There are many reasons we end up creating a deck for ourselves or a client. Sometimes it is for an important stakeholder meeting, other times, it’s to introduce a new plan or strategy. Either way, once those events are over, that presentation may find itself buried on a server somewhere, never to be seen again, far from the social Web.
Why horde information, though? Did you know that there actually is a place where you can share your decks with a wider audience? SlideShare is basically a YouTube for visual presentations, and not only is it a place for you to share, it’s also a place to find other people’s ideas on all sorts of topics – including the future of health communications.
Edelman Digital has recently gotten more involved on SlideShare in the last few weeks, and in honor of that, we went digging to find some of the most interesting presentations out there relevant to the health and digital spaces.
Healthcare Napkins
There are some amazingly creative presentations on SlideShare, designed to simplify complex ideas into easy to digest ideas. One of the most interesting may be this visual “back-of-the-napkin” breakdown by Dan Roam explaining the Healthcare Reform debate of the last year.
GP and Specialists Study
Although the research is several months old, this study on pharma and physician participation in online health information and social media in the United Kingdom still provides several insights into the universal concerns of healthcare communication online. There are several interesting charts in here on the different levels of participation among the specialists and general practitioners who were surveyed.
Happiness as Your Business Model
Tara Hunt’s clever and engaging discussion of looking at economics through the eyes of psychology is not only is fascinating, it also shows off a few other cool things about how visual information doesn’t have to be boring. A presentation doesn’t have to be all bullets and lengthy slides to get a point across – sometimes, simple is better, and Hunt does a great job at proving that.
How Facebook and Twitter Are Changing Healthcare
In both a forward and retrospective look, Kevin Clauson, a professor of pharmacology at NOVA Southeastern University, breaks down the landscape of healthcare and digital media. Looking at the change of culture, business and delivery of information, Clauson’s presentation shares several examples that may serve as good case studies.
Six Digital Trends to Watch
Edelman’s Steve Rubel and Dave Armano took some time out of their hectic calendars to get together and create an incredibly valuable presentation on what’s next in the digital realm. These two thoughtleaders within Edelman have some great ideas and foresight into what we’ll have to plan for in the future.
