Embedding PowerPoint into your Website?
PowerPoint is the leading business software for presentations. It has become ubiquitous in most corporate meetings. But why keep such an extraordinary wealth of information locked inside the conference?
For executives like Wiliam’s Managing Director, Robert Beerworth, embedding PowerPoint slide decks directly into a website is a way to bring the message to the audience as it was originally designed. By making slides available as online media, conferences are no longer just point-in-time learning opportunities but as-needed repositories.
For example, when Robert was asked to give a presentation on Doing Business with Web 2.0, he went on to share his insights with his blog audience exactly as he had at CeBIT Australia. Months later, this information is available to new audiences as they become aware of it.
One of the easiest ways to bring the muscle of PowerPoint directly to your website is through a service like SlideShare. This service, like YouTube, allows you to upload slide decks that are then converted into shared media. You can then embed the result directly onto a web page or share the link to SlideShare’s hosting service. You can also select the level of privacy you desire for the file.
Other options for creating web-friendly PowerPoint presentations include: My Plick, an international free site; slideboom, which offers add-ins for PowerPoint to create smoother transitions to web-based formats; and slidelive – a free solution for creating virtual online web meetings that feature a PowerPoint slides.
