This document discusses how to use the presentation sharing platform SlideShare for marketing purposes. It begins by explaining how to sign up for and log into a SlideShare account. It then provides details on what SlideShare is, how businesses can use it for marketing, and tips for effective marketing on the platform. Specific tips include keeping presentations concise, using visually appealing designs, including keywords, and leveraging features like connecting with other professionals and exploring content. The document concludes by listing references used to compile the information.

1. • Choice Technology Questions (SlideShare)
• Gurseerat kaur
• Norquest College
• COMP-1016-Utilizing Technology-A01
• In class activity: Digital Presentations
• Tasca Black & Dr. Marlene Philips
• February 26, 2021

2. Logo of Slideshare

3. How to Sign up or login to Slideshare?
 Type www.slideshare.net on google.
 Click on Signup at the top right corner of the screen.
 Once you open it will ask you to fill the details ( Email, Username and password)
 After filling all the information click on Signup. It asks you to continue with LinKedIn.
 You will be taken to the Home page after you have done Signing up.
Signup
Login
 Once you have Signup for your account, it is easier to login.
 Open the Slideshare website and click on Login at the top
right corner of the main page.
 Fill in the Username and password and click Login.

4. What is slideshare?
A slideshare is a
world’s biggest
community to
share professional
content.
This website was
launched on
October 4, 2006.
But, it was acquired
by LinkedIn in year
2012.
It includes
presentations,
documents, videos
and PDFs.
Slideshare allows
users to upload files
privately or publicly
in MS word, PDF or
open document
format. It does not
have in-built tools,
but it works with
google slides,
Microsoft
powerpoint.

5. What are the steps to use Slideshare for
Marketing
• Repurpose successful content into Slideshare.
• Upload existing Presentations into Slideshare.
• It is better to include Links to your site.
• It is preferred to Share Slideshares on Social media
• Add your Slideshare presentations to Site to make it more interactive.

6. What does
slideshare
benefits?
• Slideshare benefits you by raising your own profile into a
large number of slideshare visitors.
• It costs low because it comes with both a free and a go Pro
account.
• It does not require much efforts to use because many people
are familiar with powerpoint and they will be able to generate
content more quickly.
• It helps you to grow your business or brand and can
accommodate more concised content.

7. What are the features in slideshare
Connecting with othe r professionals through their Profiles. For example, creating group on
slideshare, Liking and commenting on other’s profiles.
Explore desirable Content on Search bar and get views of experts on concerned topic.
Slideshare is a storehouse of content in various file format, so you can easily download any
resource.
Posting on blogs is another interesting feature of Slideshare.
You can upload any content and can see how many people have liked or downloaded it.

8. Tips for effective and creative Slideshare Marketing
 Keep it simple, concise and clear. For example, use Large chunks of
text and formats like bulleted or numbered lists.
 Make your presentations visually attractive. Make it look like a
professional profile.
 Make sure to include Keywords when you upload your presentations.
For instance, including keywords in titles, description and tags.
 Source nice stock pictures and font style.

9. Short video on Slideshare
What is SlideShare? How Do Businesses Use SlideShare? Social
Media Training and Trends - YouTube

10. References
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Smarty, A. (2015). Slideshare Image [online image]. Microsoft Bing. slideshare – Bing
Purvis, D. (2015). What, how & why to use SlideShare - practical take-aways | Comms Axis : Comms Axis |
Content, marketing & sales combined. Comms Axis | Content, Marketing & Sales Combined : Comms Axis |
Content, Marketing & Sales combined. What, How & Why to Use SlideShare - practical take-aways | Comms
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Boot Camp Digital. (2015). What is SlideShare? How Do Businesses Use SlideShare? Social Media Training and Trends
[video]. YouTube. What is SlideShare? How Do Businesses Use SlideShare? Social Media Training and Trends
- YouTube