Voice to Text for PowerPoint
Building presentations in PowerPoint shouldn't mean hours of typing into tiny text boxes. Blurt lets you speak your slide content, speaker notes, and bullet points directly into any field. Hold a button, talk naturally, release. Your words appear with proper punctuation and capitalization. Whether you're drafting a sales deck, creating training materials, or building that keynote for next week's conference, your voice becomes your keyboard. Works on macOS for $10/month or $99/year, with a first 1,000 words free.
The Typing Problem
Typing into tiny slide text boxes kills your flow
You have a clear message in your head but translating it to slide format is painful. Click the text box, type a few words, realize they don't fit, delete, retype shorter. The constant editing and reformatting breaks your creative momentum. By slide 10, you're writing whatever fits instead of whatever communicates best.
Speaker notes take longer to write than the slides themselves
You know your presentation needs detailed speaker notes. But typing paragraphs into that tiny notes pane is exhausting. You end up with bullet fragments instead of the full talking points you actually need. When you present, you forget half of what you wanted to say because the notes are too sparse to be useful.
Bullet points feel endless when you have to type each one
Your slide needs eight bullet points summarizing key findings. Typing each one means click, type, enter, repeat. By the fifth bullet, you're shortening your points just to finish faster. The slide ends up with cryptic abbreviations your audience won't understand because you got tired of typing.
Presentation outlines never get the detail they deserve
You start with good intentions: outline the whole deck before filling in content. But typing out 30 slide titles and descriptions is tedious. You rush through the outline, skip important sections, and end up reorganizing the deck three times because the structure wasn't properly planned. All that reordering takes hours.
Last-minute presentation changes become typing marathons
The meeting is in two hours and your manager wants 'a few updates' to the deck. You need to rewrite three slides, add speaker notes to five more, and create two new comparison slides. Each change means clicking into tiny boxes and typing under pressure. Your hands are cramped and the presentation still isn't ready.
How It Works
Blurt works anywhere you can type in PowerPoint: slide titles, body text, speaker notes, tables, SmartArt, and even the outline view.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut while your cursor is in any PowerPoint text field. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Speak your content
Talk naturally. Dictate bullet points, speaker notes, slide titles, or full paragraphs. Blurt adds punctuation and capitalization automatically.
Release and continue
Text appears at your cursor position. Move to the next slide, switch to speaker notes, or start a new bullet. No extra steps needed.
Real Scenarios
Dictating speaker notes for an entire presentation
You have 25 slides and each one needs detailed speaker notes. Instead of typing paragraphs into that cramped notes pane, you click into it and hold your hotkey. Say 'This slide shows our Q3 revenue growth. Emphasize that we exceeded projections by 12 percent. Pause here to let the numbers sink in before moving to the regional breakdown.' Release, next slide, repeat. Full speaker notes for 25 slides in 15 minutes instead of an hour.
Building bullet point lists by voice
Your slide needs a list of seven key benefits. Click into the text box, hold button, speak: 'Reduces processing time by 40 percent.' Release. Enter. Hold, speak: 'Integrates with existing CRM systems.' Release. Each bullet point takes 3 seconds instead of 15. You write clearer, longer bullets because speaking takes no extra effort. Your audience actually understands what each point means.
Creating presentation outlines rapidly
You need to structure a 40-slide training deck. Open outline view, hold your hotkey, speak: 'Introduction and course objectives. Module one, understanding the basics. Module two, intermediate concepts. Module three, advanced applications. Summary and next steps.' Your entire deck structure appears in 30 seconds. Now you can see the flow and rearrange before adding content.
Filling in slide titles across the deck
Your slide titles are currently 'Slide 1' through 'Slide 20.' Click into each title placeholder, hold, speak: 'Market Analysis and Competitive Landscape.' Next slide. 'Customer Segmentation Strategy.' Next slide. 'Implementation Timeline and Milestones.' Meaningful titles for 20 slides in under 3 minutes. The presentation finally makes sense when someone scrolls through it.
Writing comparison tables without the tedium
Your slide has a three-column comparison table with 15 cells to fill. Click into each cell, hold, speak the content. 'Available on all plans.' Next cell. 'Enterprise only.' Next cell. 'Requires add-on license.' Tables that would take 10 minutes to type are done in 2. You actually complete the comparison instead of leaving cells with placeholder text.
Adding detailed notes to existing slides
You inherited a deck from a colleague with zero speaker notes. You need to present it tomorrow. Go through each slide: click notes pane, hold hotkey, speak your talking points from memory. 'Mention that this graph shows a three-year trend. Point out the inflection in 2024 when we changed pricing strategy. Transition to next slide by referencing customer feedback.' Transform a bare deck into a presentation you can actually deliver.
Rapid slide content iteration
The messaging isn't quite right on slide 8. Instead of carefully editing the existing text, select all and delete it. Hold button, speak the new version: 'Our solution eliminates manual data entry, saving your team an average of 15 hours per week. That time goes back to strategic work that actually grows the business.' Fresh content in 5 seconds. Try another version if this one doesn't land. Iteration becomes free when typing isn't the bottleneck.
Why presenters choose Blurt over PowerPoint's built-in dictation
| Blurt | Windows Dictation / macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single customizable hotkey | Windows+H or Fn Fn, fixed shortcuts |
| Works in notes pane | Yes, anywhere you can type | Inconsistent, often fails in notes |
| Punctuation | Automatic from natural speech | Must say 'period' 'comma' explicitly |
| Accuracy | State-of-the-art AI transcription | Frequently mishears or lags |
| Privacy | Audio never stored | Processed by Microsoft or Apple servers |
| Reliability | Consistent performance across all fields | Stops working randomly in some contexts |
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