How to Add Audio Voice-over in PowerPoint

This guide will teach you how to add a recording of your voice to individual PowerPoint slides, so that students can hear you speak as they read through the PowerPoint presentation.

Note: These instructions correspond to are from the 2016 version of PowerPoint, and may need to be slightly adjusted for another version.

• • Once you launch PowerPoint, click on the Insert tab.

  • There will be sub menu called Audio, click it.

  • Select Record Audio to start recording your voice.

    • (If you pre-recorded your voice with another software, you can select the Audio on My PC option instead.

• • Once you are ready, click the red record button.

• • When you are finished with your recording, click OK.

  • Your slide will now have the audio recording embedded inside of it. It will look like this:

• • You can drag this icon around to anywhere on your slide, and play it once you hover over it and click the play button. I recommend you place it in the bottom right or bottom left corner of your slide.