Turn a PowerPoint deck into a presentation video automatically

Choose the presenter and voice

The presenter is the avatar who stands beside your slides. Pick one from the list; each presenter has recommended voices.

The example is a five-slide briefing deck on the benefits of a generative-AI chat platform for small and midsize companies. It is a sample report produced by DeepResearch in Bestllam (https://bestllam.com), our own service, loaded as it is. The presenter is Sophia.

This example uses Sophia with Kasumi Nagisa (narration B), the first recommended voice.

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BEFORE YOU START

Before you start

Prepare the PowerPoint file (.pptx) you want to turn into a video and open the MotionVox home screen. The tutorials in this chapter follow the same five-slide deck.

Screenshots show actual sample projects. Instructions describe desktop browser operation; this guide can also be read on a phone.

STEP01

Choose the presenter

Step 3 selects the presenter who explains your slides. Selecting a face shows the presenter and voice details on the right.

  1. Select a presenter from Recommended. This example uses Sophia; the selected card shows a tick at its upper right.
  2. Check the presenter and voice on the right. Preset voice shows the name of the voice paired with this presenter.
  1. Action Select a presenter from Recommended. This example uses Sophia; the selected card shows a tick at its upper right.
  2. Check Check the presenter and voice on the right. Preset voice shows the name of the voice paired with this presenter.
Step 3 with Sophia selected as the presenter.

Check Use the search field and the Female and Male filters to find a presenter. Choosing No presenter at the upper left creates voice-only narration. The upper right shows how far the background script and narration creation has progressed.

STEP02

Search and filter presenters

The presenter list is long, so searching and filtering help. The figure shows step 3 revisited after the video was finished.

  1. Type a name into Search by name, or filter with All, Female or Male. The screen showed 500 in total, 290 female and 210 male.
  2. The list starts with Recommended female (25) and Recommended male (24). Each card notes the framing, such as upper body.
  3. No presenter (voice-only narration) makes a video narrated without an avatar.
  1. Action Type a name into Search by name, or filter with All, Female or Male. The screen showed 500 in total, 290 female and 210 male.
  2. Check The list starts with Recommended female (25) and Recommended male (24). Each card notes the framing, such as upper body.
  3. Check No presenter (voice-only narration) makes a video narrated without an avatar.
Step 3, Choose the presenter: search and filters at the top, No presenter at the upper left, the selected presenter and voice on the right.

Check At the bottom of the recommended list, Show more reveals other presenters.

STEP03

Check the presenter voice

To change the voice or see the candidates, click Custom on the right. The voices recommended for this presenter are listed in order.

  1. Click Custom. The button label changes to Close custom.
  2. Check the Recommended list. This example keeps the first entry, Kasumi Nagisa, Narration B, selected.
  3. Click Confirm and go to the next step at the lower right.
  1. Action Click Custom. The button label changes to Close custom.
  2. Check Check the Recommended list. This example keeps the first entry, Kasumi Nagisa, Narration B, selected.
  3. Action Click Confirm and go to the next step at the lower right.
Step 3 with Custom opened, listing the voices recommended for Sophia.

Check Voice and Speaking style selectors appear below the list. If you keep the voice, simply move on. Click Play to hear the voice (sound will play).

STEP04

Check or revisit the presenter and voice later

You can still check the chosen presenter after moving on. The figure shows step 4, Slides and script.

  1. Under Presenter on the left you see the chosen name, Sophia. Click it to return to the step 3 screen.
  2. The Deck box at the lower left also summarises the style, presenter Sophia and voice Kasumi Nagisa (Japanese).
  3. To review the voice and speaking style for the whole video, open Parameter settings at the upper right.
  1. Check Under Presenter on the left you see the chosen name, Sophia. Click it to return to the step 3 screen.
  2. Check The Deck box at the lower left also summarises the style, presenter Sophia and voice Kasumi Nagisa (Japanese).
  3. Check To review the voice and speaking style for the whole video, open Parameter settings at the upper right.
Step 4, Slides and script: slide list on the left, preview in the middle and the four lines of slide 1 on the right.

Check You can check the presenter and voice under Presenter and in the Deck box on the left.

BEFORE YOU FINISH

One final check.

The presenter’s name appears beside step 3. Next, read the draft on the Slides and script screen.

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