When you create a Presentation lesson, you have the option to upload or record audio for each of your slides! You can also replace existing audio and download a backup of your audio files.
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About This Feature
Including audio in your Presentation is a great way to add a personalized touch, and provide your students with more context for each of your slides. Adding audio is optional - audio be recorded directly within Thinkific, or you can upload an audio file to a slide. Audio files can also be downloaded to store as a back up.
From the student's perspective, when audio is available, it will be visible in the bottom right corner of the Presentation slide. Audio will auto play by default when a student navigates to the slide, and students will see a play bar that can be used to play, pause and navigate through the file. Students can also replay any important details!
Record Audio
You have the option to record audio for each presentation slide directly within Thinkific!
How to Record Audio for a Slide
- Navigate to your Presentation lesson in Course Builder
- Locate your slide under the Presentation area
- Click the arrow on the right of the slide to expand slide details
- Click Record Audio (Your browser may ask to use your microphone. Make sure to Allow this)
- Click Record in the popup window
- Start speaking into your microphone!
- Click Stop to end the recording
- Click Save (You can always click Delete if you want to try again)
Make a mistake? No problem - you can re-record the audio per slide as many times as you need!
Once you Save, you will return to the main Presentation Lesson. The lesson is automatically saved and you will see your recorded file:
Upload Audio
If you have pre-recorded audio, you can also upload your audio file directly to Thinkific!
Supported File Types:
- aac
- mp2
- mp3
- mpga
- ogg
- wav
- m4a
Max file size: 50MB
How to Upload Audio to a Slide
- Navigate to your Presentation lesson in Course Builder
- Locate your slide under the Presentation area
- Click the arrow on the right of the slide to expand slide details
- Click Upload Audio
- Drag and Drop your file or click to Select Files to upload
- Click Upload
- Your audio will automatically be saved to the lesson
Download Audio
If you are making any changes to, or deleting, your Presentation we highly recommend downloading your audio files to keep a backup for your records. Once a Presentation is deleted, all audio is permanently deleted.
How to Download Audio from a Slide
- Navigate to your Presentation lesson in Course Builder
- Locate your slide under the Presentation area
- Click the arrow on the right of the slide to expand slide details
- Under Audio, in the playbar area, select the ellipses (3 dot icon)
- Select Download
Replace Existing Audio
If you have made a mistake and would like to re-record or upload a new audio file, you can simply delete the existing file!
Note that deleting an audio file is permanent and irreversible. If you want to keep a copy, make sure to download a backup first!
How to Delete Audio from a Slide
- Navigate to your Presentation lesson in Course Builder
- Locate your slide under the Presentation area
- Click the arrow on the right of the slide to expand slide details
- Under Audio, select the garbage can icon
- Select Delete audio file
Now that you have deleted the file, you will see that the option to Record or Upload is available again!
Important Considerations
Chrome and Firefox do not support M4A audio files. It is recommended that you convert audio files to MP3 for all browsers.
Users trying to record audio on Safari browser may encounter an error (the window that opens to record slide audio will load as a blank page with Access-Control-Allow-Origin errors). If you encounter this error, you can attempt to record audio using a private browser, or you may need to use another browser to record your audio.
For Firefox Users: the ellipsis in the Audio play bar will not be visible. Firefox users will need to right-click on the play bar and click "save audio as" instead to download audio (see image).