Using the Slide Show Narration Using the Slide Show Narration Feature for Your Powerpoint Feature for Your Powerpoint

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• This feature allows you to sit @ your PC This feature allows you to sit @ your PC and record voice over your prepared and record voice over your prepared powerpoint presentation. powerpoint presentation.

• Once completed, it can then be uploaded Once completed, it can then be uploaded to TUSK and allow students to access to TUSK and allow students to access your lecture as if you were in class.your lecture as if you were in class.

You will need a microphone, either USB or analog, to record your voice.

• After completing your presentation and After completing your presentation and being deliriously happy with it, you can being deliriously happy with it, you can start practicing your lecture.start practicing your lecture.

– You will probably want to practice it a couple You will probably want to practice it a couple of times before you start so that you are of times before you start so that you are comfortable when you actually start recording comfortable when you actually start recording the lecture.the lecture.

When you are ready to record, When you are ready to record, while your presentation is still open, while your presentation is still open, click on click on Slide ShowSlide Show in the taskbar. in the taskbar.

In the drop down menu, click on In the drop down menu, click on Record NarrationRecord Narration..

If this option doesn’t appear, click on the downward If this option doesn’t appear, click on the downward double arrows ( ) That appear on the bottom of the drop double arrows ( ) That appear on the bottom of the drop down menu which indicate that there are more choices.down menu which indicate that there are more choices.

At his point, click At his point, click OKOK to start the process. to start the process.

• When you click “When you click “OKOK”, Powerpoint will go directly to ”, Powerpoint will go directly to Slide ShowSlide Show and and it’s time to talk.it’s time to talk.– If you are not on the first slide, a dialogue box will appear asking if you want to If you are not on the first slide, a dialogue box will appear asking if you want to

start recording from the current slide or from the first. More on this later.start recording from the current slide or from the first. More on this later.

• I recommend that when you finish narrating a slide, give it a second I recommend that when you finish narrating a slide, give it a second or two, go to the next slide, wait a second or two and then start. or two, go to the next slide, wait a second or two and then start. This gives the system enough “reaction” time.This gives the system enough “reaction” time.

• Another recommendation is to practice a few slides and then press Another recommendation is to practice a few slides and then press ““ESCESC”. ”.

Click First Slide

Click Save

• After pressing After pressing ESCESC, this dialogue box will appear,, this dialogue box will appear,

• You will notice that the presentation will now have a You will notice that the presentation will now have a sound iconsound icon ( ) on ( ) on the bottom right hand corner indicating sound on the slide.the bottom right hand corner indicating sound on the slide.– This also appears if you add a sound effect.This also appears if you add a sound effect.

• Now that you have practiced a few slides, play your Now that you have practiced a few slides, play your practice session by clicking the slide show icon as you practice session by clicking the slide show icon as you would normally. would normally. – Listening will give you an idea of how sensitive your mic is and Listening will give you an idea of how sensitive your mic is and

you can make adjustments accordingly.you can make adjustments accordingly.• If you want to re-record your narration, or simply start If you want to re-record your narration, or simply start

over, follow these steps.over, follow these steps.– In the edit mode, simply click on the In the edit mode, simply click on the sound iconsound icon ( ) and press ( ) and press

delete. delete. • This will remove the sound/narration from that slide and that slide This will remove the sound/narration from that slide and that slide

only. This will come in handy later if you are unhappy with one slide only. This will come in handy later if you are unhappy with one slide or flub one slide – you don’t have to start from the beginning.or flub one slide – you don’t have to start from the beginning.

““Editing” Your Slide Narration Editing” Your Slide Narration • If you start your narration and stutter, the phone rings, If you start your narration and stutter, the phone rings,

you have a coughing fit, have no fear. It is simple to you have a coughing fit, have no fear. It is simple to delete and re-record. delete and re-record. – For that matter, if it suits you, you can narrate each slide one at For that matter, if it suits you, you can narrate each slide one at

a time.a time.

• Go to the slide you want to re-record in edit mode. Click Go to the slide you want to re-record in edit mode. Click on the on the sound iconsound icon ( ) and click delete to remove the ( ) and click delete to remove the narration.narration.

• Follow the steps mentioned previously; click Follow the steps mentioned previously; click Slide ShowSlide Show, , click click Record NarrationRecord Narration, Click , Click OKOK and when this dialogue and when this dialogue box appears,box appears,

Click Current Slide

Click Save

When you are satisfied with your When you are satisfied with your presentation, it is then ready to be uploaded presentation, it is then ready to be uploaded

to TUSK.to TUSK.

•When you done, click When you done, click ESCESC to stop recording. to stop recording.•This dialogue box will appear,This dialogue box will appear,