1. How to narrate a
PowerPoint 2011 presentation
Presented online by
Alan Natachu

2. What You Need To Do
1. Finalize PPTX
2. Set up an external microphone
3. Setup PPTX for recording
4. Fix recording errors
5. Save PPTX

3. 1
Finalize PPTX

4. Final draft?
No?
Then keep working!

5. 2
External microphone

6. Set up an external microphone
If possible:
DON’T USE THE BUILT IN
MICROPHONE!
Use a “Plug and Play” USB
microphone
Set up recording settings
– System Preferences
– Sound
– Input

7. 3
Set Up PPTX

8. Set up a PPTX for recording

9. What you see when recording

10. Recording Tip
Pause…
then advance your slide

11. WHEN DONE RECORDING
Hit the Escape (Esc) key

12. You’ll return to
slide sorter view

13. What’s that on my screen?

14. 4
Fix Errors

15. Don’t edit the PowerPoint slides!
(Re-recording is OK)
Recording Tip

16. Fix a PPTX recording

17. WHEN DONE RECORDING
Hit the Escape (Esc) key

18. 5
Saving and exporting

19. Save / Save As

20. YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Record a short PowerPoint presentation and submit it via
Blackboard