We have been sent in a whole CD of free sound effects by Alan McKinney from Freesfx.co.uk
With so many to choose from we have sifted through the sound effects and have selected those that we think are most appropriate to use in your presentations.
You can find more sound effects on Alan’s website.
These sound effects are only available in wav format (but it has the advantage that you can embed them in PowerPoint).
Shush!! – need to make the meeting room quiet. Just play them the shush sound effect.
Shush (Wav) 31k
Gasps – Another Eureka moment. The whole group stands back and gasps.
Mixed group gasps (Wav) 48k
Oh yes – Not quite Leslie Phillips but quite a posh voice having consumed too much Port Wine saying “Oh yes”..
Oh yes (Wav) 36k
Cartoon Voice ahh – For one of those Eureka moments. A posh sounding voice saying Ahh. Could work well in a quiz programme.
Ahhh (Wav) 24k
Gargle – Another good comedy one. The noise of a man having a good gargle.
Gargle (Wav) 143k
Boat Engine – The satisfying chugg of a boat engine.
Boat engine (Wav) 401k
Car Ignition – Time to get going. The sound effect of a car engine being started.
Car Ignition (Wav) 290k
Clock-Tick – An old clock marking the passage of time. Another one that is great for an “I must hurry” you quiz presentation.
Clock-tick (Wav) 658k
Drippy Rain – Sounds like it’s going to be a wet day .
Drippy Rain (Wav) 587k
Dual Carriageway – Don’t stand too close. The noise of cars roaring along the highway.
Dual-Carriageway (Wav) 658k
Rough sea – All adrift on a stormy night. This is a good sound effect if you want to tell one one of those shaggy dog stories.
Rough sea (Wav) 36k
Spitfre overhead – This one goes well with our Winston Churchill speech – Fight them on the beaches – the sound of a spifire flying overhead
Spitfire overhead (Wav) 1,018k
Toiler Flush – A great one for an anology about throwing money down the drain. The sound of your cash being flushed awya
Toilet Flush (Wav) 2,874k
Motorbike starting – Rearing to go. Here is a motorbike being started and revved up. In this case a Yamaha RD350. Oh happy memories.
Motorbike starting (Wav) 1,459k
Zip it up – Another comedy clip or one that could relate to packing things up at the end of a presentation.
Zip (Wav) 19k
You can access more free sound effects through Alan McKinney’s website Freesfx.co.uk
How to add these sound effects to PowerPoint
If you need to know how to add sound clips into a PowerPoint presentation then please click on the following link Adding Sound into PowerPoint