This document provides guidance on adding audio and video to PowerPoint presentations. It discusses including slide narration, embedding videos from files or the web, and evaluating the effectiveness of multimedia additions. The document also covers challenges like different file formats and devices, considerations for accessibility and copyright, common audio and video file types and sizes, and learning outcomes related to using multimedia in presentations.

1. Laura SkeltonCentre for Professional Learning & Development Adding Audio and Video to Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations

2. Introductions Introduce yourself and say what you would like to get out of today’s session. Do you have any questions you would like answered? What experiences do you have with using audio and video in PowerPoint so far? Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bump/4443599881/ 13 May 2011 2

3. Learning Outcomes Identify some of the most commonly used audio and video file types Create a presentation that includes slide narration Design a presentation that includes a video (from a file or from the web) Evaluate the effectiveness of using multimedia in PowerPoint presentations 13 May 2011 3

4. Why would you use audio and video files in a presentation? Engages the audience Audio and Visual learning Helps to explain a process Provides real life examples (scenarios, opinions) Adding context (online presentations) Creating more accessible presentations 13 May 2011 4

5. What are the Challenges? Getting it to work! Every room is different Different file formats Finding relevant videos 13 May 2011 5

6. Why do we need to think about accessibility? For visually impaired users the video will only provide audio information For deaf users the audio is irrelevant and the video will only provide visually information Need to think about ensuring that the information provided in the audio or video is also provided elsewhere. 13 May 2011 6

7. Why do we need to think about copyright? To ensure that the resources we are using do not infringe copyright law Some websites allow you to search for videos based on their licence You can also look for creative commons information 13 May 2011 7

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9. Video File Types and sizes WMV – Windows Media Video AVI – Audio Video Interleave MPEG4 – Standard for the compressing of video MOV – Apple Mac format which plays with Quicktime The longer the video and the higher its quality the bigger the file size 13 May 2011 9

10. Audio File Types and sizes MP3 – Common format WAV – Waveform Audio File (audio that has not been compressed) WMA – Windows Media Audio AAC – Advanced Audio Coding (default for most Apple products) The longer the audio and the higher its quality the bigger the file size 13 May 2011 10

11. Other Courses Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations for an online audience Enhancing your presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint 13 May 2011 11

12. And Finally…………. Give constructive feedback Share the experience with your line manager Try to use what you have learnt Think about what comes next 13 May 2011 12