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- Check if the Plain Language Summary or Abstract related to the podcast have already been translated into your language, and take a look at it to ensure translations are consistent in terms of wording.
- The English transcript is usually recorded by one of the authors of the Review, so tends to be is written in the first person, using ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘our’ pronouns. For a translated podcast, the script should be translated in the third person, if the person doing the recording was not one of the Review authors. It should be clear that it is a translation, and that the speaker is not the person who conducted the research. For example, any mention of ‘our Review’ and ‘our results’ should be modified to ‘the Review’ and ‘the results’.
- In the introductory text, the sentence mentioning the speaker and their affiliation should be removed, and replaced with the name and affiliation of the new speaker. If the new speaker is not an author of the Review, adapt the text to say who translated and recorded the podcast, for example: ‘Andrea Cervera from Cochrane Iberoamérica translated and recorded this podcast.’ The same applies to any mentions of the author or speaker in the audio ‘top’.
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- The English script is set out for two speakers: one who records the ‘top’ and ‘tail’, and another one who records the Review summary. If you cannot find a second speaker, it is fine for one person to record the whole translated podcast. But please make sure to adapt the podcast script accordingly to one speaker only, so that it makes sense.
- You can record the audio file yourself using your computer, tablet or smartphone:
- If you have a Windows PC you can use the ‘Voice recorder’ app in Windows 10. It is under Programs > Accessories, and it allows you to save the file in WMA format.
- If you have a Mac, you can do the recording using the ‘Garage Band' app.
- Alternatively, you can use an online voice recorder, e.g. https://online-voice-recorder.com, or an app on your tablet or smartphone.
- The quality of the recording should be acceptable with any of these apps or devices, but please make sure to avoid background noise and to use a reasonably good microphone.
- Alternatively, you can arrange a Skype call with Paolo Rosati (prosati@cochrane.org) , who can record you while you are reading the podcast during a call.
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- If yes, then the authors produce a new podcast and the regular procedure is followed. All translation teams who translate podcasts regularly are informed of the publication of the new podcast. Old English and translated versions of the podcast are unpublished.
- If not, because the update was minor, then the existing podcast and its translations are linked to the updated version and its publication date is updated, too.
- If not, because the authors do not wish to record an updated podcast, the previous podcast and its translations are removed from cochrane.org.
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