Turn your notes into audio and study by listening
Sometimes you can't sit down to read, but you can listen: on the way to school, tidying your room or before sleep. Turn your notes into an explanatory audio summary and use those moments to review. We'll tell you how and when it works best.
What is the audio summary?
It's turning your study material into a spoken summary you can listen to as if it were a podcast. In Study Salad it's generated with two voices that explain and discuss the content, which makes it more enjoyable and easier to follow than a text read in a monotone voice.
Does studying by listening work?
As reinforcement, yes. Listening lets you make the most of downtime and review ideas through another channel, which is especially useful if you get tired of reading or struggle to concentrate with long texts. That said: listening is passive review, so it performs far better when you combine it with active practice like quizzes or flashcards.
When to use it
- On the way to school or on public transport.
- While tidying, cooking or doing chores.
- As a relaxed final review before sleep.
- For your first contact with a new topic.
The audio summary in Study Salad
You don't have to record anything. You choose your material and Study Salad generates the audio summary with two voices automatically. It's one of several ways the platform transforms your notes so you can review however suits you best: you can also turn them into infographics, slides, video or mind maps.
The idea is for the format to adapt to you and to each moment, all organised by your study planner.
Frequently asked questions about studying with audio
Yes, especially as reinforcement. Listening to a summary lets you review during downtime (on the way to school, doing chores) and helps fix ideas through another channel. It works best combined with active review like quizzes or flashcards.
In Study Salad you upload or choose your material and the platform generates an explanatory audio summary, with two voices that make the content more enjoyable. You don't need to record anything yourself.
For those who make the most of commutes, for those who get tired of reading, or for a final review before sleep. It also helps students who find it hard to concentrate reading long texts.
No. It's a review and reinforcement tool. To really learn you have to test yourself, so combine the audio with active practice: quizzes, flashcards and open answers.
Turn your notes into audio
Study Salad generates a two-voice summary so you can review by listening. Try it for free.
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