{"id":45306,"date":"2022-03-30T09:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T09:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/?p=45306"},"modified":"2022-07-05T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T09:29:31","slug":"how-to-add-audio-google-slides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/how-to-add-audio-google-slides\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Audio to Google Slides and Make Your Presentation Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Slideshows can be a great way for businesses to show off their products or services. Whether you’re showcasing a portfolio of your work or writing an informative guide, it’s important to keep the viewer engaged and invested in what you’re showing them. Adding audio to a slideshow is a great way to do that – it not only makes your presentation more exciting<\/strong> but also helps people remember key data and information. But how to add audio to Google Slides<\/a>?<\/p>\r\n

Article overview:
<\/em>1. Why should you consider adding audio to Google Slides?<\/a>
2. How to Add Audio to Google Slides?<\/a>
3. How to make full use of your presentation?<\/a><\/p>\r\n

1. Why should you consider adding audio to Google Slides?<\/h2>\r\n

Before you add audio to Google Slides, you might ask why you should ever do that? In fact, it is quite easy to add a video to Google Slides and some might say: “Isn’t it better to add a video?” There is one tricky part – videos might distract the audience from the presenter. Audios, on the other hand, are a simpler but better way of keeping the attention on yourself, rather than your presentation.<\/p>\r\n

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2. How to Add Audio to Google Slides?<\/h2>\r\n

While they are plenty of ways to make presentations interactive and attention-grabbing<\/a>, audio has proved to be a successful method to grab users’ attention. Bear in mind you should not overuse it since the focus had to be on the presenter, not the background noise.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Step 1. Open Google Slides<\/h5>\r\n

Before you initiate the first step, you should log into your Google Account (or create one<\/a> if you don’t have one). Open Google Slides<\/strong> afterward.<\/p>\r\n

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Step 2. Click on the “Insert” tab<\/h5>\r\n

The second step of adding audio to Google Slides is also simple. Click on the Insert\u00a0<\/strong>tab and then select Audio<\/strong>. Before you insert audio into your presentation, make sure you’ve chosen the right slide. Ensure you have selected the slide before\u00a0<\/strong>you decide to add audio, otherwise, you will insert it in the wrong place.<\/p>\r\n

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Step 3. Add the audio<\/h5>\r\n

But how to insert audio to Google slides if you have a file on your computer\/mobile device? Firstly, you need to upload the file to your Google Drive<\/strong>. After that, it will be displayed as in the picture below. To add it, you should click on the audio file and then pick “Select<\/strong>“. The other option is to select audio that has been shared with you.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Step 4. Adjust the playback options<\/h5>\r\n

Once you have added the audio, you will have plenty of format options. At first sight, you can play the audio and\u00a0<\/span>adjust the speed by clicking on the three vertical dots (ellipsis)<\/span><\/strong>. You can also change the size of the button using the mouse.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Step 5. Format the audio bar<\/h5>\r\n

When you have already added your audio into Google Slides, then it’s time for the Format options. Let’s revise them.<\/p>\r\n

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