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
– The easy way
– Volume levels
– Recording Bitrate
How to narrate a PowerPoint 2010 presentationPresented online by Alan Natachu
We are going to cover 5 things over the course of this presentation.The first thing we will cover is to Finalize your presentation.Second thing we’ll talk about is set up an external microphone for recording.Third thing we’ll cover is setting up PowerPoint for recording.Fourth thing we’ll talk about is how to fix recording errors.And lastly, we’ll talk about saving your presentation so that we can reduce the file size and so it can be hosted on OneDrive.
Topic 1 – Finalize PowerPoint
This is the easiest thing I can ask you.Is your PowerPoint presentation in its final draft?If the answer is no, then keep working. You do not want to alter the content in your presentation once you start recording. You may alter the recording, the timing of the recording and such. To keep things simple, only narrate your PowerPoint presentation when you don’ t have to make any edits to it.If you plan on adding a voice over to the presentation, you may want to break up your PowerPoint into smaller chunks for easier viewing and listening.
Topic 2 –External microphone
If possible –Do not, I repeat, do not use the built in microphone.Use a “Plug and Play” USB microphone. You audio will sound cleaner when you invest in a quality USB microphone. A good microphone will start at $40 and go up from there.Before we begin recording in PowerPoint, we need to make sure that your computer’s audio settings are good. The easy way to adjust your settings is the right click the volume icon in the lower right hand side of the screen and select Recording Devices.From here, make sure that a green checkmark is on your microphone. If it’s not, highlight your microphone, click the Set Default button then select Properties.Click the Levels tab and adjust the loudness of your microphone. A good place to put this is near the 75% range. Then click on the Advanced Tab. From the drop down menu for default format, select anything that says CD quality or DVD quality. These options will make your audio sound cleaner, but will increase the file size of your presentation.
Topic 3 –Set Up PowerPoint For Voice Over Recording
It’s actually very easy to record your PowerPoint presentation.When you are ready, your presentation is in its final draft and you have set up your microphone, do the following.Click the Slideshow Tab. Then click the Record Slide Show button, but do not click the icon. Click the words Record Slide Show.Then click Start Recording from Beginning.
You’ll see this window appear. Make sure the check boxes are checked and then click Start Recording.
You’ll enter into Presentation Mode.Everything looks the same except for one little thing.You’ll see a grey box with a couple of timers on it in the upper left hand side of the screen.This grey box will not appear in your presentation when you are done recording. It’s there to help you advance and pause the slideshow, show you how much time you spent on one slide (as highlighted by the number 1) and how much time you’ve spent on the overall presentation (as highlighted by the number 2).
One thing I’ve notice when you are recording is to take a moment to pause then advance to your next slide.Failure to do this may cause the last bit you’ve said to be cut off.
When you are done recording, need to take a break or are done for the day, hit the Escape key.
When you return from your slideshow, you’ll return to slide sorter view. Take a look under your slides. You’ll see that the ones with a star and a time are the slides that got recorded.Something else happened too. To see what happened, click the Normal View button.
When you click the Normal View button, you’ll see your slide.In the lower right hand side of your presentation, you’ll see a speaker icon. This speaker icon will not appear on your presentation when you play back the slide in Presentation Mode.
Topic 4 –Fix Errors
I stated this at the beginning and let me state it again.Do not record your slides until they are considered “Final Draft.” Editing your PowerPoint presentation can cause your recording to become misaligned with the recorded timings and the recording itself.You can re-record your slides as many times as you want. You may need to anyways because you take an extended break, put off the recording until later or really need to correct some bad sounding audio.
It’s actually very easy to fix your PowerPoint recording.When you are ready, your presentation is in its final draft, you have set up your microphone, and you are at the slide you want to begin recording, do the following.Click the Slideshow Tab. Then click the Record Slide Show button, but do not click the icon. Click the words Record Slide Show.Then click Start Recording from Current Slide.Then you’ll be asked the same things (such as keep recordings and timings, etc.). You can record 1 slide, a range of slides or even redo the entire thing.
And just like before, when you are done recording, you hit the escape button to get out of the Presentation Mode.
Topic 5 –Saving and exporting
You’ll need to save your recorded PowerPoint presentation. Save it how you normally would save it until you completely done with the presentation. When you are completely done with the presentation, click the File Menu.Select Info. Click Compress Media then select Internet Quality from the dropdown menu. Doing this will greatly reduce the file size of your presentation.Once you do this, you can upload this to Blackboard or up to
