Turn On Live Subtitles and Captions in Google Slides

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How to turn on Live Subtitles and Captions in Google Slides?

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Do you want to make your presentations better understood by everyone in the room? Some of your students may be a native speaker in another language or have difficulty hearing when you have a soft-spoken guest. Live Captions and Subtitles in Google Slides can provide captions for your presentation in real-time! This feature is only available when using Google Slides. 

How to turn on Live Captions & Subtitles:

  1. In your slides, go to View, Present on the menu bar
  2. Click on the CC button at the bottom of your presentation.
  3. As long as your microphone is enabled, closed captions will automatically appear at the bottom of your presentation as you speak. You can move the captions to the top or bottom of your screen and change the text size. 

Tips for using Live Transcription:

  • An external microphone/headset provides better audio quality and, therefore, more accurately matches what is being said verbally. 
  • Speaking slowly enables a more accurate match to what is being said verbally and allows others to follow the automatic transcript or subtitles. 
  • Take Turns/Pause Before Speaking

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