Microsoft Powerpoint is a tool that has changed the concept of presenting, whether these are office meeting or class lectures. Most people spend a lot of their time preparing PowerPoint presentations but still are unable to convey their idea to the audience. What content to add in slides and how to present is quite a skill or I would say an art within itself.
One of the very powerful features of Microsoft Powerpoint is its audio narration feature. Usually, people are unaware of this amazing aspect. This feature comes handy when you are not presenting to the people under the same roof and you have to explain the content of the slides to them.
So, if you have never heard about this feature or you have no idea about how to use it then you have no need to worry. In this article, we will demonstrate step by step how you can add your self recorded voice to the slides.
Follow the steps mentioned below to get started.
Just to mention you need to have an active installation of Microsoft Office package and a good quality microphone. For this article, we are using Microsoft Office 2016 and Windows 10 so, if you are using any other versions things might be a little different.
1- Open the Microsoft Powerpoint application, to do this you need to search PowerPoint from the search option in the taskbar.
2- Click on the Slide Show tab from the top menu, and then click on the Record Slide Show option as shown in the screenshot below.
3- You will see 2 options after clicking on the Record Slide Show option. Record from the current slide or record from the beginning. It totally depends on you, from which slide do you want to add audio.
4- Clicking on any of the options above, a dialogue box will appear on the screen prompting you to start recording. Click on the Start Recording button.
5- The recording will then be started and you will have different options in a dialogue box at the left top bottom. From there you can either pause the recording or move to the next slide. Click on the X button or press escape to end the voice narration.
After you are done with your slides content and audio narration, you need to save the PowerPoint presentation first. Moreover, you can also export this ppt as a video. To do so you need to click on the File tab on the top menu.
From the opened interface, click on the Export option and then select Create a Video option. Select the video resolution you desire to export and then click the Create Video button
Adding Background Audio Using Online Voice Recorder
You can also add the background audio in a PowerPoint presentation using voice-recorder-online.com. This is an easy to use fine tool for recording and editing your audio narration. The great thing about this is it available online and it’s free of cost.
The process of using this tool is quite simple and the saved audio file can be easily added to a powerPoint presentation.
See the steps mentioned below to use Online Voice Recorder & Audio Cutter in a PowerPoint presentation.
1- First of all you need to navigate to this website “https://voice-recorder-online.com/”.
2- Once you open the website, you will see a very simple and attractive interface. If you want to start recording click on the Mic button.
3- Once you have started recording, you can either pause the recording, or if you have completed the audio you can stop it by clicking on the Stop button.
4- After clicking on the Stop button you will be able to see 2 options, Edit & Cut or Save to Computer. If you want to edit the recorded audio then click on the first option otherwise simply select the second option.
5- If you want to edit the recorded video clip Online Voice Recorder & Audio Cutter provides several easy-to-use options e.g. crop, cut, etc.
6- After editing you can save it, when you click the Save button a dialog box will appear on the screen with different options. You can select the audio format and audio quality according to your needs.
7- After saving the audio recording, open the PowerPoint presentation in which you want to add the audio. From the top menu click on the Insert option, from there select the Audio button at the right, and select the option Audio on My PC. Select the file you have saved from the online voice recorder.
That’s all you need to do in order to add a self-recorded voice in the Powerpoint.