Here’s an interesting statistic: 91% of people believe a well-designed slide deck can increase your confidence as a presenter. The first step to creating a good presentation is to choose the best software, and then record the presentation in HD.
What Is a Google Slides Presentation?
Google Slides is a free web-based presentation software provided by Google as part of the Google Drive suite. You can use it on any device with an internet connection, offering various features like an easy-to-use presenter view, speaker notes, live captions, and the ability to present to Google Meet video calls. Plus, your slides can contain text, images, videos, animations, and more to create dynamic content.
What Do You Need to Record Google Slides Presentations?
To record a presentation on Google Slides, you will need a few things:
- A device with an internet connection: It’s best to have a computer to make it easy to create and present Google Slides
- A screen recording software like Zight: While Google Slides allows you to present live in a meeting, it won’t record audio or video files to send later. That’s where Zight comes in, allowing you to record and narrate your slides as you present so you can share with attendees at a later time
- An external microphone (optional) to record audio for your presentation. However, you can still use your native microphone on your computer
- A webcam (optional): If you want to show yourself presenting alongside the slides, a webcam will be necessary for recording. To make things easy, you can just use the Zight webcam recorder which will use your native webcam app
- A Google account: You can only access Google Slides with a Google account, so make sure to sign in to be able to create slides
- Google Slides: Before using the screen recording tool , you want to create and add content to the Google slides you will be narrating. More on this below!
How to Record A Presentation on Google Slides with Zight: Step-By-Step Guide
Before you start recording, search for Google Slides on your browser, log in to your account and open an untitled presentation.
1. Download Zight
If you don’t have Zight, click the red button below to download.
2. Choose your Screen Recording Preferences
Open your presentation on Google Slides and ensure you can easily navigate to the slides once you’re ready to record.
3. Start Narrating Your Google Slides Presentation
On the Google Slides presentation page, click on the dropdown menu next to Slideshow.
4. Annotate Your Presentation
One of the best things about presenting your Google Slides with Zight is that you can annotate the video just as easily as you narrate it.
5. Finish Recording and Edit Your Video
Once you narrate all your Google slides, click the Finish recording button and wait for the file to upload to the cloud. Zight will also open the file on your default browser where you can edit the video file further.
6. Share the Presentation for Asynchronous Communication
To share the presentation, you can send the shareable link to your teams via Slack , Asana , Trello , and other chat boards and productivity software you use at work.
7. Collaborate and Track Analytics
The best part about recording your presentation in superior video footage with Zight is how you can save it for collaboration later.