Adapt your audio guide for families and visitors from abroad
Change length, tone and techniques for adults, families, international visitors and readers who need plain language, and write a text that translates well.
- For:
- Admins, Editors
- Updated
- Updated October 25, 2026
- 2 min read
- 2 min read
One script rarely works for everyone. A family needs a different guide, not a shorter one, and a text meant for visitors from abroad must survive translation. In Muvo, a separate audience is easiest to offer as its own tour, with its own stops and QR code.
Length and tone by audience
| Audience | Per stop | Tone and techniques | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| General adult | 60–120 s | Story, tension, guided look; one form of address throughout | Unexplained jargon |
| Family or school | 45–75 s | A guide character, challenges («find…»), questions to talk about together | Cutting down the adult text |
| International | 60–90 s | Explain what a local takes for granted; universal comparisons | Puns, sayings, acronyms, local references |
| Plain language | 45–75 s | One idea per sentence, common words | Subordinate clauses, metaphors, long numbers |
Families and schools
Interpretation for children should not be a diluted version of the adult one: it needs a different approach. Speak to the child directly, give them something to look for and a question to discuss with whoever is with them. Keep the same facts; change the way in.
Example: «Hello, detective! Look at this lady's left hand. Empty, right? A few years ago, experts studied the painting with special machines and found another hand underneath, holding something. What do you think it was?»
Visitors from abroad, and a text that translates well
Muvo translates your text with AI into every language you add, so the original decides how good each translation can be. Write it «translatable» from the start:
- No puns or double meanings: they do not survive translation.
- Explain who people and places are instead of assuming the visitor knows them.
- Spell out acronyms and avoid local sayings.
- Keep sentences short: they translate more faithfully and are easier to follow in a second language.
Then review each translation side by side with the original. See Review and correct a translation.
Plain language and easy read
A plain-language version uses short sentences, frequent words, one idea per sentence and no long figures. Easy read is more demanding: under the Spanish standard UNE 153101 EX, the text has to be validated with people who have reading difficulties, so plan for that step if you need it.
The Muvo player already helps: the text is shown in sync with the voice, and visitors can make it larger and switch to high contrast. See How visitors listen.
We can write the versions for you
Muvo's content team writes family, school and plain-language versions from your own sources, and you validate each one. Ask us for a quote: Audio guide writing service.
Any questions? We’re here to help.
Write to us and a person from the Muvo team will answer within one or two working days.