saving your breath: narrating and recording a powerpoint presentation for future use
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Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Dr M Pienaar
In this workshop• Using your own headset/microphone• Using the Sennheiser microphone• Using Camtasia - Demo
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Using your own headset/microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
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Left click the microphone icon: set volumeRight click the microphone icon and select Recording devices
Select and enable the recording device
Setting up for recording
Using your own headset/microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Open up the presentationClick on the Slide Show tab to display its ribbonClick on Record Slide Show
On the pop-up window, click the Start Recording button, when readyThe presentation starts automatically
A timer/recording toolbar displays
Using your own headset/microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
A sound icon appears on each of the slides
To listen to the audio before saving the file, click the From Beginning buttonSave the file; choose Slideshow or PowerPoint
Audio can be deleted (Select > Delete)
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
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Left click the microphone icon: set volumeRight click the microphone icon and select Recording devices
Select and enable the recording device
Setting up for recording
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Setting up for recording
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Setting up for recording
Insert batteriesPress and hold the ON/OFF buttonCheck that both the receiver and the transmitter are on the same frequency
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Setting up for recording
On the transmitter, press SET buttonScroll to SensitivityPress the SET button againScroll to -12dB (or higher)Press the SET button againPress the ON/OFF button
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Setting up for recording
Insert the microphone jack into the transmitter and fasten
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Setting up for recording
Insert the RF cable jack into the receiver and fasten
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Setting up for recording
Plug the receiver into the computer’s microphone jack
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Open up the presentationClick on the Slide Show tab to display its ribbonClick on Record Slide Show
On the pop-up window, click the Start Recording button, when readyThe presentation starts automatically
A timer/recording toolbar displays
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
A sound icon appears on each of the slides
To listen to the audio before saving the file, click the From Beginning buttonSave the file; choose Slideshow or PowerPoint
Audio can be deleted (Select > Delete)
Sennheiser microphone
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Press and hold the ON/OFF button of both the transmitter and the receiverRemove batteries
Camtasia
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
2 Ways to record PowerPointFrom within PowerPoint
From within Camtasia
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Camtasia
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
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Left click the microphone icon: set volumeRight click the microphone icon and select Recording devices
Select and enable the recording device
Setting up for recording
Camtasia
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Setting up for recording
Begins recording your PowerPoint presentation
Records audio for the PowerPoint slides
Records camera with the PowerPoint presentation
Displays the Camera preview during recording
Recording options to adjust specific settings for recording
Opens Help topics for more information
Camtasia
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Click Record to launch the slideshow
Check the microphone input level. When ready, select the Click to begin recording button or use the hotkeys
Control the PowerPoint presentation, as you normally would, during the recording
Press Esc to stop recording
During recording
Camtasia
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
After recording
At the end of the recording; choose whether to Stop recording or Continue recording
If you choose to Continue recording, click the Stop recording button in the PowerPoint recording toolbar
After you save the file, choose whether to:• Produce your recording
or• Edit your recording before producing it
Tips• Get a decent quality recording device• Record a demo• Place microphone in the right position• Relax, speak clearly and lower tone, don’t rush• Set animations/transitions to advance on mouse click: avoids
truncating the narration• Don’t go back to previous slides: audio will be overwritten• If you have to go back to previous slides: timer/recording toolbar >
pause; resume recording when applicable
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use
Contact
Dr Marius PienaarSenior Instructional Designer
Office:Student Administration Building, 1-24
Telephone:+27 12 529 8323
Saving your breath: narrating and recording a PowerPoint presentation for future use