When SlideShare made its debut last fall, it was touted by many, including me, as being YouTube for PowerPoint. The ability to easily share and embed PowerPoint presentations into web pages mimicked YouTube. However, the inability to also share the audio portion of a presentation made SlideShare less like YouTube.
That's changed now.
SlideShare has introduced its SlideCast feature where you can upload an mp3 file and sync it to your presentation slides. This application is fairly intuitive, but it takes some practice to get the hang of setting your begin/end markers.
Interestingly, SlideShare has posted a YouTube video on how to use their SlideCast feature. (Not sure why this demo couldn't have been done using SlideShare now that audio can be added to slides.)
I fooled around with the SlideCast feature and have uploaded a "talking version" of my Creationist vs. Evolutionist Word-of-Mouth Marketing presentation. Have a look by AND listen by clicking the 'play' button below ...
NOTE: My SlideShare presentation archive can be accessed here.
Hey!
Thanks for the shout-out ... I'm working on a slidecast to replace that video right now.
Great slidecast, and thanks for the early feedback on our synching interface.
Posted by: Jonathan Boutelle | July 24, 2007 at 03:30 PM
Slide Share looks very cool. I'm thinking that it would have great potential for promoting collaboration amongst teachers in a classroom. In some sense it's easier than YouTube because you don't have to worry about a camera.
Posted by: Andrew Pass | July 25, 2007 at 01:21 PM
I think the Slideshare is undervalued, therefore I try to analyze new possibilities for innovative uses of this powerful tool.
Posted by: Maurizio Goetz | July 26, 2007 at 05:05 AM