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NEW SMR AUDIOBOOK REVIEW GUIDELINES

We are looking for ACAs to review the Strengthening My Recovery (SMR) Audio Book.

What we want you to do is compare the audio version to the existing written version.  

We are trying to finish 100 files by February 10th - We need your help!

Volunteers are encouraged to:

  1. Listen to the audiobook with headphones
  2. Compare what they listen to against the SMR E-book or the latest print version which is isbn 978-0-9965049-0-4 (hard cover) Or 978-0-978997-6-8 (soft cover) 1st Edition, 13th printing

If you need a copy of the e-book to do this review, please contact [email protected].  If you review 10 or more audio files, you can keep the e-book free of charge!

How to do a review of a file:

  1. Open the feedback form, fill in your information and select an available audio 
  2. Open the link to access the audio files (one file per daily meditation) and find your audio
  3. Compare the audio you hear to what you read looking for the following:
    1. Extraneous noise (any noise in the recording that takes you away from the content)
    2. Misread (saying the wrong words, not emphasizing writing in italics, mispronunciation, saying slash instead of or -  e.g. parent/caregiver should be read parent or caregiver,)
    3. Pacing Issue (If the pace (is dragging or way too fast, let us know.  That said, there is a personal preference that can be addressed with the speed controls in the Audible application)
    4. Missing information (Missing words, sentences, paragraphs, or entire pages)
    5. Other not listed (e.g. volume drop outs, bad edit done by the reader)
  4. Record ALL of the defects you hear in the feedback form before clicking submit..  If you hear more than two defects of a single type, simply list the additional defects, including timestamps, in the box you used to enter your second defect. If listing more than two, please separate them by commas.
  5. If you don’t find any defects, please select no defects and submit the form
  6. NOTE:  Once you click submit, you will not be able enter that file again on the feedback form.

Known Issues that don’t need to be reported

  1. Reader Bianca says BRB instead of Big Red Book
  2. Reader Bianca has little to no silence at the beginning and end of all files

Questions can be emailed to [email protected]