Inserting a Video into Linkedin
Monday, January 18th, 2010
In previous posts, I have talked about how easily you can add video to your Twitter and Facebook account directly from YouTube. Linkedin is often the forgotten social media site. Adding video to Linkedin takes more steps. Having video on your Linkedin profile will certainly make your profile stand out. Here is a step by step process, along with two short videos you can watch to master the process. NEQ3FV2N574Q
Using Google Presentations Within Linkedin
Add an application from Application Direction–a sub tab on the top of your Linkedin Profile page.
Click on the Google presentation application
Go to application and sign up if this is your first time. Then
Within the Presentation Application Go to “Create a Presentation”
You can give a Title for first slide first picture in your video.
Click on “Insert” to do a search for a video, It will search your YouTube videos.
You will be give an opportunity to Insert a text to go with your video.
Click on Share Publish and Embed
Your video is being store in Google documents/presentation.
Go to your Profile and click on the Google presentation and find your video.
Click “To add to profile”
Click on the video you want added.
It will be posted to your profile. You can go back and make changes.
If you would like to see a 2 minute YouTube video for adding your video to Linkedin Profile, go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rTTbDzGnuw.
Slide Show Presentation Application
You can also use the Linkedin Slide Show Presentation Application to add a video. To see a simply video on how you can do this go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HWWh6ic7Co&feature=related.
To be continued, your comments are welcomed…
Al Hanzal
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