How to Embed a Video in your LinkedIn Profile

Video is not a standard option within LinkedIn; however, we can use some of the standard applications to accomplish the same goal.

The three items needed to accomplish this are:
1) A LinkedIn profile.
2) A Google account of some sort (Gmail or Google docs).
3) Video content (the video must be hosted by YouTube).

Go to your LinkedIn profile and click on “Applications” (on left side of screen).

Look at the different applications until you find “Google Presentation” and select it.

On the bottom, right hand side is a blue button that says “Add Application.” Click this button.

From here you have two choices:
1) You can upload a PowerPoint file that you have previously created; or
2) You can create the presentation online (this is what we are going to do).

Click on the highlighted/underlined words, “create your presentation.” A new tab will open in your browser to a screen that looks like standard PowerPoint.

On the blue bar, click the word “Insert” and a menu will drop down. On the drop down menu, select “Video.” A video search box will now open up. At this point, search for the video you want to upload and select it. Make sure to stretch the video screen to the full size of the viewing area.

Once the video is stretched to the full size of the viewer box, go back to the blue bar and select “File” and “Rename” and give it an appropriate name. Once you have renamed it click “OK.”
On the right hand side of the screen, just above the blue line look for a button marked “share” and click that button. A menu will drop down and the bottom line will read, “Publish / embed.” Click those words.

A page will now appear stating that “This page is not yet published.” Click the button that says “Publish document” and the document will now be published. However, you are not done yet.

Now, go back to your LinkedIn profile and refresh the page. You will now see that the presentation that was just created is at the top of the items listed within the presentation items box. Go ahead and click on the presentation you just named.

Now, before you post it, make sure the check box called “Send network” is checked. Then, click the blue button that says “Post to profile.”

Finally, in the box on the left of the screen under the category “profile” click on “view my profile” and voila, your video is on your LinkedIn profile.

Good luck,
Jonathan Cohen
www.rents.com

Jonathan.

Thanks for the post. Never knew you could do that. I am definitely going to look into this further.

Best regards,
Leigh

I've always wished that LinkedIn would just add a youtube widget, but atlas, it has not - that would be too easy! You've found a great work around and written it in a clear, well-defined tutorial. THANK YOU!:cheer:

I was with you down through Publishing, but when I went back to my LinkedIn profile, it says there are no presentations published to my profile, even though the Google app is installed and says its being shared/published. What am I doing wrong?

Disregard my question. After further research, this is a known problem with Google Docs for users of IE7. Once I logged on to another computer, I was able to post with no problem.

I am glad you were able to solve your problem. I use Firefox and Chrome and have not had any issues.
Jonathan

Wow! So nice to know this..
Thanks for sharing this information Jonathan..
Hope to learn more from this forum..
God bless everyone..