Sound for Presentations

June 23, 2008 by Val  
Filed under Presentation Skills

Sound for Presentations

With the recent development of web conferences today, executives are very excited. In the past, if you had a meeting in a different city, travel plans and other criteria would have to be arranged. The executive would end up spending time away from home and family.

Web Conferences have become very popular with persons in such a position. There are several web hosting programs on the market today that can help set up just such a conference. You do not even have to leave your desk. These programs use a web browser with a whiteboard, chat, and video conference.

Using this type of program is designed for high impact content. They make it possible to create complete animated multimedia shows with audio and synchronized animations by using video streaming technologies. These technologies deliver content using two formats: virtual class room environments or ways that will address and help increase knowledge retention. Once the virtual conference is set up, it reduces preparation time for the next conference with customizable layouts and reusable archive content. By using an integrated audio from live events or specially produced audio narration. This allows the participant to view and interact with the program. It allows the presentation to be viewed before releasing it, during the conversion process to the online presentation.

A slide show can be created for the online viewers with fast access to any slide. It is a good idea to check the slides before the presentation to make sure the slide titles show up, including graphic only slides. Also check to make sure any audio recordings have been uploaded properly.

There are many different microphones that can be used to record your audio presentation, but for better quality, check to make sure your microphone and sound card are compatible. Using an expensive microphone doesn’t ensure high quality audio, if a cheap sound card is being used for the presentation. If this is the case, an audio mixer may be required for the input to the sound card. Microphones are designed to be used at a specific distance from the speaker. If it is too close it may pick up unwanted sounds.

When a recording is used with slides always advance the slide first, pause for a few seconds and then start recording. Uploading a presentation may take some time depending on the size of the presentation which includes the size of the files and the slides.

There are methods that can be used to import auto files. First, create and import one audio file for each slide. This file will then be assigned to a specific slide in the presentation. If individual audio files have been created, they can be imported at the same time if they have been properly named. One long audio file may be created using sound and timing markers.

Timing features are used for adding or changing slides or animations in the presentation, using the edit timings to make the changes. There is a set of tools that can be used for narrating accessible online presentation.

Creating presentations that are accessible to everyone is an important consideration for contact developers. Presentations that are delivered to an end users computer can reach a wider audience if the accessibility is considered at the development stage.

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