AI Voice & Podcast Production
An 8-week, 40-hour beginner course in spoken-word audio. Learners plan a podcast, write scripts, record and direct AI narration, edit by transcript, restore noisy speech, mix, master, package and deliver client-ready audio using ElevenLabs, Murf.ai, Descript, Adobe Podcast, Async (formerly Podcastle), Riverside and Auphonic, with voice consent and rights documented throughout.
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Modules: 14
- Fee: Rs 9,999 (about Rs 1,666 a month on EMI)
- Field: AI & Automation
Roles this track prepares you for
- Podcast Production Assistant
- Junior Podcast Editor
- Audio Editor
- Podcast Producer
- AI Voiceover Producer
- Audiobook Production Assistant
- Sound Editor
- Audio Post-Production Assistant
- Content Producer
- Educational Audio Creator
Curriculum
- Audio Foundations and Recording Setup - How sound becomes digital audio, how microphones and rooms shape it, and how to audit an affordable recording setup.
- The audio production workflow and who does what
- Sound and digital audio: amplitude, frequency, sample rate
- Microphones, rooms and recording technique
- Audit a recording setup (Task T01)
- Podcast Strategy and Scriptwriting - Choose a podcast concept and audience, write conversational scripts with timing, and assemble the Week 1 starter kit.
- Podcast concept, audience and episode format
- Write for the ear: conversational scripts and timing (Task T02)
- Voice direction and script fact-checking
- Assignment 1: Audio Production Starter Kit
- ElevenLabs: AI Narration and Voice Direction - Select voices and models, direct pace, tone and pronunciation, and judge AI speech for artifacts before delivery.
- ElevenLabs voices, models and text-to-speech basics
- Direct pace, emphasis and pronunciation
- Produce a professional narration sample (Task T03)
- Hear the flaws: AI speech artifacts and quality review
- Voice Consent, Rights and Multilingual Audio - Stock, designed and cloned voices; consent and disclosure rules; and adapting narration into Hindi, Hinglish and Gujarati.
- Stock, designed and cloned voices: what consent requires
- Rights, disclosure and misuse of synthetic speech
- Adapt narration into Hindi, Hinglish and Gujarati (Task T04)
- Assignment 2: AI Narration Production Kit
- Murf.ai: Corporate and Educational Voiceover - Use Murf Studio for business narration with controlled pauses, emphasis and pronunciation, and check commercial-use conditions.
- Murf Studio and business narration
- Pauses, emphasis and pronunciation in Murf
- Produce a corporate training voiceover (Task T05)
- Murf commercial rights and cloning limits
- Audiobook and Long-Form Narration - Plan chapters, characters and pronunciation glossaries, respect text rights, and produce a short audiobook sample.
- Audiobook workflow and text rights
- Characters, glossary and long-form pacing
- Create and review an audiobook sample (Task T06)
- Assignment 3: Commercial Voiceover and Audiobook Kit
- Descript: Transcript-Based Editing - Edit audio from its transcript, remove fillers without losing meaning, use Underlord carefully and log every editorial decision.
- Descript: import, transcribe and edit by text
- Fillers, false starts and pauses without losing meaning
- Underlord and AI edits: when to trust, when to check
- Edit an imperfect interview (Task T07)
- Adobe Podcast: Speech Enhancement and Restoration - Record with a mic check, enhance speech, compare against the original and judge when enhancement helps or damages the voice.
- Adobe Podcast Studio recording and Mic Check
- Enhance Speech: A/B listening and artifacts
- Restore and evaluate a noisy recording (Task T08)
- Assignment 4: Audio Editing and Restoration Kit
- Async (formerly Podcastle): Solo Podcast Production - Work in the current Async workspace, understand the Podcastle rebrand, and produce a short solo segment.
- Async, formerly Podcastle: what changed and the workspace
- Async editing and AI features, with limits
- Solo episode structure and recording
- Produce a solo podcast segment (Task T09)
- Riverside: Remote Interviews and Multitrack Editing - Plan and record a consented interview with separate tracks, then edit speakers individually and pick highlights.
- Remote recording: setup, consent and interview planning
- Multitrack editing: speakers, crosstalk and balance
- Edit a two-speaker interview (Task T10)
- Assignment 5: Podcast Recording and Interview Kit
- Mixing, Loudness and Auphonic Mastering - Gain, EQ and compression concepts, music beds and ducking, LUFS and true peak, export formats, and Auphonic mastering with measured evidence.
- Mixing basics: gain, EQ and compression
- Music beds, ducking and fades
- Peak, RMS, LUFS and true peak are different things
- WAV, MP3, AAC and the export settings that matter
- Auphonic: leveler, loudness and noise reduction
- Master a podcast segment (Task T11)
- Multitrack Mixing and Listening QA - Balance two speakers and music, check intelligibility and defects, and complete the Week 6 mixing and mastering kit.
- Balance two speakers and keep speech clear
- Mix and quality-check a two-speaker podcast (Task T12)
- Assignment 6: Audio Mixing and Mastering Kit
- Publishing, Promotion and Freelance Audio Business - RSS, hosting and directories, show notes and metadata, promotion and analytics, then quotations, productivity costs and a client proposal.
- Hosting, RSS feeds and podcast directories
- Show notes, chapters and metadata (Task T13)
- Promotional clips and reading analytics responsibly
- Freelance packages and quotation (Task T14)
- AI versus traditional production: time, cost and rework
- Assignment 7: Podcast Launch and Client Proposal Kit
- Capstone: Podcast and Voice Production Portfolio - Integrate earlier work into a finished episode, narration samples, trailer, documentation, rights manifest and client handover.
- Capstone plan, asset review and rights
- Assemble the final episode
- Final audio QA and mastering audit (Task T15)
- Client handover package and portfolio (Task T16)
- Assignment 8: Release Readiness Report and presentation
Frequently asked questions
How long is the AI Voice & Podcast Production course?
It runs for 8 weeks, with 14 modules. It is self-paced online learning from EasySkill Career Academy, Surat.
How much does the AI Voice & Podcast Production course cost?
The fee is Rs 9,999, or about Rs 1,666 a month on EMI.
What will I build in AI Voice & Podcast Production?
Every module ends in a graded practical task that AI checks in about 30 seconds, so you finish with a portfolio you can show to employers or clients.
Which roles does AI Voice & Podcast Production prepare me for?
It prepares you to apply for roles such as Podcast Production Assistant, Junior Podcast Editor, Audio Editor, Podcast Producer, AI Voiceover Producer. It does not guarantee a job or income.
Can I learn online, or do I have to visit a centre?
You can learn fully online. EasySkill also has centres in Adajan, Vesu and Bhestan, Surat, if you prefer to visit.
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