{"id":963,"date":"2020-03-25T12:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/researchfest\/?page_id=963"},"modified":"2020-03-25T12:34:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:34:15","slug":"creating-narrated-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/uresearch\/creating-narrated-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Narrated Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this page you will find instructions for creating narrated presentations with three commonly used apps, including PowerPoint, QuickTime Player, and Zoom.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>For efficient storage save all videos as MP4 files.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Narration with the PowerPoint app:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PowerPoint for Mac<\/strong> currently allows narration of presentations using the \u2018Record Slide Show\u2019 option in the \u2018Slide Show\u2019 menu. However, a pointer tool (if desired) is not available for recordings. For Mac users, we recommend that \u2018Screen Recording\u2019 with the QuickTime Player app is the best option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PowerPoint for Windows <\/strong>Narration Instructions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the \u2018Slide Show\u2019 menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Record Slide Show.\u2019 This leads to a presenter screen with a red \u2018Record\u2019 button at top left.\n<ul>\n<li>Right click \u2013&gt; Go to \u2018Pointer Options.\u2019 \u2013&gt; Choose \u2018Laser Pointer.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Try practicing for a few slides by clicking the red \u2018Record\u2019 button at top left.\n<ol>\n<li>Click \u2018Stop\u2019 when finished and \u2018Replay\u2019 to see what you recorded on each slide.<\/li>\n<li>Use the \u2018Clear\u2019 option at top right to delete practice narrations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>When ready to begin, click the red \u2018Record\u2019 button at top left.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Stop\u2019 when finished.<\/li>\n<li>Use the \u2018esc\u2019 key to leave the slide show.<\/li>\n<li>Click the \u2018File\u2019 menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Export.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Create a Video.\u2019\n<ol>\n<li>Choose \u2018Standard (480p)\u2019 to make a presentation video file that is not too large.\n<ul>\n<li>Larger files can be allowed, but only if the limit of 100 mb is not exceeded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u2018Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click the \u2018Create Video\u2019 icon under the options.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Include in the file name: 1) Presenter\u2019s Last Name, 2) Shortened Presentation Title (less than 5 words).\n<ul>\n<li>Choose \u2018MPEG-4 Video.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen Recording for Mac Users:<\/strong> QuickTime Player is an app that comes with the Mac operating system and is very straightforward to use. It will not require an internet connection and records anything that is on your computer screen.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Open your PowerPoint presentation so that you are ready to start the slide show (but do not start it yet).<\/li>\n<li>Start QuickTime Player.<\/li>\n<li>In QuickTime Player, go to \u2018File\u2019 and choose \u2018New Screen Recording.\u2019\n<ol>\n<li>A small recording window will open. Click the red \u2018record\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the pop-up message that says, \u2018Click to record the full screen.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>QuickTime Player will start recording immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Start the PowerPoint slide show and narrate it.\n<ul>\n<li>When finished, stop the slide show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click on the QuickTime Player app.\n<ol>\n<li>Click the black square \u2018stop\u2019 button in the top menu on the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u2018Edit\u2019 and choose \u2018Trim\u2019 to remove beginning and ending portions of the video to keep only the slide show recording. Click the \u2018Trim\u2019 button to finish trimming.<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u2018File\u2019 and choose \u2018Export.\n<ol>\n<li>Choose \u2018iPad, iPhone, iPod touch &amp; Apple TV\u2026\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Prepare to click \u2018iPod touch &amp; iPhone 3GS\u2019 <strong>OR<\/strong> \u2018iPad, iPhone 4 &amp; Apple TV\u2019\n<ul>\n<li>Verify that the \u2018Size:\u2019 is less than 100 mb for the option that you click.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen Recording for Windows or Mac users: Zoom Client for Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Running Zoom will require an internet sign in, but it can be run with the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download\">Zoom Client for Meetings<\/a>\u2019 app on a Windows or Mac computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>You will need to sign up for an account with Zoom.<\/li>\n<li>ACU users can sign in with their ACU Google account.\n<ol>\n<li>But the same account cannot be used simultaneously on multiple devices.<\/li>\n<li>Users may create a personal account with any email address.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Recordings are limited to 40 minutes with the free \u2018Basic\u2019 version of the app.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Open your PowerPoint presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Open the \u2018Zoom Client for Meetings\u2019 app.\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in if you are not already signed in.<\/li>\n<li>Click the \u2018Home\u2019 icon at the top.<\/li>\n<li>Click the orange \u2018New Meeting\u2019 icon.<\/li>\n<li>Click the \u2018Join Audio\u2019 button in the pop-up window.<\/li>\n<li>Click the \u2018Stop Video\u2019 icon at bottom left.<\/li>\n<li>Click the green \u2018Share Screen\u2019 icon at the bottom middle.<\/li>\n<li>In the pop-up window that appears, click the thumbnail that shows only your PowerPoint.<\/li>\n<li>Click the blue \u2018Share\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>A floating control menu will appear at the top of the screen, and the top will disappear above the screen edge. You will need to hover over it with the mouse pointer to see all of the functions. <u>This menu will not appear in your recording.<\/u><\/li>\n<li>Click (in Mac) or hover over (in Windows) the \u2018More\u2019 menu option, and find and click Record. This will start the recording.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Begin your PowerPoint presentation and narrate it.<\/li>\n<li>Once you have completed the narration, hover over the \u2018Stop Share\u2019 button from the Zoom app (but don\u2019t click it).\n<ol>\n<li>Go back to the \u2018More\u2019 menu, and click \u2018Stop Recording.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Also in the \u2018More\u2019 menu, click \u2018End Meeting.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018End Meeting for All\u2019 in the pop-up menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Zoom opens the \u2018Convert Meeting Recording\u2019 pop-up menu and saves the recording in the computer\u2019s \u2018Documents\u2019 folder as an mp4 file.<\/li>\n<li>Zoom does not trim videos, but once Zoom has created the mp4, then QuickTime Player in Mac or the \u2018Movies &amp; TV\u2019 app in Windows or other video editing apps can be used to trim the beginning and end of the video file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page you will find instructions for creating narrated presentations with three commonly used apps, including PowerPoint, QuickTime Player, and Zoom. For efficient storage save all videos as MP4 files. Narration with the PowerPoint app: PowerPoint for Mac currently allows narration of presentations using the \u2018Record Slide Show\u2019 option in the \u2018Slide Show\u2019 menu. 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