Where avatars work
Multilingual rollouts, frequently changing content, and small-budget welcome or context videos.
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Day 47 / 60Week 5 · DevelopmentLesson
Synthesia & video avatars
Learning goal
Judge when an AI presenter helps, and produce one short clip.
Estimated time
25 minutes · self-paced
Warm-up
Would you rather watch an avatar or read a job aid?
Main lesson
Where they fail
exampleEmotional storytelling, leadership messages, and anything where authenticity is the point.
Production tips
Short scripts, one message per clip, on-screen keywords, captions always.
Examples from practice
- — A system update explainer produced in five languages in one day.
Interactive quiz
Reflection
Where is authenticity non-negotiable in your organisation?
Daily challenge
Draft a 40-second avatar script for your module intro.
Portfolio task
Note the tool decision and rationale in Project 5.
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