2. WHAT IS SLIDESHARE?
SlideShare is a community for slideshow presentations.
They’ve also expanded to videos, and infographics, but
the core of it is slideshows. It’s owned by LinkedIn, so
naturally their audience consists of a lot of
professionals.
A quick glimpse at the presentations listed on the home
page will probably give you a good feel for the type of
content that’s popular on the site.
4. What you can take from this step:
1. Brainstorm ideas of what you want to write about. No idea is too dumb,
put it all out there.
2. Come up with a goal for what you want your presentation to do. (build
your authority, entertain, get email subscribers, etc.)
3. Draw a connection between the ideas you brainstormed and your goal.
4. Make sure your idea can be made into bite-sized chunks.
5. Consider re-purposing one of your old blog posts.
6. The more specific you can get with your idea, the better.
7. Combine all those steps into a single presentation topic.
6. Here are the key takeaways from this step:
1. Develop a “theme” for your presentation to set it apart
2. Look at SlideShare decks on similar topics. What can you do differently?
3. Create a “base” title that clearly explains what your deck will be about
4. Break down the different parts of you “base” title, and amplify each piece using
engaging descriptors
5. Make sure your title grabs people’s attention right away, even if it means being a
little controversial
6. Your presentation title is crucial, spend a good amount of time crafting something
amazing
8. Creating an outline lets you:
1. Plan out how many slides you want
2. Organize the sequence of your presentation
3. Make sure you’re not missing any important parts
4. Arrange the wording that you want
10. 1.Open SlideShare.net in
your web browser.
You’ll need to use a
browser to upload your
slideshow to SlideShare,
as the mobile app does
not support uploading
files.
11. 2. Click “Login” and
sign in to SlideShare.
You’ll see this link at
the top right corner of
the website. Type your
login credentials into
the blanks, or click
“Login with LinkedIn”
to use your LinkedIn
credentials instead.
12. 3. Click the orange
“Upload” button.
You’ll see this button
at the top right corner
of the page.
14. 5. Double-click the
file you want to
upload.
Once the upload
complete, you’ll
see a thumbnail of
the file.
15. 6. Choose your Privacy settings.
Click the Privacy drop-down to make your
selection.
Public: Anyone who searches the SlideShare
could potentially find and view your slideshow.
Private – Anyone with Link: People cannot find
your slideshow by searching SlideShare, but
they will be able to view it if you share with
them its URL.
Private – Only Me: Your slideshow will only be
accessible to you, and only when you are
logged in to SlideShare.
17. 8. Click “Publish” to save
your slideshow.
When the save is complete,
your presentation will
appear on the screen. You
can move through the
slideshow using the arrows
just beneath the slides.
18. 9. View your
slideshow from
anywhere.
Now that your
slideshow is on
SlideShare, you
can access it from
anywhere.
19. TIPS FOR A GOOD SLIDE PRESENTATION:
Keep it Simple
Limit bullet points & text
Limit transitions & builds (animation)
Use high-quality graphics
Have a visual theme, but avoid using
PowerPoint templates
Use appropriate charts
Use color well
Choose your fonts well