What you asked for, and what this is. The original request was a voice-over by Tim on the training slides. Starting from the same PowerPoint and speaker notes, we produced two complete training videos with Tim on camera, the slides rebuilt in a consistent design, and captions that a viewer can switch between eight languages while watching. Both are below. Press Play, then use the Captions menu to change language, and Full screen to view large. On a phone, turn it sideways.
Employee version
Part 1 of the training, the disclaimer, and the thank-you. For every employee. 13 min 16 s
Manager and supervisor version
Part 1 in full, then Part 2: the obligations and liability of managers and supervisors. 19 min 13 s
How the two versions were decided
The speaker notes in the deck define the split. Slide 20's note opens "Welcome to Part 2 of the training. This section is for managers and supervisors only." Slide 19 closes Part 1 with a thank-you, slide 28 is the disclaimer, and slide 29 closes "both parts."
| Version | Slides from the deck, in order | Length | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee version | 1 through 18, then the disclaimer (28), then the thank-you (19) | 13 min 16 s | Every employee: minimum wage, tip credit, tip pooling, overtime, spread of hours, meal breaks, pay notices, how to raise a pay question |
| Manager and supervisor version | 1 through 29 | 19 min 13 s | Managers and supervisors: Part 1 in full, then their obligations and liability: timekeeping, exempt classification, tips, penalties, records, retaliation, a daily checklist |
How the videos were made
- Source. The client's PowerPoint with speaker notes, exactly as sent. The notes are the script; nothing was added to the legal content. One placeholder in the notes ("My name is [PRESENTER NAME]") was replaced with Tim's name.
- Slides. Each slide was rebuilt in Special Learning's training template so that every slide fills the screen with the same typography, and Reveille Management is named on the title, section and closing cards. The words on the slides are the client's, unchanged. Five slides that were diagrams in the original (the pay equation, the regional rate table, the numbered steps, the contact directory) were laid out by hand.
- Tim's voice. Tim's narration is a licensed digital clone of his own voice, created from recordings he made for this purpose and used with his consent. Dollar amounts and the company name are written in the script the way they must be spoken, and the delivery is paced at about 150 words a minute.
- Tim on camera. Tim's on-screen presence is a digital likeness generated from his photograph and driven by the narration, also with his consent. The video opens with a disclosure line stating that Tim appears as a synthetic likeness and voice. The slide with his biography was removed at Leslie's request.
- Assembly. Each slide becomes one scene: Tim at the left, the slide at the top right, a caption band beneath the slide. Scenes are joined with short pauses, no music. A brand card opens the training and a thank-you card closes it.
- Captions. English captions are taken from the script itself and timed word-by-word against the narration, so they read exactly what is said. They are drawn by the player in the band under the slide rather than burned into the picture, which is what lets a viewer change language.
- Seven more languages. Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Haitian Creole, Russian, Polish, Bengali and Korean, chosen for New York restaurant workforces. These tracks are machine translations, labelled "machine draft" in the menu. Before employees use them, each language should be reviewed by a qualified human translator; the English track is the authoritative one.
- Review. Each version was watched end to end, the spoken audio was transcribed and compared with the script, and the joins between scenes were checked frame by frame.
What can change easily
Wording on any slide or in the narration. Edit the note, re-voice that one scene, rebuild.
Languages. Any language can be added as a caption track without re-recording. A human translator's review turns a machine draft into a released track.
Rates and dates. The minimum-wage figures are as of the date on the disclaimer slide; New York indexes them annually. The slide and the narration are updated together.
Delivery. The videos can be hosted on Special Learning's training platform with completion tracking and a short quiz per version, or delivered as files.
Notes for the reader
- This is a review copy. Please do not forward it to employees yet: the non-English captions are machine drafts.
- The training is for education and information only and is not legal advice, as its disclaimer slide states.
- Questions and change requests can go to Karen Chung at Special Learning, who will route them.