A window will open which will ask you to insert the video’s URL.Click on Video on the top right corner.Go to Insert in the PowerPoint task line on the top.You can watch our video (which is by the way inserted from YouTube as well) down below and learn how to add a video to your slides in just one minute! If you don't feel like watching the video, you can also follow the step-by-step guide down below. Also, we have got some great suggestions about videos you could show your audience. In the this post, you'll learn how you can directly insert a YouTube Video into PowerPoint that plays automatically on your slide. Some people do so by opening the browser, going to YouTube and then typing the video title into the search bar, when in fact there is a much easier and more convenient way. Sometimes, you want to show your audience a YouTube video during a presentation.