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Ignite Workshop
This document provides information about Ignite events, which are presentations where speakers have 5 minutes to present 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds, forcing concise messaging. The document outlines what Ignite is, where events are held, the presentation format, topics that are suitable and unsuitable for presentations, benefits to speakers, and resources for learning more including the IgniteAnchorage website and contacting the local organizer.
Ignite Workshop
- 1. Speaker Workshop “enlighten us,but make it quick”
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- 6. What is theIgnite format?
- 7. Challenges of thisformat
- 8. No “Death byPowerPoint”
- 9. No “Death byPowerPoint”
- 10. No “Death byPowerPoint”
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- 12. What can Italk about?
- 13. What can’t Italk about?
- 14. What should Italk about?
- 15. What’s in itfor me?
- 16. It’s not acompetition
- 17. What if Isuck at PowerPoint?
- 18. Resources http://ignite.oreilly.com
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- 20. Thank You ๏ Contact Info - dean@igniteanchorage.com - Twitter: @IgniteAnchorage
Editor's Notes
- #3 Community organized conference consisting of a series of “speedy” presentations Created by Bre Pettis (Make Magazine) & Brady Forrest (O’Reilly Media) Promoted by O’Reilly Media
- #4 It started in Seattle but is now worldwide Events in more than 50 cities There’s a list of global events on @IgniteAnchorage
- #5 Share your passion for something
- #6 First event in Anchorage was in May of 2009 Next event on January 14th 2010 We hope to have 1 or 2 a year
- #7 Five minutes Twenty slides that auto advance every 15 seconds
- #8 Timing, you’re not in control of the slides, they advance whether you are ready or not It seems simple, but you need to practice even though it’s only 5 minutes Creating the slides
- #9 Text too small to read Full sentences instead of bullet points Poor color choice Overly complex diagrams Poor information flow
- #10 15 seconds is not long enough for your audience to absorb all the info on a dense slide The average person can silently read ~80 words in 15 seconds This slide has over 200 words A speaker at the last event tried to give a “Powerpoint read along” and got very frustrated
- #11 Your slides should tell your story visually But, if you need to present dense info on a slide there are ways to “cheat” For example, this slide was actually three different slides
- #12 This is from Oscar Avellenada’s presentation He used simple stick figures to illustrate his presentation His presentation will be available on the Ignite web site
- #13 Ignite presentations can and have been about practically anything From multi-person pogo sticks to hacking chocolate “How to buy a car without getting screwed” “Practical party crashing” “Art can save the world. No, really.”
- #14 There are some exceptions: No sales pitches/commercials No partisan politics No religious proselytizing
- #15 Your field of expertise Your hobby Tell a story
- #16 The excitement of trying something new The satisfaction of a job well done Meet new people Have fun
- #17 There are no winners and losers It’s just for fun
- #18 We’ll provide technical assistance and advice if you need it
- #19 Learn more about Ignite Watch videos of presentations from other Ignites
- #20 Event news Contact information Download presentation templates
- #21 Put your contact info on the last slide