Voice Preservation Beyond Recording: Creating and Using My Preserved Voice - Updated 2025

Lane Rials, MS, CCC-SLP, an AAC Specialist at Bridging Voice, provided a comprehensive review of current best practices and tools in Message Banking, Voice Banking, and Voice Cloning, including the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in voice preservation. Lane covered the full process from recording through integration, provided updates on current technologies, including AI’s role in voice preservation, and discussed treatment recommendations for using one's preserved voice most effectively and efficiently for functional communication.

The Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at no cost to the ALS community. Thank you to the Gilbert & Jacqueline Fern Foundation & Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar.

Chapters:
0:00 - 2:19: Introduction to the program
2:19 - 3:46: Online Education Tools availability and National ALS Registry
3:46 - 4:26: A quick introduction to the webinar
4:27 - 6:48: About Bridging Voice and Agenda
6:49 - 9:00: Why should I preserve my voice?
9:01 - 13:27: Message Banking - How to get started?
13:28 - 22:28: Voice Banking - How to get started?
22:29 - 28:40: Voice Cloning
28:41 - 33:40: Difference between Voice Cloning and Voice Banking
33:41 - 38:50: Voice Comparisons
38:51 - 41:53: Other questions and considerations
41:54 - 43:05: Tips and tricks for Recording
43:06 - 45:25: How can I use my voice post-recording?
45:26 - 47:48: Resources shared by Lane
48:49 - 59:10: Closing Note and August Learning Series updates