About the Natural Conversations Project
General information for creators participating in the Natural Conversations Project
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What is the purpose of this project?
Is there a deadline for this project?
What is the purpose of this project?
The goal of this project is to collect high-quality audio samples of natural, unscripted conversations between two or more native speakers. These recordings may be used for research, to help train voice-based technologies, or for similar non-commercial purposes.
Who can participate?
Anyone who:
- Meets the required minimum age (typically 18 years or older),
- Has clear speech in their native language,
- Has access to a quiet environment, and
- Agrees to the guidelines and consent terms.
No professional background or interpreter training is required.
Is there a deadline for this project?
There is currently no set deadline, as the project is ongoing.
You're welcome to continue submitting recordings as long as you have valid links and your submissions meet all the project requirements.
Payments are processed once per month for all recordings submitted in the previous month. To be included in that month’s payment run, your recordings must be submitted by 11:59 PM UTC on the last day of the month.
Please note: all recordings must first go through our Quality Assurance (QA) process. If there is a high volume of submissions, QA may take longer, which can delay payment since we need to total all approved recording minutes for the month and calculate your pay based on that sum.
For example, an approved recording submitted on 31 July would be eligible for payment in August, and an approved recording submitted on 1 August would be eligible for payment in September. Click here to learn more about payments.