How TRILUX Is Making Corporate Learning More Accessible and Flexible with ReadSpeaker and Avendoo

TRILUX (opens in a new tab) is one of Europe’s leading providers of professional lighting solutions. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Arnsberg, Germany, the family-owned company develops luminaires, intelligent lighting management systems and complementary services for applications including industry, offices, retail and outdoor spaces. TRILUX employs around 2,800 people worldwide and has a presence in approximately 50 countries. Energy-efficient lighting solutions and the growing connectivity of lighting systems are key areas of development for the company.

The TRILUX Academy provides practical knowledge about light and lighting. Its offering combines seminars and webinars with digital formats such as e-learning courses, learning videos and webcasts. TRILUX uses the Avendoo learning platform for the digital training of employees, customers and sales partners. ReadSpeaker webReader has been integrated into the platform to read learning content aloud and provide access in additional languages.

We first came into contact with ReadSpeaker at LEARNTEC 2025. ReadSpeaker for LMS caught our attention because it could be easily integrated into our existing Avendoo learning management system.

Our starting point was to give learners an additional way to access our content: anyone who prefers listening to text, or combining reading and listening, should be able to have individual passages read aloud whenever needed, directly within the e-learning course.

We soon realised that the combination of translation and text to speech offered another important benefit. It allows us to support people whose preferred language is not covered by our standard language versions.

The key factors in our decision were therefore straightforward integration, ease of use and support for additional languages. Our requirements regarding data privacy and the protection of internal company information were equally important. We wanted to provide these features through a centrally integrated solution within our learning environment.

Our LMS provider, Magh und Boppert, handled the technical implementation. After jointly agreeing on the required functionality, ReadSpeaker was first integrated into a test course. The integration was then extended to existing courses, allowing previously published learning content to benefit from the additional features.

When publishing a course, we can choose whether to enable the add-in. In practice, we now enable it in almost every case.

It was important to us that the text-to-speech and translation features should be easily accessible while fitting unobtrusively into the learning interface. A small button at the top right of the page allows learners to have the page content read aloud. Alternatively, they can select individual passages and have them read aloud or translated.

The integration therefore fits well into our existing workflows: the features are available exactly where learners are working with the content.

We use ReadSpeaker’s technology in a range of e-learning courses on our learning platform. The technology can also be used for supporting information, such as seminar descriptions. Its use is therefore not limited to a particular type of training.

Multilingual support is particularly relevant to our international workforce, customers and sales partners. We typically provide our standard learning materials in seven languages. The integrated translation feature allows learners to translate passages into additional supported languages and have the translations read aloud.

This is also relevant at our Arnsberg site, where more than 30 different native languages are represented among our employees. Being able to switch to a more familiar language when needed therefore provides additional access to our learning content, even within a single location.

One major benefit is that existing e-learning courses gain additional text-to-speech and translation options. We do not have to create further prepared language versions of every course first. Learners can access support precisely where they need it.

They also have more choice: they can read, listen or combine the two. This allows them to adapt the way they use the content to their personal preferences and support needs.

Inclusion also became a stronger focus as the project progressed. For us, the integrated text-to-speech feature is another step towards making digital learning more accessible and supporting people with different needs.

We see ReadSpeaker as an easily accessible core service within our digital learning environment. Learners should be able to decide for themselves when they want to use text-to-speech or translation support.

We currently use ReadSpeaker for LMS without any additional company-specific customisation of terminology or pronunciation. Our priority is to provide immediately available support for reading and understanding content.

Alongside this, we continue to work with tailored translations and audio content. These allow us to adapt terminology, pronunciation and instructional design to the individual course. AI tools are also making it increasingly easy to create these materials. The two approaches complement each other: on-demand support through ReadSpeaker and the tailored preparation of selected learning content.

We would recommend that other companies try the solution with their own learning materials. For us, the straightforward integration and the ability to add features to existing content have been particularly convincing. We see this as an approach worth considering, especially for companies with a linguistically diverse workforce.

An LMS organizes learning, while an LXP makes learning an experience. Avendoo combines the best of both worlds, creating the perfect balance between structure and freedom. With Avendoo, organizations can manage the planning, communication, delivery, and evaluation of training initiatives within a single system, making even complex topics engaging and impactful for learners.

ReadSpeaker can be integrated directly into customers’ learning content within Avendoo. Its text-to-speech technology helps support accessibility requirements and reduce language barriers in the learning environment. As a result, TRILUX content becomes not only more accessible, but also usable for a broader audience.

By centrally integrating ReadSpeaker into Avendoo’s content management system, the benefits of the tool can be leveraged across a wide range of content. Authors do not need to manually configure and maintain the functionality for each individual piece of content; instead, it is automatically available for all relevant content. At the same time, learners benefit from improved accessibility, greater flexibility, and enhanced possibilities throughout the learning process.