Audio Prompting

Public Speaking with Visual Impairment

Discover new strategies for presenting written work even while visually impaired or blind!! Anne Chiappetta, published author and poet, provides a friendly, but expert, instruction in audio prompting and answers audience questions. Workshop One provides an introduction, Workshop Two delves deeper imto the mechanics and strategies, and we plan more. Listen in as  these workshops reveal what audio prompting is, and why and how to use it to become a better public speaker.

Enjoy another amazing  resource and episodes from Writing Works Wonders. This resource page  provides guidance and recommendations to help  authors, and others, present their written work, conduct workshops, teach classes, compete in writing/reading competitions, etc. Yes, even if you have  visual impairment or blindness, you will find recommendations and instruction here  for inexpensive solutions.

This audio prompting page includes the complete audio of our special workshop episodes, resources, suggested equipment, software/application options, helpful links, and bonus photos with alt tag descriptions and captions.

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Audio Recordings

Workshop One, Episode 23, September 2021

Episode 23 Audio Promoting with Anne Chiappetta

Workshop Two, Episode 33, October, 2021

Episode 33 Workshop Practice Materials (poems) for workshop


Resources and Equipment Mentioned

Headphones, Headsets and Earbuds   (More photos at bottom of page)

Photo of one ear earpiece- it has an ear loop and a mini-microphone plug. From Annie Chiappetta, 2021
One ear earpiece- with a mini-microphone plug. Photo courtesy of Annie Chiappetta, 2021.
  • USB headset with a boom microphone
  • Cordless headset (Bluetooth)
  • Earbuds
  • One-ear ear piece

 

Recorders and Recording Programs

  • Windows 10- Built in recorder applicatiom
  • iPhone- Memo app has built in recorder
  • Voice recording apps-  Many available free iPhone or Android
  • Digital recorder
  • Victor Stream device
  • Old tape recorders


Screen Readers

  • Jaws
  •  Voiceover- Built into iPhone/iPad
    • Voiceover instructions  here
  • Talkback- Built into Android devices
    • Talkback instructions  here

Public Speaking Opportunities

  • Friends in Art – Writers, artists, performers, etc – Special Interest Affiliate of ACB
  • VIP Online Toastmasters -Develop public speaking skills virtually with a group focused on the needs of presenters who are  visually imp
    • Toastmasters International

 

About Ann Chiappetta

“Making meaningful connections with others through writing”. Since 1998, Ann’s poems, creative nonfiction, essays and fiction have appeared in print journals, online magazines, blogs and small press reviews. Because listening to a story or poem is reading with one’s ears, Ann strives to produce all her writing in audio for people with print disabilities, including performance poetry podcast interviews and informational presentations. Ann lives in New York’s historic and beautiful lower Hudson valley and continues to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with her assistive technology.

More Photos to Illustrate this Episode’s Discussion

Ann Chiappetta demonstrating headset, and keyboard setup for audio prompting. Photo courtesy of Ann Chiappetta, 2021.
Audio Prompting setup photo

 

Headphone with rubber piece that Annie uses to plug the sound in one ear during Audio Prompting
Headphone with rubber piece that Annie uses to plug the sound in one ear during audio prompting.

 

Photo of one ear earpiece- it has an ear loop and a mini-microphone plug. From Annie Chiappetta, 2021
One ear earpiece- with a mini-microphone plug. From Annie Chiappetta, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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