# Animated slides that build in as you speak

> Record or upload your talk to Tella, then ask the Tella Agent to build slides with Tella Motion. Each title and bullet animates by character, word or line, timed to your transcript so it appears as you say it. The text stays live, so you can change wording, colors or pacing later.

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## How do I make animated slides for a recorded presentation that build in as I speak?

Record or upload your talk to Tella, then ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) to build slides with [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion). Each title and bullet animates by character, word or line, timed to your transcript so it appears as you say it. The text stays live, so you can change wording, colors or pacing later.

## Prompt to start from

```text
As I cover my three points, show them as an animated b-roll slide with my camera in a bubble beside it. Use dark navy background and white text. Build in each bullet as I start talking about it, and dim earlier ones to 50%.
```

## More prompts

### Teacher

```text
This is a 9th grade biology lesson on photosynthesis. When I name sunlight, water and carbon dioxide, build each in as a large word with a circle beside it. Keep everything clear of my face.
```

### Sales rep

```text
This is a follow-up for a prospect at Northwind Logistics. When I cover pricing, show three columns, Starter, Growth and Enterprise, sliding in from the left as I name each tier. Use green #1F8A5B as the accent.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video in the Tella editor and open the Tella Agent chat.
2. Describe the title, bullets and the moment each should appear.
3. Say how it builds: line by line, word by word, fades or slides.
4. Play it as an overlay, b-roll or its own Tella Motion clip.

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- Timing to your speech needs a transcript. A standalone Tella Motion clip has none, so slides there run on fixed times.
- Your voice keeps playing while a slide plays as b-roll.
- You can also time bullets to seconds you name, or set keyframes and easing for finer control.

## Questions people ask

### Can I keep my camera visible while the slide plays?

Yes. Ask the Tella Agent to add the slide as a Tella Motion overlay, or as b-roll with your camera in a bubble. It can check video frames to keep the slide clear of your face.

### Can I match the look of my existing slide deck?

Yes. Attach an image of a slide in the Tella Agent chat and ask it to recreate the style. Tella Motion uses fonts from its own font list, so ask for the closest match.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT build these slides instead?

Yes. [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) get the same Tella Motion tools as the Tella Agent. The slides appear in your Tella editor as they build them.

## Related

- [Release videos with animated bullets for each feature](https://www.tella.com/agent/animated-bullet-points-video.md): Each new feature animated in, one bullet at a time.
- [Kinetic typography, timed to the words you say](https://www.tella.com/motion/kinetic-typography.md): Animated text timed to the words you say.
- [Explainer diagrams that build as you explain](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-explainer-diagrams.md): Flowcharts and diagrams that build as you explain.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Add motion graphics over your recording](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-motion-graphics-over-your-recording)
- [Overlay or media layout](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/overlays#should-i-use-an-overlay-or-a-media-layout)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)