Introduction
Video: Rehearsing and Recording
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There are many things to keep in mind when giving a presentation. How long will it last? What will you say? If you're not in the same location as your audience, how will they view it? Fortunately, PowerPoint offers tools to help ensure your presentation goes smoothly.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to rehearse and record slide shows in advance. You'll also learn about alternative presentation options, such as creating a video of your presentation or presenting your slide show online to remote audiences. Finally, you'll learn how to customize your presentation with hidden or rearranged slides.
Optional: Download our practice presentation.
Rehearsing slide show timings
Rehearsing timings can be useful if you want to set up a presentation to play at a certain speed without having to click through the slides to present it. Think of it as a tool to help you practice presenting your slide show. Using this feature, you can save timings for each slide and animation. PowerPoint will then play back the presentation with the same timings when you present it.
Rehearsing is often one of the last steps in creating a well-polished presentation. If you've never presented a slide show, you may want to review our lesson on Presenting Your Slide Show to become familiar with the basics.