Prepared before someone presses play
Verbison works with produced recordings. Your team can listen to the actual edition before approving it. Playback loads that recording; it does not hand the article to an arbitrary device or browser voice.
Audio articles
Stories that travel
Give features, analysis and magazine stories an audio edition for the commute, a walk or a moment away from the screen. Your reporting remains the starting point.
The article remains the original
An audio edition sits alongside the publication. Headlines, sources, photographs and the visible article stay on your website. A separate script may explain a visual reference or untangle a long aside while preserving the reporting and its meaning.
A voice across your publication
A fixed profile gives successive articles a recognisable sound. A measured voice may suit a long feature, while a warmer delivery may suit an explanatory magazine. Assess both against your own editorial tone.
A 1,500-word feature, ready to hear
Imagine a feature about a changing neighbourhood. This is an illustrative production journey, rather than an account of a completed customer project.
Article and script
The article contains two photographs, a data table and several quotations. The listening script identifies speakers and explains the key finding of the table. The full table remains available in the original article.
German edition
Choose a voice profile and produce the agreed script as audio. The listening review focuses on street names, dates, quotations and transitions. No manual audio cutting is part of the intended editorial routine.
An English edition
Automatic translation can provide a first English version. Check editorial terminology and local context before production. The language and voice must be qualified for the agreed trial.
Published beside the article
Place the approved recording with its source article so people can read or listen. Later corrections should trigger a check of the affected audio and language editions as well as the original text.
Start with a recurring format
A weekly feature or a clearly defined magazine series provides a manageable starting point. You already know its length, owner and publication schedule. That makes it easier to decide where a listening review belongs.
Features and analysis
Longer narrative arcs give a voice room to work. Audio can accompany existing readers on the move; this is a use case, not a promise of more reach or a particular listening time.
News updates and corrections
The audio needs to reflect the editorial status of the article. When a figure, quotation or conclusion changes, review the affected edition again. We agree the approval process with your team during the trial.
You own the reporting
Verbison handles the narration
The product approach brings the script, language versions, voice and recording into one workflow. Your team should not have to cut MP3 files or organise each language production separately. We agree the central workflow and website integration during the trial.
Questions from editorial teams
Does creating audio change our published article?
The visible original stays in place. A separate script can adapt references and sentence structure for listening. Editorial decisions remain with your team.
Which article should we try first?
Choose a representative piece in your usual tone. A feature containing names, numbers and a visual or table reference is useful for defining the editorial rules for future editions.