How to use SlideShare
- 1. How to use SlideShar ePresented by: Alyssa Donette A. Cabral Grade 11-Gauss
- 4. is a slide hosting service, acquired by LinkedIn in 2012. It allows users to upload files (PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote, or OpenDocument presentations) either privately or publicly. The slide decks can then be viewed on the site itself or can be embedded on other sites. Just as YouTube allows users to upload and share videos, SlideShare allows users to upload and share slideshows.
- 5. Although the site was originally intended for businesses to share slides amongst employees, it has expanded and now hosts a huge number of slideshows which have been uploaded for anybody to view. And a lot of people do view them. In fact, SlideShare has 60 million users, hosts over 18 million pieces of content, and gets 159 million monthly page views.
- 7. SlideShare was officially launched on October 4, 2006. Rashmi Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of SlideShare is responsible for partnerships and product strategy. Jonathan Boutelle is the CTO of SlideShare and came up with the initial idea behind the website. He wrote the first version of the site. Amit Ranjan, the COO, heads SlideShare's development team in India and focuses on product management, content and community. On May 3, 2012, SlideShare announced that it was to be acquired by LinkedIn. It is reported that the deal was $118.75 million. In December 2013, SlideShare revamped its site offering more of a visual spin on the homepage, including larger images.
- 8. What is SlideShare for?
- 9. Using SlideShare means you won’t have to worry about hosting content on your own site since you can just embed content from SlideShare. A far more practical and less time-consuming process. 1
- 10. Using it means you will be able to tap into the large number of SlideShare visitors and raise your own profile. 2
- 11. It is easy to use since most people are already familiar with PowerPoint and so are able to generate content relatively quickly. 3
- 12. Using it will allow you to grow your brand and is perhaps the platform which can best accommodate more detailed and in-depth content – i.e., content that may not be appropriate for sharing on other social channels. 4
- 13. It is low cost since there is both a free account option and the option to go pro. 5
- 14. Why should you use SlideShare?
- 15. SlideShare is a respected network known for its quality and emphasis on tutorials and presentations. 1
- 16. It currently ranks #2 in Google for the search term “presentation”.2
- 18. How to use Slideshare?
- 19. You need to sign up and should fill out your profile Butfirst things first…….
- 20. Create your presentations in PowerPoint. 1
- 22. SlideShare’s users expect high-quality content. Meet this requirement, and you can expect to be rewarded by clicks and shares. Ignore it and prepare to watch your content sit around not doing an awful lot. SlideShare itself has written about what makes for a well-designed presentation. In short, presentations should:
- 23. Not use overwhelming background images, since this can make text hard to read. Instead, use a light-coloured, subtle background so that people can read what you have to say clearly.
- 24. Not centre-align all text and images, since this can create a chaotic, disjointed effect. Rather, only align some of your text centrally. Move supporting text to the left for a more balanced look. Not consist of only one font size. Draw attention to the more important parts (words or sentences) of your slide with larger fonts and use smaller fonts for less important information of a slide.
- 26. Like any good content, your slideshows have to give readers valuable industry information. This may be the results of a survey, a summary of a white paper, speculative industry insights, or market reports. Whatever information you choose to use as the basis of your presentation should be relevant to your target audience and give them insights and information they haven’t seen before and can’t get elsewhere.
- 28. The best way to do this is to post the presentation to LinkedIn (easy, since the two platforms are well integrated) and then share it as a status update from your personal account, your employees’ personal accounts, and your company page. It’s also possible to add SlideShare content to your LinkedIn profile’s summary page.
- 29. Lastly …..