Try to change the Refresh on Load to No. Also here is a sample app for a Language Select app:
350 - Language select.zip
Let me know if this is exactly what you wanted. Thank you for your feedback.

Could you send us the app at ezra@interactstudios.com?  Thank you for your feedback.

Do you have the Refresh on Load set to Yes on Page Properties, on the page you have the global counter? Also let us know the version and build of the Builder that you are using.

Could you uninstall both Builder and Player and install a clean copy of them? We have 5 different Mac's all running Mavericks with no issues.

Hi, could you please tell us the version and the build both on Builder and Player? Thank you for your feedback.

Hi Laura, I followed your steps: I deleted my existing InteractPlayer app, I downloaded it from app store. I checked the version and it is Version 3.4.3 build 355. And it doesn't say there is an update.
Try this: delete your InteractPlayer app, turn off your iPad, turn on your iPad then go to the app store and download InteractPlayer app. Let us know if you're still having problems. Thank you for your feedback.

Hi Charmaine, it wont be a problem if you have two copies of your app: one for iOS and one for Android. Thank you for your feedback.

Try to copy the audio file that you want to use, change the name of the copy then try to import it again in the builder. If this don't work, reinstall the builder. Thank you for your feedback, and let us know if you're still encounter this situation.

You can make the duration of the Fading in behavior very small so that it will look like a show behavior not a fade in behavior.

Hi Cathy, here's a sample app on how to stop the narration:
337 - Stop Narration.zip

On the first page you will need a App Counter. The Read Me On/ Read Me Off elements will set the App Counter to 0 or 1. As for the narration audio you will need to have conditions on them. So for example: The Read Me On will set the Counter App to 0. The narration audio will need to have the Play Narration behavior with condition being: Counter App Value is 0. Then when the Read Me Off element will be clicked the App Counter Value will be set to 1. So the narration won't play anymore unless you tap the Read Me On element again.