A glossary pronunciation review resolves repeated names and specialized terms before they spread through hours of narration. Store the printed spelling, intended spoken form, context, and approval together. The useful outcome is an agreed reference that a producer can apply and a reviewer can check, rather than a list of guesses about unfamiliar words.
Extract terms from the whole project
Scan the complete manuscript for proper names, place names, invented words, acronyms, technical terms, and borrowed phrases. Include ordinary words that can be pronounced differently depending on meaning. A term first encountered late in the book may clarify an earlier reference.
Group variants under a single entry. A character may appear by full name, surname, nickname, and possessive form. Review the variants together so a correct full name does not coexist with an inconsistent shortened form.
For every entry, record where it first appears and one representative sentence. Context matters: the same written abbreviation may stand for different phrases, and a stress pattern may change with grammatical use.
The NLS narration specifications address pronunciation research within their production requirements. For your project, designate who has authority to approve unresolved terms before recording begins.
Separate evidence from the production workaround
Record the basis for the pronunciation: an author-provided recording, an organization's own usage, a relevant dictionary entry, or a qualified language review. Note disagreements instead of merging them into an unexplained compromise.
Use a production field for phonetic respelling or expanded abbreviations if those help the chosen voice. Keep the original spelling intact for the manuscript, subtitles, and published transcript. A workaround is an input technique, not a new spelling of the name.
When an author invents a term, request a spoken example and a sentence that uses it naturally. Written stress marks can help, but an actual approved model may resolve ambiguity that text leaves open.
For names used across languages, follow the multilingual brand pronunciation process. The approved form may vary by locale, and that variation should be intentional and documented.
Test the word in its real sentence
Generate a short sample containing the complete sentence, not only the glossary entry. Listen for the word's beginning and ending, its stress, and the transitions into surrounding words. A satisfactory isolated word can change when placed beside punctuation or another proper name.
Test at least one different grammatical context for frequently repeated terms. A plural, possessive, or acronym followed by a number may behave differently from the basic entry. Keep the examples relevant rather than generating every possible combination.
Have the approving reviewer listen to the actual candidate audio. “The spelling looks right” is not approval of the spoken result. Mark entries pending, approved, or rejected, and attach the chosen reference sample.
If a workaround makes the rest of the sentence sound unnatural, revise the sentence only when the text may be adapted. Otherwise choose a different suitable recording method and preserve the authorized wording.
Apply the glossary as a living reference
Before each production batch, check the terms that appear in that batch against the approved glossary. After generation, review their occurrences in context, especially the first appearance and any unusually dense passage.
Record changes with a date and reason. If a name's pronunciation is corrected after several chapters, search the entire project for all variants and make a replacement plan. Do not assume fixing the glossary also fixes previously exported audio.
Include the glossary in the narrator handoff package and connect character entries to the voice continuity references. That gives future editors both a textual decision and an audible example.
Use the voice studio to test a compact set of difficult sentences before producing long chapters. The review is complete when every recurring term has an approved spoken form, its normal written form remains intact, and the production team knows which reference to follow.
