Powertrain is a full-service training solutions provider known for designing custom courses, hosting LMS environments, and supporting learners across government and technical organizations. Their programs range from first responder training to specialized compliance content — areas where clarity, accuracy, and fast updates are essential.

As demand grew and clients requested narration across increasingly complex course libraries, Powertrain needed a way to produce high-quality audio at scale without slowing down production.

The challenge

For years, Powertrain relied on a mix of in-house recording and contracted voice talent. While effective, the workflow wasn’t built for rapid changes or high-volume production.

“Small script edits caused the most havoc,” said Creative Director Robert “Bob” O’Donnell Jr. “We’d have to re-record sections, bring narrators back in, and spend hours editing. It was a huge drain on time and budget.”

With many clients working under short timelines — and often with strict regulatory or technical requirements — Powertrain needed a narration workflow that could:

• Keep pace with fast-moving production schedules
• Deliver consistent, professional quality across modules
• Support full-course narration made up of multiple lessons
• Make updates without restarting the studio process

Manual recording became a bottleneck, especially as more clients requested fully narrated courses.

“We were constantly balancing between quality and speed,” O’Donnell said. “Something had to change.”

The solution

When the team adopted WellSaid, Powertrain gained a workflow that finally moved at the speed of their clients’ needs. Instead of coordinating talent, booking sessions, or stitching together edits, they could generate and update voiceover instantly and directly from their scripts.

“WellSaid completely streamlined our process,” O’Donnell explained. “If a client updates a sentence, we can regenerate that line in minutes instead of hours. That flexibility has been huge for us.”

WellSaid also fit naturally into Powertrain’s authoring and LMS workflows. The team could:

• Produce narration for soft skills, technical, and compliance-driven modules
• Share early audio drafts with clients for faster review cycles
• Fine-tune pronunciation for specialized or complex terms
• Maintain a consistent, natural-sounding voice across multi-module courses

This shift removed the friction of recording, editing, and coordinating talent and gave Powertrain more control over tone, pacing, and clarity.

The result

With WellSaid, Powertrain’s production process became more efficient, predictable, and client-friendly.

• Faster production: Audio that previously required coordination, scheduling, and editing can now be produced and updated in a fraction of the time.
• Improved client satisfaction: Clients routinely praise the clarity and consistency of the narration, especially for programs that require full-course voiceover across multiple modules.
• Lower operational burden: Without the need to hire or re-engage voice talent for small updates, the team can respond to changes quickly and keep projects moving.
• Flexible, evergreen content: When policies, procedures, or phrasing change, Powertrain can update narration at the line level—no reshoots, no delays.

“WellSaid has been an excellent tool and a huge timesaver in our industry,” said O’Donnell. “It helps us deliver clear, professional narration quickly and consistently.”

By eliminating the slowest step in their production process, Powertrain can devote more energy to instructional design and creative development—the areas that matter most to client impact.

A faster, smarter way to build training content

For Powertrain, WellSaid is now a cornerstone of their course development process. It gives their team a reliable way to produce high-quality, learner-ready audio that matches the pace and precision their clients expect.

“WellSaid lets us respond to client changes quickly, keep our quality high, and stay on schedule,” O’Donnell said. “It’s made a huge difference in how we work.”

As Powertrain continues to expand its catalog of custom training programs, WellSaid remains the trusted voice platform that helps them scale production, maintain quality, and deliver narration that clients notice and appreciate.

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