PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2019 for Mac

PowerPoint 2019 for Mac enables you to work with various types of sound files such as MP3, AIFF, or WAV. By default, inserted sounds are always embedded within your presentation, although you do have an option to link to sound files rather than embedding them. The default option has a plus side since you don’t have to worry about linked files getting misplaced or lost. On the flip side, this behavior can balloon file sizes. Having said that, it is still a good practice to keep your sound files in the same folder in which you save your PowerPoint 2019 presentation—even before you insert them.

Add audio to your slides in PowerPoint 2019 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Audio, Mac, Multimedia, Office 2019, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint for Mac, Sound, Tutorials

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

PowerPoint 2016 for Mac enables you to work with various types of sound files such as MP3, AIFF, or WAV. However, inserted sounds are always embedded within your presentation, that are different from the default behavior in previous versions of PowerPoint that always linked sound files rather than embedding them. This has a plus side since you now no longer have to worry about linked files getting misplaced or lost. On the flip side, this can balloon file sizes. Having said that, it is still a good practice to keep your sound files in the same folder in which you save your PowerPoint 2016 presentation—even before you insert them.

Add audio to your slides in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Audio, Mac, Multimedia, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Sound, Tutorials

How to Give Your Best Pitch via Video

By Michael Collins, Toastmasters International

Traditionally, we’d expect to pitch to our clients face-to-face. But many of us are now having to use video conferencing. How can we give our best pitch when using this medium?

Image: Jump Story

Here are a few ideas:

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PowerPoint and Presenting News: March 2, 2021

We begin with a feature by Jean Gamester of Toastmasters who looks at the challenges of staying connected, with interruptions in virtual meetings and Zoom-fatigue. We also explore the new virtual, presentation conference from Europe called Present to Succeed with an amazing offer for Indezine readers.

PowerPoint 2019 for Mac users can explore File Menu and Backstage View, and also explore creating PowerPoint outlines in Word 2019 for Mac. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.

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Overcoming the Challenges of Staying Connected

By Jean Gamester, Toastmasters International

We’re not out of the woods yet, but the announcement of plans to ease lockdown restrictions means there is reason to be hopeful that before long, our lives will more closely resemble our pre-pandemic existence. However, for those of us fortunate enough to continue working through the covid restrictions by creating a workspace at home, nothing is going to change anytime soon.

The working from home experience has not been the same for everyone, with some hating the isolation, and others seeing huge productivity boosts [i]. A KPMG survey last year suggested that 64% of workers preferred the flexibility of remote working [ii]. The extra free time and cash saved by eliminating the daily commute have been a welcome bonus for many, but that same KPMG survey found that a third of workers felt their ability to collaborate had fallen. And while our focus has been on Covid, a new malaise has crept in: Zoom Fatigue [iii].

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Tagged as: Guest Post, Jean Gamester, Toastmasters, Work from Home