CREATING A PODCASTUsing PowerPoint (2007 version)

Podcast Overview

Part One

What is a Podcast

Characteristics of a Podcast

Pre-recorded audio program Posted to website; Made

available for download for listening on personal computers or mobile devices.

May be a slideshow with narration and/or audio;

Viewable on a MP3 Player, iPod, website, etc.

Types of Podcasts

Audio - Voice recording only

Video - Short video clips (vodcast)

Audio Video

Types of Podcast (cont’d)

Enhanced - Audio and images (documents and slides)

Screencast: Pictures of the Creators computer screen (screenshots) that show changes and has narration of what is being viewed.

Enhanced Screencast

Choose a Type

Determine the type of podcast you would like to create

What type of information do you have available for your Podcast?

How involved would you like your Podcast to be?

Who is the audience? Which tools do you have

available for your usage? How would you like your

Podcast to be viewed?

Completing the Task

Part Two

Getting StartedLocate the Presentation Software Open the Application

Log in to your computer and click the Start orb on the task bar.Select All Programs, click select Microsoft Office.

Click the Microsoft PowerPoint Software Application Option.

Choose a Theme

Decide on the “look & feel” for your podcast

Click the Design tab on the ribbon to view theme options.

Select the Theme of your choice as the layout for your podcast.

Include Informational Slides

Add pages to your presentation by inserting additional slides clicking the New Slide button on the ribbon and selecting a layout from the gallery.

Enhancing Your PresentationAdding Images Adding Sound

Click the insert media option and browse for the sound file you would like to include.

Click the insert image option and browse for the image file you would like to include.

Add narration

On the “Slide Show” tab, Click the Record Narration option to make a recording for narrating your Podcast

Creating Your Podcast File

Part Three

Save Your File for Export

Preparing your file to export to the media type of your viewing choice.

Save your presentation in the desired format by clicking the Office button, the selecting Save-As followed by the selection of your choice.

Export Your File

Capture your file for viewing

Record the audio and video using a tool such as Windows Media Encoder; (Can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft website.)

Capture in .wma (Windows Media Audio) file or .wmv (Windows Media Video)

Record the audio from PowerPoint file using a free tool such as Audacity (Can be downloaded for free from audacity.sourceforge.net/ )

Export these files in MP3 file format.

References How to Create a Podcast & Powerpoint

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