Insert an audio clip

Insert an audio clip in Google Slides — with three ready prompts, from the immediate task to the lasting pattern.

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Execute — do the immediate task

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Insert the pronunciation audio clip for the vocabulary slide on slide 9. Set it to play on click,…
Insert the pronunciation audio clip for the vocabulary slide on slide 9. Set it to play on click, show the audio icon bottom-right, and add the label Audio: Pronunciation Guide, 00:35. Test the clip plays through the classroom speakers before I hand the deck to the teaching assistants for their lesson on Wednesday.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I attach the pronunciation audio, make it easy for reviewers to accept: surface the clip…
Before I attach the pronunciation audio, make it easy for reviewers to accept: surface the clip length and the speaker name, keep playback on click, place the icon where students will notice it, and flag any noisy segments or background talk that could distract. Highlight anything that would make a reviewer hesitate.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I added the pronunciation audio clip to slide 9 and set it to play on click, but students said it…

students report the audio is too quiet in class

I added the pronunciation audio clip to slide 9 and set it to play on click, but students said it was too quiet on the classroom speakers during the lesson. The teaching assistant will run the next class tomorrow. What’s the likely cause and the fastest fix I can make now so the clip is audible?

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