The story about about how we created
our SlideShare Contest presentation
Marty FM @ flickr
in the last 24 hours

Monday, 15th June 2009. Around 8:25AM. The 2407! Team meet up at their
pantry for an early morning coffee
Hi Adam, Last week
was hectic with few
heavy duty deliveries. Hi Chief, Very Good morning.
How does this week Actually this week’s not that
look like? hectic. We just have one major
presentation to roll out. I guess
we can chill a bit

Events were warming up … oops. He is
thinking. I am
sure he is going
to pull a quick
mhmm. Don’t worry one NOW
I’ll load it up this week
too.
Bingo !!!
What’s the deal with I think the contest closes on
that SlideShare Contest 15-June. That’s tonight. No.
thing. Is it over? Actually tomorrow noon
Indian time

Should we give it a shot. It
Absolutely. Ofcourse.
will be thrilling to beat the
We are game for it !
24hour deadline. You guys
in?
That was AMY, the projects director
Cool. Way to go. Can you
assemble the team in the
War Room in 15 minutes.
SURE CHIEF

2407 War Room. About 8:50 AM
OK. Guys & Gals. Here’s the crazy idea for the week. We
have got approximately 24hours to deliver a contest We’ve got
presentation. I know it’s putting our neck on the block.. TWENTY SEVEN
but let’s give it our best shot.
hours to deadline

THE TEAM STARTS TO ROLL …
TOPIC
VOTING
STYLE • REVIEW
• UPLOAD
Let’s get the master THEME
project plan on the …..
board
QUICKLY , PLAN ITEMS ARE FINALIZED
IDEAS FLOW THICK & FAST & GET VETOED IN NO TIME
TOPICS TOPICS
----------------- CHARITY -----------------
NO GLOBAL WARMING –
Okayee. CURRENT Already posted CHARITY – TAXES – INDIA
ECONOMCY - SPORTS –
Brain-dump of topics EVENTS TECH?
NO PHILOSOPHY – QUOTES - NO
now Enough on TV TECHNOLOGY – CURRENT it every
We do
EVENTS - KIDS - …..
already other day!
ONE MORE HURDLE CROSSED. TIME IS 10:40
TOPICS
Hey .. How about -----------------
Taxes with an element GLOBAL WARMING –
of farce? CHARITY – TAXES – INDIA
COOOOOL. ECONOMCY - SPORTS –
PHILOSOPHY – QUOTES -
Lets do it!!
TECHNOLOGY – CURRENT
EVENTS - KIDS - …..

AMY COMES UP WITH THIS TOO
OK Guys. Lets do a HERE’s a GR8 ONE.
search on possible Bar-Stool-
interesting “Tax” stories Economics
ALMOST FINAL …
It’s SIMPLE
It’s kinda
And it’s a thought Let’s go with it
UNEXPECTED
provoking
It’s also STORY
CREDIBLE It’s FUNNY
TIME IS 11:45
PRESENTATION STORY Discussions on the
----------------- CREATIVE THEME
It’s got to be
BAR STOOL starts after a 15-min
something
smoke break
ECONOMICS unique .. What
will it be?

12:10 PM
Cartoons? Any ideas ?
Animations?
Quite a few
Ultra High
Impact Imagery
MORE IDEAS …
Cartoon?
High Impact
May not emphasize Imagery? We’ve got to be
Presentation skills DIFFERENT
Animations? SlideShare doesn’t Almost everyone
support ‘em yet ! does it
TIME IS 12:30 The creative guys scribled
Hey .. Let’s do
Inline CARICATURE
with good
How will it
background THAT is work?
imagery Interesting Show us
LIKE THIS Love that
idea

GOOD NEWS.
He is starting
Where’s Can you to the office
Ravee call and
check
Ravee is the 2407 artist Looks like Ravee doesn’t want to miss the action
Story boarding gets underway
Lets get the story BAR
board now
SNOOKER
Story board is good to go Artist Ravee walks-in
Nothing much.
We’ll give you a
This is good to Hi Guys, quick run down
go. Let’s roll What am I
missing
TIME is 2:20PM

Ravee has never shied away from
You just have to create challenges
about 4 caricature
characters & about 25-
odd scenes – in YOU GUYS And, as usual,
about 12 hours ARE CRAZY, I’ll do it.
as usual
Way to Go
Adam, get the Amy, can you
Bala, You need to
backgrounds wrap up the
set the different
script and the
scenes with the
dialogues
photos
TIME is 3:30PM
And lets’ Sure
regroup in Okay
about 3 hours See you at
6:30
Okayee
Everyone leaves to complete
their assignments

TIME is 7:00PM . Adam lines up the imagery he has choosen for the story
COOL
LOVELY
Just
harmonize the
hues a little
Will do.
You’ll have it
Relevant in an hour
Team, High Impact
check these Imagery And even
scenable
Caricatures next …
Ofcourse, check SUPERB
Ravee, are out Joe, Tony &
the charcters Mark Ravee, you are
ready the best
Love you

Ravee is giggling and obviously very excited
We’ll next
Cool. If you guys ok the I’ll start sending the meet at 1 AM
characters, I’ll start the scenes in about 15 mins
scenes. I shoot the first 10
scenes by mid-night Can somebody
order cheese
pizzas please
.. It’s 8:30 and hunger is showing
9:15 PM 9:35 PM
Team, Pizza
Buffet is
ready !!!

Next review happens at 1:30 AM
Let’s look at
the scenes &
characters
Here you go

Just a few
minor
corrections
I’ll email the
list
FABULOUS Sure. I’ll get
them fixed
The final set
should be
complete by
8AM
…next sprint starts at 2:30AM
…. the team slogs more ….
SO WE
I’m real OFFICIALLY
Get some
sleepy Beer would MIS S THE
coffee and
help  NIGHT TODAY
continue 

9:00AM
All the
caricatures are I’ll do the
ready We have about
scene setting
3 hours to go
in an hour
11:00AM .. Is it light at the end of the tunnel?
I’m pleased. Good
job folks!
We’ve got less
Here’z the final
than an hour for
deck
review

11:45 AM
It’s a Go!
12:05PM
Hey, It’s been
uploaded.
All the best!!!
We beat the
deadline by 25
minutes

This presentation is
created by Alex. The
decision was made at
7:00AM to chronicle the
days’ events and enter it
as a contest entry too.
This presenation, so, was
created in about 5 hours.
a product of
slides 2407!
energize. your. presentations. SM
Thanks a ton.
If you enjoyed this presentation,
www.slides2407.com we would appreciate a vote on this
SlideShare Contest 2009.