PowerPoint

TL;DR Please don’t tell me you spent 12+ hours putting together a graduation slideshow… only to sync it with the first corny track you found. If the music flops, so does your whole slideshow. So let’s fix that. Here are 30 of the best songs for graduation slideshows that are actually fun, emotional, and timeless […]

Missing participants, technical glitches, and poor-quality recordings can ruin the impact of your presentation. Recording it properly on Zoom ensures every slide, every word, and every detail is captured in high quality, ready to share, revisit, or repurpose without losing clarity. Here’s exactly how to record your presentation on Zoom so you avoid interruptions, awkward […]

TL;DR Ever opened a PowerPoint presentation file only to have it launch straight into a slideshow, with no way to tweak a single word? That’s the catch with a PPSX file; it’s built to present, not edit. In contrast, a PPTX format file opens directly in edit mode, letting you update text, rearrange slides, and […]

TL;DR Picture this: You’re mid-event, your Microsoft PowerPoint deck is running on the big screen, and just as the crowd’s attention peaks, the final slide appears… and stays there. No smooth return to the first slide, no seamless flow; just an awkward pause while someone scrambles to hit the next slide. Frustrating, right? This is […]

TL;DR Ever found yourself giving the same presentation again and again, or wishing you could share it with people who couldn’t attend? If so, you know how repetitive and limiting that can feel. That’s where PowerPoint Screen Recording comes in. With just a few clicks, you can capture your slides, voice, and even on-screen actions, […]

Thought you were too smart for notes? Think again. Psychology says we forget up to 70% of new information within just 24 hours if we don’t revisit it. And that’s in a calm, quiet environment; now add the pressure of a live audience, a ticking clock, and the occasional tech glitch, and your brain’s “perfect […]

TL;DR Recording audio on PowerPoint sounds easy until you actually try doing it across different devices. One moment you’re searching for the “Record” button, the next you’re stuck wondering why your microphone isn’t picking up anything, or why your narration cuts off midway. Whether you’re a teacher prepping lessons, a professional building a pitch, or […]

TL;DR PowerPoint has come a long way since the days of manually stacking shapes and lines to create timelines. After years of perfecting slide design the hard way, I’ve realized that built-in add-ins now make the process ridiculously faster, cleaner, and almost foolproof. Don’t spend years doing what I did. In this blog, I’m sharing […]

TL;DR: We’ll admit it- at SlideSpeak, we’ve gotten a little too comfortable. It’s been ages since any of us actually built a PowerPoint deck from scratch. Why bother when we’ve got AI plugins, templates, and tools that basically do it for us, right? Well… one of our team members called us out. Said we might […]

Claude’s capabilities can be extended through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which allows developers to add custom tools and integrations directly to the AI assistant. With MCP, Claude can do much more than just chat, using the SlideSpeak MCP Claude can generate PowerPoint presentations, analyze spreadsheets, interact with APIs, and perform countless other specialized tasks […]