Typecast vs Genny vs Speechify vs Murf.ai

 These are all TTS apps. 

So far, to me, TYPECAST is the best. 

- does not seem to be a limit under the free plan

- result can be either audio or video

- if video, can export to Youtube immediately. 

- under video mode, can choose a different avatar for each 'speaker'. 

GENNY

- second best

- 5 projects, but can create again after deleting a previous project

- result can be exported as a video, with one image throughout. 

- the image can be one which you upload. 

MURF.AI

- good, but free plan offers 2 projects

- cannot delete and create a new project

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The above can create: 

- monologues; and 

- dialogues

SPEECHIFY

- free plan

- not natural

- audio only 

LINKS on PPT-converted PDFs will still work

 After creating a PPT which had working URLs on some slides, I saved it as a PDF. 

Then I opened the PDF to see if the URL still works. They do!

Converting a WORD outline to a PPT: Levels and body text

 Just opened a WORD file in OUTLINE view, and entered text in 4 different levels.

I also entered 'body' text to see if it will work. 

After I opened a PPT and converted the WORD outline file, the 4 levels work properly, representing 4 font sizes. 

But the body text I tried did not show up in the PPT. 

Just tried two Chrome extensions for summarising a Youtube video

Just tried a Chrome extension for summaring a Youtube video: 

YouTube Summary with ChatGPT

But it doesn't work, maybe because I'm not using Open AI's chatgpt. 

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Then I tried Elmo Chat, also a Chrome extension, which I originally installed

 for summarising a webpage, or a pdf document. Anyway I tried it with a Youtube video. 

It works!

It gives me: 

I. A summary. 

II. Opinions.

III. Timelined summaries

IV. a mindmap showing the content organisation of the video. 

Main Points from Future Leaders AI Webinar on 2025-03-08

 

FUTURE LEADERS

 ppt: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WW6pNmlnpr4ltlIkOkIpqJLn-YqVf8t2o_mOWKP5_Do/edit?usp=drive_link

Free:

Fliki for generating video

 

Rytr for revising drafts

 

For images

Midjourney

 

Project Research

 

Collect information

Perplexity

Pdf.ai

Gamma

 

Elmo Chat chrome extension

- for summarising a webpage

- can also sumarise online pdf academiic articles

(can also download PDF first, and then use https://pdf.ai/

 

Perplexity.ai

- works like ChatGPT

- can be used for further research based on current answers

- results can be shared via a link

 

PAUL TO CHECK OUT: PAID

 

- Boardmix

               - can make flow chart (Paul: like miro?)

               - Paul: check out Canva’s whiteboard

 

- Gamma

               -  can generate PPT

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Fliki

               - for generating video

Downloaded PADLET pdfs: The links and the audios will still work

 Just realised that in a downloaded Padlet PDF file, the URLs will still work. 

Also, the previous recorded audio's will also work. When clicked, they will play in a new browser tab.