In short
Your own data is one of the few things on LinkedIn nobody else has. A carousel can show it one finding at a time, each with a chart that reads on a phone. You bring the numbers; the designer draws the charts.
Prepare the data
- Save the sheet as a CSV file. Excel and Google Sheets can both do this; Excel files themselves are not accepted.
- Keep only the columns you need, with clear headers such as "Answer" and "Share of respondents".
- Put the sample size and when the survey ran in the brief, so the slides can say it.
- Charts you already have can be attached as images. Say which slide shows each.
Steps
- Attach the CSV, up to 1 MB.
- Write which findings to show and in what order. "Lead with question 3" beats "show the results".
- Ask for a chart type where you have a preference: "slide 2: a bar chart", "slide 5: a small table".
- Generate, then compare every number on the slides with the file.
What the designer can draw
Simple bar and line charts, large single figures with a line of explanation, small tables and side-by-side comparisons, all drawn as part of the slide. A full table on one slide works if you ask for it, but small text is hard to read on a phone, so split a long table when you can.
Keep it honest
- Show the sample size on a slide or in the caption.
- Round the same way everywhere.
- Bars that do not start at zero make a small difference look large. Ask for zero-based bars.
Questions
Can I attach an Excel file?
Not directly. Save it as CSV first.
Will it make up numbers if my data is thin?
It is told to use only numbers from the brief and the attachments, and to fall back on steps and lists where there are none. Still check each figure.
Can the charts use my brand colours?
Yes. Pick a brand in the prompt box, or name the colours in the brief.
Make this carousel now
Describe it once. The designer lays out every slide, and you fix what you dislike by commenting.
Try for free nowNo sign-up needed to try. The free plan exports with a small carouselgen.com mark.