Turn a podcast script into an audio draft
Use the podcast TTS generator to hear a written introduction, explainer or episode segment aloud. Start with a script you have already written, then listen for a clear opening, understandable transitions and source references a listener can follow.
The starting material here is a finished text draft. If you have a document that still needs adapting, see document to podcast-style audio. For general conversion, use text to speech.
How to turn a podcast script into speech
- Choose a short section, such as the introduction or a narrated explanation.
- Remove production notes and keep only the words intended for the listener. Paste up to 5,000 characters.
- Generate the preview and follow the script while listening. The browser preview can be a short introduction, so check which passages it contains.
- Revise unclear names, dense explanations and transitions that sound abrupt.
- Continue in the app to save the narration. Check the saved result against the script before adding it to your episode edit. App downloads: Paid plans only.
Prepare a script for someone who cannot see the page
A listener needs context in the spoken words. Replace “as shown in the chart” with the finding the chart demonstrates. Introduce a quoted source before reading the quotation, and explain why it matters to the topic.
For example, a written outline might say “Results, limitations, next steps.” A spoken transition could say “The results suggest the approach helped. Before we discuss what comes next, there are limits to how the study was run.” Use transitions to explain the relationship between sections.
Keep the opening focused on the episode’s subject and the question it will answer. Save detailed background for the section where the listener needs it. Read the script alongside the audio to check that a generated introduction has not replaced a passage you intended to include.
Check the draft before editing an episode
| Part of the script | What to check by listening |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Whether the listener can identify the topic and purpose |
| Explanation | Whether terms are introduced before they are used |
| Source attribution | Whether the listener can tell who made the claim |
| Transition | Whether the connection to the next section is clear |
| Closing | Whether the next step makes sense without a visible link |
Treat the spoken draft as material for your production process. Verify factual claims against your sources, assemble the intended segments in your editor, and listen to the exported episode from beginning to end before publication.
