30 original LinkedIn carousel templates, each a slide-by-slide outline from cover to close. Pick a goal, fill the blanks, then design it in any tool or in our carousel generator.
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- Cover: How to [result] in [number] steps
- Why it matters: [problem in one line]
- Step 1: [action] + one example
- Step 2: [action] + one example
- Step 3: [action] + one example
- Step 4: [action] + one example
- Common mistake: [mistake]
- Recap: the [number] steps on one slide
- Close: [where to learn more or what to do next]
- Cover: My [task] workflow, start to finish
- The tools: [tool], [tool], [tool]
- Stage 1: [stage] and what happens
- Stage 2: [stage] and what happens
- Stage 3: [stage] and what happens
- Time it takes: [time per stage]
- Close: the one stage I'd never skip
- Cover: Your first week as a [role]
- Day 1: [focus]
- Day 2: [focus]
- Day 3: [focus]
- Day 4: [focus]
- Day 5: [focus]
- Close: what good looks like by Friday
- Cover: Learn [skill] from zero: a [number]-month roadmap
- Month 1: [focus] + one free resource
- Month 2: [focus] + one free resource
- Month 3: [focus] + one free resource
- Your first project: [project idea]
- What to skip for now: [distraction]
- Close: how to know you're ready for the next level
- Cover: [Number] [topic] myths, and what's true
- Myth: [myth] / Fact: [fact]
- Myth: [myth] / Fact: [fact]
- Myth: [myth] / Fact: [fact]
- Myth: [myth] / Fact: [fact]
- Close: the one fact to remember
- Cover: Popular [field] advice I don't follow
- Advice: [advice] / What I do instead: [alternative]
- Advice: [advice] / What I do instead: [alternative]
- Advice: [advice] / What I do instead: [alternative]
- Close: when the popular advice is right
- Cover: [Thing] before and after [change]
- Before: [screenshot or description]
- What was wrong: [3 problems]
- What we changed: [3 changes]
- After: [screenshot or description]
- Result: [metric or outcome]
- Close: how to try this yourself
- Cover: How [client or project] got [result]
- The starting point: [situation]
- The goal: [goal]
- What we tried first: [attempt]
- What actually worked: [approach]
- The numbers: [metric], [metric]
- Lesson for you: [takeaway]
- Close: [contact or next step]
- Cover: Why [example] works
- Element 1: [what it does well]
- Element 2: [what it does well]
- Element 3: [what it does well]
- What I'd change: [improvement]
- Close: how to use this in your own [work]
- Cover: [Number]-point checklist before you [launch / publish / ship]
- Checks 1 to 3: [check], [check], [check]
- Checks 4 to 6: [check], [check], [check]
- Checks 7 to 9: [check], [check], [check]
- The check people forget: [check]
- Close: save this for your next [launch]
- Cover: Audit your [profile / site / process] in 10 minutes
- Look at: [area 1] and what good looks like
- Look at: [area 2] and what good looks like
- Look at: [area 3] and what good looks like
- Red flags: [flag], [flag], [flag]
- Close: fix the first red flag today
- Cover: The [name] framework for [goal]
- What it solves: [problem]
- [Part 1]: what it means + example
- [Part 2]: what it means + example
- [Part 3]: what it means + example
- Putting it together: [one worked example]
- Close: when not to use it
- Cover: How to decide [decision] with one grid
- The two axes: [axis 1] and [axis 2]
- Top left: [label] and what to do
- Top right: [label] and what to do
- Bottom left: [label] and what to do
- Bottom right: [label] and what to do
- Close: where most [audience] sit, and how to move
- Cover: The [number] levels of [skill]
- Level 1: [description]
- Level 2: [description]
- Level 3: [description]
- Level 4: [description]
- How to move up a level: [advice]
- Close: which level are you working on?
- Cover: [Number] [topic] mistakes that cost me [cost]
- Mistake 1: [mistake] / Fix: [fix]
- Mistake 2: [mistake] / Fix: [fix]
- Mistake 3: [mistake] / Fix: [fix]
- Mistake 4: [mistake] / Fix: [fix]
- Close: the mistake I still make
- Cover: [Number] red flags when [hiring / choosing a tool / taking a client]
- Red flag: [flag] and why it matters
- Red flag: [flag] and why it matters
- Red flag: [flag] and why it matters
- Green flags to look for instead
- Close: the question that reveals most of them
- Cover: The tools I use for [job], in [year]
- [Category]: [tool] and what I use it for
- [Category]: [tool] and what I use it for
- [Category]: [tool] and what I use it for
- [Category]: [tool] and what I use it for
- What I stopped using: [tool] and why
- Close: the one tool I'd keep
- Cover: [Number] books for [audience]
- [Book]: one idea from it
- [Book]: one idea from it
- [Book]: one idea from it
- [Book]: one idea from it
- Close: where to start if you read only one
- Cover: [Field] terms explained in plain English
- [Term]: plain definition
- [Term]: plain definition
- [Term]: plain definition
- [Term]: plain definition
- [Term]: plain definition
- Close: the term people misuse most
- Cover: How [company or project] started
- The moment: [what happened]
- The problem we saw: [problem]
- The first version: [what it looked like]
- What changed: [turning point]
- Where we are now: [today]
- Close: what I'd tell myself at the start
- Cover: [Number] years of [career / company] in [number] slides
- [Year]: [milestone] and lesson
- [Year]: [milestone] and lesson
- [Year]: [milestone] and lesson
- [Year]: [milestone] and lesson
- Close: what's next
- Cover: What [setback] taught me
- What happened: [facts, no drama]
- What I felt: [honest line]
- What I did next: [actions]
- What I learned: [3 lessons]
- Close: advice for anyone in the same spot
- Cover: We studied [number] [things]. Here's what we found.
- The question: [question]
- Finding 1: [chart + one line]
- Finding 2: [chart + one line]
- Finding 3: [chart + one line]
- How we did it: [method in one line]
- Close: what to do with this
- Cover: [Year] in review: [project or team]
- Biggest win: [win]
- Biggest miss: [miss]
- By the numbers: [metric], [metric], [metric]
- What we learned: [lesson]
- Next year: [plan]
- Close: thank you to [people]
- Cover: [Option A] vs [Option B]: which to choose
- Cost: [A] vs [B]
- Speed: [A] vs [B]
- Quality: [A] vs [B]
- Best for: [A] is for [who], [B] is for [who]
- Close: what I chose and why
- Cover: [Topic]: do this, not that
- Not: [bad habit] / Do: [better habit]
- Not: [bad habit] / Do: [better habit]
- Not: [bad habit] / Do: [better habit]
- Not: [bad habit] / Do: [better habit]
- Close: start with the easiest swap
- Cover: [Number] [email / message / post] templates for [situation]
- Template 1: [template with blanks]
- Template 2: [template with blanks]
- Template 3: [template with blanks]
- How to adapt them: [tip]
- Close: save this for later
- Cover: What to say when [situation]
- Opening line: [line]
- If they say [objection]: [response]
- If they say [objection]: [response]
- How to close: [line]
- Close: the tone that makes it work
- Cover: How we work at [company]
- Value 1: [value] and what it looks like in practice
- Value 2: [value] and what it looks like in practice
- Value 3: [value] and what it looks like in practice
- A normal week: [rituals]
- Close: we're hiring for [roles]
- Cover: Meet the people behind [product]
- [Name], [role]: [fun fact or focus]
- [Name], [role]: [fun fact or focus]
- [Name], [role]: [fun fact or focus]
- What we're building together: [mission in one line]
- Close: where to follow our work
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three steps
Outline first. Design second.
What a LinkedIn carousel actually is
On LinkedIn, a carousel is a document post. You upload a file and LinkedIn shows its pages as slides people swipe through. LinkedIn Help lists the rules: PDF, PPT, PPTX, DOC or DOCX, up to 100 MB and 300 pages, one document per post, and every page the same size. PDF is the safest choice, because the layout you export is the layout people see.
LinkedIn does not publish one required page size. Pick a shape, keep every slide identical, and export at a size that stays sharp on a phone.
Why outlines beat design templates
Most LinkedIn carousel templates you will find are design files: fonts, colors and empty boxes. They make a carousel look finished. They do not tell you what goes on slide three. That is where most carousels fail: a strong cover, then slides that repeat it or wander off. Good design cannot rescue a slide that has nothing to say.
These templates are outlines. Each one gives every slide a single job, so the cover makes a promise, the middle delivers it one idea at a time, and the last slide tells people what to do next. Once the outline is filled, any design tool can make it look good.
How to use these LinkedIn carousel templates
Choose by goal. Teach a process, bust myths, show a result, give a checklist, share a framework, warn about mistakes, recommend resources, tell a story, present data, compare options, share templates or show your team.
Fill the outline in a plain doc first. One idea per slide, as few words as it takes.
Make the cover promise one specific result. It is the slide everyone sees, so it decides whether anyone swipes.
Number your slides when order matters, so readers know how far they have to go.
Design at one size. Every page in a document post must be the same size.
Export a PDF and check it on your phone before you post.
Write a caption that stands alone. Some people will read the post and never swipe.
Want the slides laid out for you? The LinkedIn carousel generator turns an outline into slides. For image and file limits, see the LinkedIn image size guide.
The caption matters as much as the slides
A carousel gets the swipe. The caption above it gets the follow, and it is often the part people rush. VoiceMoat learns your voice from your own LinkedIn content, and audenAI drafts the caption post in that voice, so the words around your slides sound like you. For other post shapes, the LinkedIn post templates cover career news, lessons and launches, and Studio handles the rest.
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