Yesterday, I posted that I would wait to upload a PowerPoint file at Slideshare until after their presentation contest was over. I thought that by uploading a file, I would be automatically entered into their "World's Best" presentation contest -- which is judged by an all-male panel.

Turns out I am mistaken (not about the all-male judging panel, that's still in play). But I did not see this rather obvious instruction at Slideshare:

So, you can go ahead and upload your presentations and share them with the world -- without the risk of subjecting your work or organization to a gender-biased panel review. That's a relief!

I tested this by uploading a short presentation that would stand no chance of winning a presentation contest! (Except for maybe in a Sanjaya "Vote for the Worst" kind of way.)

Sure enough, this uploaded presentation about gender bias in technology marketing is definitely not in the running! ;)

Anyway, some cool stuff is being rolled out at Slideshare. Not only can you upload your presentations, but Slideshare has now added a feature where you can download the presentation, too.

That can be a big bandwidth saver. For example, instead of emailing a PowerPoint file, you can upload it to Slideshare and point to the link in your email. Your recipient can choose to view or download your file -- when they are ready. This sure beats clogging up their email inbox with a huge PowerPoint attachment, no?

That's part of the beauty of Slideshare. It lets you share ideas. More easily.