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The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Businessweek announced OnLive Inc.’s release of an app that allows the full Windows versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint to run on an iPad. These are real programs that work the way they do on a Windows PC. The app lets you create, edit, view and run Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations. They are fully functional and available for free. This is however a cloud-based app, which means that Office is not installed on the iPad, but rather, runs through a remote server which you are connected to via the Internet. Nonetheless, it’s still great news for iPads users, who constantly work with the key Office productivity apps.

Adding Voiceover to PowerPoint

Businesses, schools and the general community use these key apps for several reasons. Whether it’s for professional, personal, social or academic purposes, they play a significant role in today’s world. PowerPoint has become a powerful tool in companies and schools because it can be easily integrated into online courses, conventions, webinars, remote business meetings and teleconferences. What’s great about PowerPoint is that you can also add audio to the presentation.

Microsoft Office lists the following cases where a PowerPoint voiceover or a narration can be added to a presentation:

• Web-based presentation
• Archiving a meeting so that presenters can review it and add comments later on
• Self-running slide show presentation

If you want to hold your audience’s attention, you should aim to entice all or as many senses as possible. It’s just like watching TV or videos; no matter how great the visuals and animations are, they still won’t be that effective without music, narration or sounds. The material on screen, whether it’s an advertisement, trailer or movie, will only be effective if the visual presentation is complemented with the appropriate audio.

For PowerPoint presentations, which are usually informative or instructional, the voiceover should be short, concise and clear. You should ensure that you perfectly time your PowerPoint voiceover to match the correct slide. When you record the audio, use PowerPoint’s slide timing features, which you can set up if you want to run the presentation automatically.

Getting Started with PowerPoint Voiceover

Before starting your PowerPoint voiceover, be sure to check that your computer has a sound card, microphone and speakers to be able to record and hear your narration and music. You can either record your voiceover before creating a presentation or during the presentation; in which case you should have a clear understanding of the presentation, a list of slides etc. Please note that PowerPoint is setup so that voice narration takes precedence over other sounds. So if for example, you’ve inserted background music, it will be overridden by the voiceover.

Recording a Voiceover PowerPoint

Once your equipment is ready, you can begin creating your PowerPoint presentation with voiceover or music on each presentation slide.

When adding a voiceover in the presentation, here are simple steps you can follow:

1. Check if your microphone is ready: turned on, not muted, sound mixer set at a balanced level.
2. Create a new folder and label it accordingly.
3. Save a copy of the PowerPoint file you’ll be working on.
4. Set up Narration Recording in PowerPoint and follow the instructions below:
a. Select the slideshow option in the menu bar.
b. Click “record narration”.
c. Choose “change quality”.
d. Select “44.100kHz, 16 bit, Mono”.
e. Click “set microphone level” and test your microphone.
f. Tick the “link narration” box.
g. Choose “browse” then open the new folder you’ve created from the previous step and select the folder.
h. Click the “OK” button and begin recording voiceovers on your slides.
i. Choose “yes” every time you’re asked to “save timings on the slides”.
j. Save the completed PowerPoint presentation again.
5. Review the audio quality of your presentation.
6. Run the entire PowerPoint presentation to check if voiceover and slides are well synchronised.

When you are working on a professional or business presentation, especially if it’s to be used for sales and marketing, it’s recommended that you consider hiring a professional voiceover talent to ensure that the final product is perfect. With a professional voiceover talent, you get to choose a voice that’s attractive, confident and experienced in capturing the targeted audience’s attention.

Contact us today and we’ll show you the gallery of our voiceover talents.

Did you know that when debts owed go into collections, they do not expect to be paid in full. Debts owed that go into collections can often be negotiated to a fraction of what was actually owed. In order to negotiate the best deal you must understand how the collection system works, the debt collectors mindset, know your rights and how to start off the negotiations.

Debt Collection System Explained

When debts go unpaid for several months that company normally negotiates with another company in order to get you to pay. This third party either purchases your debt for a fraction of what is actually owed, or they work for the creditor for a fee or a percentage of any money that they collect. The debt collector is in the sole business of collecting debts and they have many methods they use in oder to make individuals pay.

Debt Collectors Mindset

It is important to understand that it is the debt collectors job to make you pay. They get paid when you pay. Debt collectors deal with unpaid debts on a daily basis and they do not have the emotions that you may have about your debts. Debt collectors, from the nature of their business are most of the time aggressive and have no problem putting stress on you and pressuring you to pay.

Know Your Rights

When dealing with debt collectors you need to know your rights. Debt collectors normally will not tell you your rights and possibly will break the law when trying to recover debts. There are many rights you have, but a few of the most important ones are the following:

1. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) – This is a federal law that requires debt collectors to treat you fairly. This law places limitations on the way they can collect. This act places limitations on when the collector can call, who they can contact, obscenities, amounts they are entitled to collect, suing in locations far from residence, threatening remarks, and many more. The following website gives great details on the FDCPA: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Details. If you feel a collector has violated one of your rights, you should contact either an attorney or a credit company that can help with this.
2. Statue of Limitations – With all debts there is a time limit to how long creditors or collections agencies can sue in order to collect debts. Depending on what state you live in this time frame varies from 4 to 25 years. A creditor may be contacting you about a debt that is outside of these limitations and you may not be entitled to pay. This is important to find out before paying anything to a creditor because if the statue of limitations has expired and if you make even a tiny payment, this will restart the statue of limitations and you will now legally owe this debt. It is important to get detailed information about your debts owed with dates and amounts from the creditor.
3. Privacy – A debt collector is not suppose to tell anyone about the debts that you owe other than a co-signer or a spouse. They can call neighbors and employers, but only to obtain contact information and that is it. If they cross that line, you may be able to take legal action against them.
4. Harassment, False Statements, and Unfair Practices – This may be very common among debt collectors. They will almost say anything they can in order to make you pay. They are not allowed to make false statements or harass you in illegal ways. It is smart to keep records of what was said and if you believe something may be illegal, contact an attorney.

Debt Collection Negotiation

Once you have followed through on the debts and made sure they are all legitimate debts that you owe you can begin negotiations. The collector will of course demand full payment but in they know they will not actually receive this. They will negotiate as hard as they can and that is why you have to negotiate hard as well. A good starting place is offering about 20%-30% of the total amount owed. The easiest way to settle your debts is if you have some money and offer them a lump sum payment right away, still only for a fraction of what is actually owed. Be careful not to give in and agree to pay for anything you cannot afford. Most of the time, you will end up meeting in the middle. Before you are done negotiating it is important to try to get them to remove any negative items on your credit report that may be bringing your credit score down. This will help you save on future debts by allowing you to obtain a lower interest rate.

If you feel you cannot negotiate on your own there are professional companies out there that can help you. Most of the time these companies will give you a free consultation and let you know what they can do for you before you decide to use their service. What is good about these companies is that they won’t have the emotions you would have when trying to negotiate your own debts. Even after paying the fee, you will most likely still be better off than if you were to do it yourself.