Getting Started

As the first step you need to add TalkingDeck as add-onto your Google Slides interface:

1. Click “Add-ons” and then “Get Add-ons” in the Google Slides Menu
2. Once the Google Workspace Marketplace opens, search for TalkingDeck. Click on the TalkingDeck icon and then click install button.
3. You need to confirm the permissions TalkingDeck requires.
4. TalkingDeck will appear in the Add-Ons menu of your Google Slides interface.

From that point on, you can always access TalkingDeck by opening Add-ons in the menu. Click “TalkingDeck”, followed by “Open TalkingDeck”, and the sidebar with the interface will open on right side of the screen.

There is one important requirement before you begin. TalkingDeck converts speaker notes of each slide into the narration.

You need to have speaker notes field opened. It should be visible at the bottom of your screen.

If it is not, please open the “View menu”, and click “Show Speaker notes”.

Start by creating a new presentation, or by opening one of yours.

Once you have the presentation on the screen, make sure to open the TalkingDeck interface.

You can always access TalkingDeck by opening Add-ons in the menu. Click “TalkingDeck”, followed by “Open TalkingDeck”, and the sidebar with the interface will open on right side of the screen.

Also, make sure to have the speaker notes field visible at the bottom of the screen. If they are not, please open the “View menu”, and click “Show Speaker notes”.

It is a good idea to set the dimensions of your slides equal to the final video dimensions right at the beginning. Otherwise, you will end up moving things around at the end and waste valuable time.

1. In the File menu open “Page Setup”,
2. Set dimensions to custom, for example, 1280 by 720 pixels.

Keep in mind that TalkingDeck can render only static slides. Any animations, transitions and interactivity which you add to your slides will not end up in the video.

Also, maximum duration of the narration in slide is 30 seconds. This is equivalent to approximately 600 characters of text in speaker notes

1. Add some content to your first slide
2. Add few greeting words of your choice to speaker notes field. Something like: “Hi and welcome, my name is John Doe and I will be your host”.
3. Choose the character and voice for narration. Click “Change Character” button and select the character you would like to use.
4. Open “Voice” dropdown and select the desired voice. Try to match the language of the voice with the language in speaker notes, or you can get some unusual and weird results.
5. Click “Test current slide” button.
   After few seconds you should be able to see your first slide and hear the narration. The selected character will pronounce the text from your speaker notes.
6. Change the speaker note and click the “Test current slide” button once again. The changes should be immediately reflected

1. Click “Export video” button and confirm the export command.
2. When the export finishes, you will be presented with the Download video button.
3. Download it and test it.