With the SlideShare application on LinkedIn, it’s now incredibly easy to add videos to your LinkedIn profile. Here’s a quick step-by-step guide:

1. Upload your presentation to SlideShare as usual.

2. Copy the URL of the YouTube video you want to insert.

3. Once your presentation converts, go to the Edit Slideshow and choose Insert YouTube Videos and paste the above URL in the form.

4. Add the SlideShare application on your LinkedIn profile and link your account.

5. Go to the Settings page and choose “Show complete presentation in player”

6. That’s it. Your presentation (with the embedded YouTube video) is on your LinkedIn profile!

So go ahead and add a lot more value to your LinkedIn profile with SlideShare!

(Thanks to Nathan Kievman)

The Slideshare-LinkedIn app now gives you the control to decide how many presentation thumbnails you want to show on your LinkedIn profile. You have the option to display 2, 3 or 4 thumbnails (the default setting is 2.)

You can also choose to show a complete presentation (using the SlideShare player) instead of presentation thumbnails on your LinkedIn profile. This is useful if you want to highlight a specific presentation (e.g. this could be your resume, portfolio, professional works etc) and make it viewable directly from your LinkedIn profile.

To change this:
1. Click on “Settings” in the SlideShare app.

2. Under “Profile settings”, use the dropdown to select the number of presentations to be displayed. Or, choose “Show player” to display a complete presentation.

In case you don’t already have the Slideshare application in your LinkedIn account, goto http://tinyurl.com/5cj5mu