Gardenia Speech Collection - France

Work Location: France, Remote
Engagement Model : Independent Contractor/Freelance
Estimated Start Date: ASAP

We are currently looking for native French (France) speakers ( adults and minors ) to participate in our Gardenia Speech Collection project.

What is the project about?
The purpose of this project is to collect recordings of native French (France) speech to improve voice assistant technologies.

Task Description:
For this project, we are looking for a wide variety of French (France) speakers with various regional accents. Participants will record short wake-up phrases and scripted utterances typically used when interacting with a voice assistant, following the guidelines provided.

Who is eligible?
To participate you should meet the following qualifying criteria:

• Be 18 years or older.

• Be born and live in France.

• Be a native speaker of French (France) from any region in France.

• Be able to use a mobile phone for this project.

• Be able to use a wired headset or the device microphone for recording phrases.

• Have access to a quiet indoor environment to do the recordings.

For this project, we are looking for participants in specific demographic groups to help develop bias-free technology that would represent everyone. To assess your accent, we will ask you to upload a short sample voice recording at the end of this application form.

Where is the project taking place?
This is a fully remote project. You can participate from anywhere within France .

How long does it take?
We estimate it will take approximately 30 minutes to complete this project.

How much is the compensation?
You will receive $33 USD for your fully completed and accepted assets.

General Referral Bonus Program 
We offer a referral bonus of $15 USD for each adult participant you refer to the study and who successfully completes it (The referral bonus is available only to adults).

How to refer someone:
- Share this registration link with your friends and family 
- When registering, they should answer Referral to the question "How did you find out about this opportunity?" and provide your name and email address in the fields: First Name, Last Name and Email Address. 

• We are also looking for minors (aged 7–17) for this project. If you would like your children to participate, please register them using the link below. You can register up to three children in one form, and each child will receive $58 USD for a fully completed and accepted task (audio set) :
  

As payment method, we offer PayPal and Gift Card according to your preference.

Please note that all submissions will be checked by our Quality Assurance team and compensation will be provided for fully completed and accepted assets. The project team will provide you with feedback once the Quality Check process is completed.

Questions or doubts?

If you have any doubts or questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at: [email protected]

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