Comments on: Resource for free sounds and sound effects http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/resource-for-free-sounds-and-sound-effects/ Helping you with presenting, PowerPoint, and speaking Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/resource-for-free-sounds-and-sound-effects/comment-page-1/#comment-291 admin Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:02:48 +0000 http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/?p=430#comment-291 Jessica, You are absolutely right that sound effects need to be used only to convey the message. But there are a number of ways that they can be used to do so. For example, in my holiday card (http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/create-a-swinging-bell-or-pendulum-in-powerpoint/), I used a bell sound for the bell. The message was the passing of time and its celebration as we go into the New Year. Or, for a message that difficult times are ahead, you could use a thunderstorm sound. It works as a metaphor. These are both "soft" messages that lend themselves to visualization and similarly, sound effects. You certainly wouldn't use the sound of money clinking in a business presentation on 3rd quarter financial results. Thanks for bringing that up. Jessica,
You are absolutely right that sound effects need to be used only to convey the message. But there are a number of ways that they can be used to do so. For example, in my holiday card (http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/create-a-swinging-bell-or-pendulum-in-powerpoint/), I used a bell sound for the bell. The message was the passing of time and its celebration as we go into the New Year. Or, for a message that difficult times are ahead, you could use a thunderstorm sound. It works as a metaphor. These are both “soft” messages that lend themselves to visualization and similarly, sound effects. You certainly wouldn’t use the sound of money clinking in a business presentation on 3rd quarter financial results. Thanks for bringing that up.

]]> By: Jessica Pyne http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/resource-for-free-sounds-and-sound-effects/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Jessica Pyne Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:55:41 +0000 http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/?p=430#comment-290 Great resource, but do you think it is a good idea to include sound effects in a presentation? I've often found the result can seem amateurish and irritating. I believe we should be careful introducing extraneous media into presentation that doesn't directly aid the presenter to convey the message. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this. Jessica Great resource, but do you think it is a good idea to include sound effects in a presentation? I’ve often found the result can seem amateurish and irritating.

I believe we should be careful introducing extraneous media into presentation that doesn’t directly aid the presenter to convey the message.

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on this.

Jessica

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