How to Make a Presentation Longer?

Short and concise presentations are the norm, but for some reason, you might want to make a presentation longer without ruining the flow. For a 10-minute presentation, you can do 8-10 slides, and if the time slot is up to 30 minutes or even an hour, how do you make a presentation longer?

The real challenge is not to make the presentation longer but to achieve this goal without the audience losing interest. Adding random filler content or images won’t do the job. You have to be creative with the content, images, infographics, and other elements to make a presentation longer and interesting.

Tips to Make a Presentation Longer

The very first tip to make a presentation longer is to avoid adding random stuff to increase the word count or presentation duration. We will share some practical tips to extend the duration of your presentation without affecting the quality of delivery.

Follow these tips and make sure you actually have in-depth knowledge of the topic that you are presenting. We will also share a smarter and more effective way to add value to your slides.

Tip 1: Expand the Depth of Content

The general idea is to add only a few important points to your presentation slides. While keeping that in mind, the ideal way to expand the depth of your content is to add speaker notes. Instead of adding more content to the slides, add explanations and other details to the speaker’s notes in your slides.

Explaining complicated terms, jargon, and other concepts can help you increase the duration of your presentation. Speaker notes are visible to you, so viewers don’t have to process too much information from slides.

Bonus Tip: How to Generate Speaker Notes Instantly?

Twistly is an AI add-in for PowerPoint that can generate speaker notes for single or multiple slides within seconds. You just have to select the slides, and Twistly will generate effective notes immediately.

Tip 2: Adding Relevant Visuals and Media

Find the relevant images and videos for the slides so that viewers can stay engaged for a longer time. Inserting infographics, explanatory videos, and high-quality images can make your presentation look more attractive.

If there are infographics, you will have enough time to explain the contents of the graphic without overdoing the content or media on the slides.

Bonus Tip: How to Add Images with AI?

Twistly has a built-in AI image generator that you can use to create custom images. It can also fetch HD images from free stock image sites like Unsplash, Pexels, and web image results.

Tip 3: Engage Audience

Audience engagement is the key to making your presentation longer. If you keep talking alone, your viewers may lose interest pretty soon. You should ask questions of the participants, so they feel involved in the process.

There are different fun ways to engage with the audience. You can ask questions related to the topic or ask the viewers to share their personal experiences related to the topic of discussion. Personal connection with the audience is key to effective communication.

Tip 4: Repeat Key Points

At the end of a good presentation, your audience should have a clear idea about what they have learned, and you have delivered. It is a good strategy to repeat the important points of each slide. This way, participants can easily remember the key points, and you also have enough time to explain the topic.

Each slide may not have unique and new concepts, so you can divide the presentation into different sections and explain key concepts from each section. Ask if your viewers have any questions related to any slide.

Tip 5: Time Management and Pacing

Jumping straight to the stage without effective time planning and management will be a mistake. If you are allowed to use the time slot of 30 minutes, reading 10-12 slides won’t cover the time slot. Once you have the topic and details about the time allowed, rehearse your presentation.

Working on your content delivery and pacing will help you maximize the effective use of your time. Speak with authority and work on your body language so you don’t panic while presenting.

How to Make a Presentation Longer Instantly?

Adding more content to your slides and explaining the concepts with more depth can be done instantly with Twistly. There are many AI features in this add-in that can help you polish and optimize any presentation or slide. Here is how to make any longer presentation with Twistly within seconds.

Method 1: Add New Slides

Open your PowerPoint presentation and launch Twistly. Click the Add Slide option and then select any slide format or template that you want to add, and within seconds, your new slide will be added to the presentation, giving you more time to explain on the stage.

Method 2: Make Text Longer

You can prompt Twistly to expand the content of any slide. You can also select whether to make any selected text longer or improve the text of the entire slide.

Step 1

Go to Twistly, click the Rewrite Text option, and then choose the “Make it Longer” option from the list.

Step 2

You can expand the selected text or the text of the entire slide. Click continue, and you will see that Twistly has made the entire text of the slide more detailed.

Conclusion

Work on your pace and add more content to your slides to make a presentation longer. Don’t forget to keep the additional content relevant and valuable. If you want to improve any presentation in PowerPoint with AI, install Twistly now and start making amazing presentations with a custom ChatGPT for PowerPoint.

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