🎤 How to Add Voice in PowerPoint Presentation

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to add a voice over / narration to a PowerPoint slide presentation. You'll learn three different methods to adding a voiceover, including:
- Simple record tool to insert a recording onto an individual slide
- Record slide show view, which allows you to also include video & insert synchronized annotations
- Free Audacity app to make edits to your voiceover before importing to PowerPoint

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⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:52 Add Recording tab to ribbon
2:02 Simple method to add voiceover
5:47 Record slide show to add voiceover
10:55 Edit audio using Audacity & import into PowerPoint
13:57 Save as show or export to video
14:37 Wrap up

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[georgiaannbicknell]

Kevin: I really, really needed this to complete an assignment for my Master's degree. Thank you so much.

[RRD]

For those whose slides are not changing automatically after the audio:
Go to Transitions > Timing > Advance Slide and check the box before After [timestamp].

[kobinathan]

PERFECT! EXACTLY what I needed! I have spent hours reviewing paid, expensive options to record my online course, and then I chanced upon your video here. Realize I have everything I need to complete my recordings for FREE! Thanks, Kevin.

[otherwisemaladroit]

Kevin, this was super helpful! This was the exact tutorial that I needed. Keep being awesome! 🤘

[entrepreneursredefined]

Thanks for this tutorial on the various ways to add voiceovers to PowerPoint. Being a PowerPoint novice, I struggled with this and was using another application. However. now that you've explained just how easy it is, I am able to complete my projects in much less time. And, they look and SOUND more professional. Thanks for another great video tutorial, Kevin.

[biniajai]

1:44 i can't find the recording option
pls help

[SavageGothamChess]

My favourite Microsoft Creator does a tutorial of my favourite Microsoft Tool. Very useful tutorial. You are the best.

[cdholland]

Excellent video! I already have Audacity but never thought I could use it with PowerPoint. This tutorial will help me take my work projects up several notches. Thank you!!!

[lishabarrett]

Kevin, thank you so much for your videos! I have a video presentation that is due in one day for my Professional Writing class and this video helped me learn a technique from scratch--in just a few minutes! I even took notes for future projects and recommended your videos to the other students in my class :) Thank you so much for taking the time out to share your knowledge to help everyone; including college students like me. I subscribed!

[raymondloftis]

thank you so much! Currently in a Teaching Cred Program taking an intro to technology to education class and your videos have helped me in soooo many ways!!!! Youre the man! Blessings

[jonathanblanding]

all I can say is THANK YOU!!!! My last assignment for my Master's Degree is a PowerPoint presentation that needs voiceover. I'm about to skip out of this room and get a relaxing night's sleep.

[AndriesduPlessis]

Awesome thanx Kevin. I often share your Vids with my lecturing colleagues.

[HansUtFryslan]

Thanks Kevin. All very clearly understandable and quite comprehensive for just 15 minutes.

[sekousmiley]

I'm here because I have an assignment requiring ppt with voice over as part of my MBA. This video is just what I was looking for, short, concise and professional video. Thanks a lot Kevin, this is really helpful 🙏

[Sweeetsage]

Kevin, Thank you for always delivering quality content. The cadence in which you deliver paired with the little nuances of specific features gives me a comprehension I’ve not found elsewhere.
Cheers!
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[RussellSmith]

Thanks for the clear tutorial! Most people won't know about the Recording tab in PowerPoint.

[TylerStanczak]

Really helpful tutorial. Thanks for sharing this fun tutorial :)

[ellamayo]

Thank god I saw this because my teacher assigned a final where you have to use a voiceover in your presentation, and i've never done that before so you saved me! Thank you!

[mahsudesh]

Kevin, could you please make a tutorial on how to add a flipping page effect incorporating today's lesson "How to Add Voice.." in which text is shown, read out loud and the slide flips over and then the next slide appears? Thank you for being the calmest, nicest instructor around!

[therealhomersimpson]

holy shit i think this was the best how to video I've seen lmao great job kev keep it up, proud of ya