just before, with Medium, then started podcasting (Podbean) which sort of stopped -- trying to get back into -- and then started with Substack, which seems to have worked best for me. So I like this idea quite a lot. I've had students and others who prefer to listen to me, also find it easier to understand, I guess because tone suggests what I mean ironically, and what I actually mean. Anyway, I'll probably steal this idea -- the sincerest form of flattery. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, David. Yes, steal this one by all means! One reason I wanted to do this is that I'm a little self-conscious about the fact that I sometimes write in very long sentences, which risk confusion for the reader. Reading it aloud with my own intonation is one way to bring some clarity to my words (although I still need to work on writing more clearly in the first place).
This is a very good idea. I started during the pandemic, or just before, with Medium, then started podcasting (Podbean) which sort of stopped -- trying to get back into -- and then started with Substack, which seems to have worked best for me. So I like this idea quite a lot. I've had students and others who prefer to listen to me, also find it easier to understand, I guess because tone suggests what I mean ironically, and what I actually mean. Anyway, I'll probably steal this idea -- the sincerest form of flattery. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, David. Yes, steal this one by all means! One reason I wanted to do this is that I'm a little self-conscious about the fact that I sometimes write in very long sentences, which risk confusion for the reader. Reading it aloud with my own intonation is one way to bring some clarity to my words (although I still need to work on writing more clearly in the first place).