Though you can only save the presentation if you log in. Creating an account requires authorizing SlideShare to edit your LinkedIn or Facebook account. One can

Though you can only save the presentation if you log in. Creating an account requires authorizing SlideShare to edit your LinkedIn or Facebook account. One can use a LinkedIn account from BugMeNot (http://bugmenot.com/view/linkedin.com http://bugmenot.com/view/linkedin.com) to safely log into SlideShare so you can download the PDF. (It would have been more convenient if you had just published a PDF download link alongside the SlideShare embed.)