Accessible Presentations

Below we have compiled some tips for your presentations that will help make it more accessible. 

Tips for Accessible Presentations

    1. One of the most important tips for making presentations accessible is to provide a copy in a digital format to those in the audience who request this. This is very important because it allows users to go through the presentation using technology and tools that work best for them. If you can provide the presentation in advance, this is also helpful as some users prefer to examine the presentation before the class begins.

    2. Creating an audio transcript for your presentation will be very helpful to many individuals for a variety of reasons. Think about what you will say during your presentation and provide this information in the Notes pane of the presentation or a separate document.
      • When using automatic captioning, the quality of the audio recording will directly affect the quality of the captions.
      • Windows and Mac offer a Voice Recording/memo program that can be used before the presentation to test the quality of the recording.
      • If presenting from a laptop, position the laptop so that your voice will travel towards the top of the display right above the screen. In most cases, this is where the microphone is located.
      • For assistance adjusting your microphone volume, visit WikiHow to learn How to Boost Microphone Volume on PC or Mac Links to an external site.

 

Google Slides offers a great feature that will allow you to have automatic captions as you present. The feature is accessed by clicking the CC option once you have started presenting. You must have a microphone connected to use this feature. Visit Google's enabling captions documentation Links to an external site. to learn more.