#GoogleCrowdsource

Vocalize 2.0
#GoogleSpeech

Help improve Google’s Speech

Recognition Technology

Dec 9, 2022 to Jan 17, 2023

#40DaysofAudio
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Help make Text-to-Speech (TTS) audio pronunciation and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
more accurate for Google products, such as Maps, Translate, Assistant, and accessibility
services for users everywhere – in your native language.

We are very excited to announce the Vocalize 2.0 campaign, exclusively for community
members in Africa. Participants will be contributing to the Audio Validation (Amharic only) or
Audio Donation (Other Languages) during the course of 40 days (Dec 9 to Jan 17).

Languages–
● Nigeria: Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba
● Ethiopia: Amharic*, Oromo, Tigrinya
● Ghana: Akan
● Rwanda: Kinyarwanda
● Somalia: Somali
*Amharic-speaking users can contribute to the Audio Validation task only
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● Campaign Format 🎯
○ The campaign will follow a group-based format (and a friendly competition!)
○ Participants will be assigned to groups randomly
○ Groups will have captains who will help in guiding the members
● Special Surprise for.. 🎁
○ Top contributors in each language (min. 500 contributions)
○ Members of the top-scoring group (min. 500 contributions each)
○ Top referrers (min. 30 new contributing participants to be referred)

Note: Crowdsource achievements and benefits are subject to a quality control review, as determined by the Google Crowdsource team
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How to contribute?

Step 1: Make sure that you sign up for the campaign through
goo.gle/ssa-vocalize

Step 2: After signing up, you will need to install the Languages–
● Nigeria: Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba
Crowdsource app through Play Store and add the languages ● Ethiopia: Amharic*, Oromo,
you speak in Crowdsource settings Tigrinya
● Ghana: Akan
● Rwanda: Kinyarwanda
● Somalia: Somali
Step 3: Go to the Audio Donation or Audio Validation task on
your Crowdsource app homepage, and start answering the *Amharic-speaking users can
contribute to the Audio
questions, following the instructions in Step 4 Validation task only
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Step 4:
AUDIO DONATION AUDIO VALIDATION
[Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Oromo, [Amharic
Tigrinya, Akan, Kinyarwanda, Somali] only]

● Tap and hold the microphone button ● Listen to a short machine-generated

to start recording audio clip and use your best
● Read the provided text aloud, then judgement to determine if this is how
release the button to stop recording you would pronounce it–
● Review, delete, or re-record your ○ “Yes” - If the pronunciation sounds natural and
correct
audio sample before submitting ○ “No” - If the pronunciation sounds unnatural or
incorrect to you
Note: Avoid recordings of sensitive information (e.g., anything that ○ “Unsure” - If you're not familiar with the word or
may reveal any identity), copyrighted material, and offensive don't know how to pronounce it
content. ○ “Skip” - If you don’t feel confident giving the answer
Sign up now ..and spread the word!

goo.gle/ssa-vocalize

The campaign is live from Dec 9 to Jan 17

Start contributing @ crowdsource.app

Email cs-vocalize@google.com if you have

any questions or feedback!