This was Melissa Martin Powell's Battledecks slides

1. CalCon2010 Battledecks

2. The Rules: Each contestant will present on the same general topic: Illumination and Transformation There are 11unique slide decks of 12 slides each Each contestant has 5 minutes to complete their presentation Judges will score each presentation on 5 criteria and assign a final score out of 25 In the event of a tie, we will use the audience applause-o-meter to determine a winner

3. The Judging Criteria: Content and Credibility (did it make sense?) Poise and Gestures (were they comfortable?) Flow (minimal pauses and stammering) Audience response (was there any?) Getting through all the slides!

4. The Judging Criteria: Bonus Points! A total of 5Bonus Points may be earned if the presenter SUCCESSFULLY* uses their subtitle in their presentation *success is determined by the judges

5. READY

6. ILLUMINATION & TRANSFORMATION: The History of Cheese

9. Still standing?

10. Attitude

12. Dominance

15. Mind Map

16. Disney ruined my expectations in life

17. Politeness

18. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! TIME IS UP! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!