Set up AI pronunciation rules

The pronunciation dictionary ensures brand names, medical terms, and product names are always heard correctly. By defining exactly how unique terms sound, you can keep your brand voice consistent and accurate across all languages and real-time Roleplays.

This list covers your entire organization, so every seller hears consistent, accurate language during practice. Additionally, these rules apply when generating Brainshark narration with Authoring AI (Beta)

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Key features

• Keep your brand voice accurate and consistent across all real time Roleplays
• Preview pronunciations before applying them to narration
• Add text aliases to replace mispronounced terms or acronyms with phonetic equivalents
• Use precise International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes for English Brainshark narration (Beta)

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For Roleplays:

For Brainshark narration with Authoring AI (Beta):

The quick way

1. Enable the Pronunciation Dictionary
2. Add a pronunciation
3. Manage existing pronunciations

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. In the Admin App, click the gear icon in the upper right corner to open Admin Settings.
2. In the left menu, click 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. The pronunciation type will be automatically labeled in the list.

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. Phonemes apply to Authoring AI (Private Beta) Brainshark narration and are available only in English.

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.