Syllabus-LinkedIn in 4 Easy Steps for Entrepreneurs, Nonprofit Leaders

Week 1: May 20, 2010: This is who I am.

How to start your LinkedIn profile:

• About you: Summary and Specialties

• Experience

• Education

• My websites

• Twitter connection

• Photo

• Misc. information about me

Homework: Rewrite your LinkedIn profile and send to instructor for constructive criticism.

Week 2: May 27, 2010: Asking others to help me; helping others.

• Asking for recommendations

• Giving recommendations

• Adding connections

• Mining connections

• Asking for 3rd level connections

Homework: Give 1 recommendation, get 1 recommendation, ask for a connection.

Week 3: June 3, 2010: Joining groups and forming a group.

• Why belong to a group?

• Finding groups to join.

• Starting a group.

• Managing and maintaining a group.

Homework: Join 3 groups and start one; post an article and start a discussion.

Week 4: June 10, 2010: Enhancing your profile by  adding presentations and papers.

• SlideShare

• Box.net

• What I am reading

• Events to know about

• Pulling it all together: the proper care and feeding of LinkedIn