![[why LinkedIn?]
• Controls your online identity
• Represents your career accomplishments and
opens the door to new opportunities
• Enables people to connect and reconnect with you
• Helps control your professional identity online](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-4-320.jpg)
![[step one: edit your acct]
• Sign on to http://www.linkedin.com and create your
account.
• Scroll to the profile tab and click “Edit Profile”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-5-320.jpg)
![[step three: summary]
• 3-5 sentences answering the question “Tell me
about yourself”
• Packed with keywords
• End with your email address](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-6-320.jpg)
![[step four: add
experience]
• Bullet points can
be longer than on
resume
• Can include media
files related to
experience
• Add related
activities and
organizations](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-7-320.jpg)
![[step five: add highlights]
• Add sections and
applications to highlight
various experiences
• Languages, skills, organiz
ations, certifications, proje
cts
• Consider endorsements
• Add media to your profile
(photos/videos/powerpoint
files)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-8-320.jpg)
![[step five: add highlights]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-9-320.jpg)
![[step five: add highlights]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-10-320.jpg)
![[step five: add highlights]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-11-320.jpg)
![[step five: add highlights]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-12-320.jpg)
![[step six: connect]
• Increase the # of 1st degree connections you have
• Join groups
• Search your network](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-13-320.jpg)
![[step six: connect]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinpresentation-131126082705-phpapp01/85/LinkedIn-for-Event-Professionals-14-320.jpg)
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LinkedIn for Event Professionals
The document outlines the professional backgrounds of Liz King and Mark Hubrich, emphasizing their expertise in event management and technology. It details the importance of LinkedIn for managing online professional identity and offers step-by-step guidance on optimizing LinkedIn profiles, including editing personal information and showcasing experiences. It also encourages users to connect with others and highlights the value of adding multimedia content to enhance their profiles.
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- 2. Liz King @lizkingevents PAST EXPERIENCE: •Assistant Director of Event Management and Social Media, Columbia University RECENT EXPERIENCE: • Owner of Liz King Events • Co-Founder of PlannerTech Event Technology Showcase, Event Alley Show and Power Branding
- 3. Mark Hubrich @Mark_SignUp4 • VicePresident of Client & Industry Relations • Technology entrepreneur with over 13 years of software development • Guest lecturer on meetings technology at Univ. of North Carolina Charlotte & Kennesaw State University • Meeting Industry Ambassador with GaMPI
- 4. [why LinkedIn?] • Controlsyour online identity • Represents your career accomplishments and opens the door to new opportunities • Enables people to connect and reconnect with you • Helps control your professional identity online
- 5. [step one: edityour acct] • Sign on to http://www.linkedin.com and create your account. • Scroll to the profile tab and click “Edit Profile”
- 6. [step three: summary] •3-5 sentences answering the question “Tell me about yourself” • Packed with keywords • End with your email address
- 7. [step four: add experience] •Bullet points can be longer than on resume • Can include media files related to experience • Add related activities and organizations
- 8. [step five: addhighlights] • Add sections and applications to highlight various experiences • Languages, skills, organiz ations, certifications, proje cts • Consider endorsements • Add media to your profile (photos/videos/powerpoint files)
- 9. [step five: addhighlights]
- 10. [step five: addhighlights]
- 11. [step five: addhighlights]
- 12. [step five: addhighlights]
- 13. [step six: connect] •Increase the # of 1st degree connections you have • Join groups • Search your network
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Editor's Notes
- #5 What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over 175 millionmembers and growing rapidly. LinkedIn connects you to your trusted contacts and helps youexchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader network of professionals.Why LinkedIn?Why LinkedIn? LinkedIn gives you the keys to controlling your online identity. Have youGoogled yourself lately? You never know what may come up. LinkedIn profiles rise to the top ofsearch results, letting you control the first impression people get when searching for youOnline.