Goodwill Community Foundation creating
opportunities for a better life everyone
has their own way of preparing for a
presentation what do you plan to say how
long will your presentation last the
first thing I do when I'm ready to
rehearse is go to the slideshow tab not
to run a slide show but to work on my
timing using the rehearse timings
command this mode lets you practice your
presentation while recording the amount
of time it takes to deliver each slide
see the toolbar at the top these timings
can be used to run your presentation
automatically in the future so you can
focus on your talking points instead of
advancing the slides while in rehearsal
mode just click the next button to move
to the next slide or the right arrow on
your keyboard if you need more than one
try to get a timing right you can take a
break using the pause button and then
resume recording when you're ready to
rerecord the timing on the current slide
just click repeat and it will reset the
clock
let's skip ahead to the end of the
slideshow I'm going to use the Escape
key to return to PowerPoint I'm
satisfied with the timings from this
rehearsal so I'm going to go ahead and
click yes to keep them here they are
under each slide in the slide sorter
view now when I give my presentation I
can let this run in the background
without having to advance the slides
myself that gives me an idea why don't
we start over and this time make a copy
of the presentation that people can view
on their own with slide timings and
narration it's possible with the record
slideshow feature all you need is a
microphone for your computer if you open
the menu here you can record from your
current slide or from the beginning if
you're just getting started
check what you want to include for me
timings and narration because I do have
a mic then click start recording and be
ready to perform your slideshow as soon
as it begins make sure to speak clearly
into the mic of your recording narration
and as before click Next or use the
arrow key on your keyboard when you're
ready to move to the next slide your
mouse won't show up on the screen and a
recorded slideshow so if you want to
point something out you'll need to do it
using something the viewer can see the
laser pointer it's easy just hold ctrl
on your keyboard while you click and
hold your mouse when you're finished
press the Escape key now my timings and
my narration are part of the
presentation and any slide with
narration will be marked with this
little speaker icon in the bottom right
corner if you change your mind and want
to remove any timings or narration just
open the record slideshow menu and clear
whatever you need from the current slide
or from all the slides I'm going to need
to give my narration another go when I
have all of my talking points planned
out but I'm not worried with the ability
to rehearse and record I know I'll be
ready to deliver my presentation whether
it's to a live audience or the viewers
personal computer