What is the easiest way to convert PowerPoint to SCORM?

A free browser converter is the quickest: upload the file and download a SCORM package. It usually gives you static slides and a completion record, so use an authoring tool or a training platform if you need quizzes or a score.

Will my speaker notes carry over?

Often not. Colossyan's free converter leaves them out, and Reigniter's import reads the text on each slide, so move anything important onto the slides first.

Do I need SCORM if I do not have an LMS?

Probably not. SCORM exists to report into an LMS. If you only need a record of who passed, a share link with learner sign-in and a results dashboard can do that without one.

How to convert PowerPoint to SCORM 1.2 without losing the point of the course

open the deck in a tool that can publish a SCORM package, then upload the zip to your LMS. A free converter produces a static slide player that records completion, an authoring tool such as iSpring can keep your animations and add quizzes, and a training platform such as Reigniter turns the deck into a presented module with branching questions. Which you need depends on what your LMS has to record.