Written by Tanja Google Workplace / Slides
When you are giving a Google Slide presentation, it is good to know how to keep track of the time and pace of your presentation.
Timing is vital when giving a presentation at work because otherwise, you can end up lost in one slide only and potentially lose your audience's attention. Or, perhaps, if you are going too fast, you might leave your audience confused.
To prevent that from happening, we are here to help. We can show you how to set a timer on your presentation slide so you to stay on track ⏲
Let's see how this can be done.
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Important Info: Google Slides does not have a built-in timer function, but users can incorporate some third-party timers (using an app, an extension, or an add-on in their browser).
And that is all you need to do.
Important Note: Keep in mind that the video on your slide will be visible to everyone while you are giving the presentation.
The minute timer will start when you click the video, or you can set it to autoplay when the slide appears in your presentation.
To do it, follow these couple of steps:
For those that don’t want to add a video to their presentation, they can use the Slides Timer extension. It comes as a Google Chrome browser extension that also offers more adjustments.
To add this extension, follow these steps:
Bottom line
A video timer is a very handy tool to add to your Google Slides presentation. It creates a sense of importance and urgency around a certain topic and keeps an audience focused at all times.
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