Screw Powerpoint. How to Create a Killer SlideShare with Canva

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A Step-by-Step Guideto using Canvato repurpose an eBook on SlideShare

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Create a canva.com account.STEP: 1

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STEP: 2Choose a title slidetemplate that is a goodmatch for your eBooktheme.

The title slide is the mostimportant in your deck.

The title slide is the mostimportant in your deck.

It pulls the reader in &shares the deck's value.

70% of SlideShare traffic comes from organic search

It also puts your deck ina position to be found.

Interweave keywords into your title to boostyour SlideShare's rank on search engines.

So....STEP 3:

Choose a color palettethat informsyour design.

STEP 4:

It could inform theentire presentation...or just a part of it. Like in this presentation we'vechosen yellow as an accent color. 

STEP 5:Develop a narrative that tells your story succinctly.

Short phrases communicateyour message faster.

STEP 6: Edit your work. Ideally, each page should bekept to 25 words or fewer.

It takes too long, Business people arebusy people. If you make them readan entire slide worth of copy, thechances that you'll get them to readthe whole thing is slim to none. Onlythe wordsmiths, the copy editors, orpeople with a typography fetish willstay engaged with a page like this. Ifyou do have a lot to say, considercontrolling the reader's pace withcolor variations or separate slides.We've been doing that a bunch in thispresentation. The folks a VelocityPartners also have some goodexamples.

Anyway, whowants to read afull page of text?

FINALLY!STEP 7

Design the deck.

Canva has avariety of

easy-to-usetools

that anyone can do.

Like their Pre-

formatted

"Layouts"which make design

easy, fast, & popping!

OR THEIR ILLUSTRATION LIBRARIES

which provide instant access to professional-quality icons

for those of us who aren't designers:

OR THEIR ILLUSTRATION LIBRARIES

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which provide instant access to professional-quality icons

for those of us who aren't designers:

OR THEIR ILLUSTRATION LIBRARIES

Choose visualsthat reinforceyour messaging

STEP 8:

Choose visualsthat reinforceyour messaging

STEP 8:

or give your presentationthe branded edge you'relooking for

DUPLICATEGOOD DESIGN

In Canva you can duplicate pages ormove them around, as your storyshifts from copy to designed copy

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And when you'reready, export thepresentation straightto a PDF.

STEP: 9

IF YOU USEDCANVA'S FREE

FEATURES

The whole processcost

and no outsourceddesign labor!

$0

and took you5 HOURS

ALL BUT

And last but not least...

Include clickable calls toaction to drive traffic toyour site or gated asset.

STEP: 10

download campaign templates

like this

BOOSTING TRAFFIC

DRIVING LEADS

BUILDING BUSINESS

This ensures your SlideShare Canva is

thank youAND GOOD LUCK!

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