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The Art of the Lightning Talk

   Five minutes of fame or flame
         Slides by Roger Renteria
         Twitter: @RogerRenteria
          http://writetechie.com
The Lightning Talk
• History of the Lightning Talk at STC Summit

• The Good, Bad, Ugly

• http://www.perl.com/pub/2004/07/30/lightni
  ngtalk.html
Why torture yourself?
• It’s fun

• (Have quotes of past lightning talk presenters)
!@$#% - that slide advanced…
• Let me repeat it right here…
Flickr: indraw
Rehearse!
• I woke up 5 minutes before or put it together
  at the last minute…hmm.
Flickr: nateone
Rehearse again…
• Five minutes is short…

• Average commercial lengths are 15-30
  seconds long
Make your points clear
Flickr: fboyd
I have 10 slides left
• What can possibly go wrong?
• Lots
  – Running out of time
  – Forgetting an important point
  – Dropping your laptop
Conclusion
• Bring all your lightning talk back down to
  Earth…




                                         Photo: NASA
Elaborate
• State your points again
  – Why am I doing a lightning talk?
  – !@#$, I should have rehearsed this talk…
  – Five minutes is not enough time
  – Next year, I will present this topic as a full session
  – I should become a career entertainer
  – Anything goes…including distractions!
Add a filler image again!




                        Flickr: nateone
If your conclusion is now…you’ve got
            45 seconds left…
• Not enough time for Q&A
• Jam as much info if you’re running behind
• Too messy of a conclusion
Questions… 30 seconds folks!

• Or just grab a business card from me…
And time is up.

• Or just grab a business card from me…
The Art of the Lightning Talk

   Five minutes of fame or flame
         Slides by Roger Renteria
         Twitter: @RogerRenteria
          http://writetechie.com

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The Art of the Lightning Talk

  • 1. The Art of the Lightning Talk Five minutes of fame or flame Slides by Roger Renteria Twitter: @RogerRenteria http://writetechie.com
  • 2. The Lightning Talk • History of the Lightning Talk at STC Summit • The Good, Bad, Ugly • http://www.perl.com/pub/2004/07/30/lightni ngtalk.html
  • 3. Why torture yourself? • It’s fun • (Have quotes of past lightning talk presenters)
  • 4. !@$#% - that slide advanced… • Let me repeat it right here…
  • 6. Rehearse! • I woke up 5 minutes before or put it together at the last minute…hmm.
  • 8. Rehearse again… • Five minutes is short… • Average commercial lengths are 15-30 seconds long
  • 11. I have 10 slides left • What can possibly go wrong?
  • 12. • Lots – Running out of time – Forgetting an important point – Dropping your laptop
  • 13. Conclusion • Bring all your lightning talk back down to Earth… Photo: NASA
  • 14. Elaborate • State your points again – Why am I doing a lightning talk? – !@#$, I should have rehearsed this talk… – Five minutes is not enough time – Next year, I will present this topic as a full session – I should become a career entertainer – Anything goes…including distractions!
  • 15. Add a filler image again! Flickr: nateone
  • 16. If your conclusion is now…you’ve got 45 seconds left… • Not enough time for Q&A • Jam as much info if you’re running behind • Too messy of a conclusion
  • 17. Questions… 30 seconds folks! • Or just grab a business card from me…
  • 18. And time is up. • Or just grab a business card from me…
  • 19. The Art of the Lightning Talk Five minutes of fame or flame Slides by Roger Renteria Twitter: @RogerRenteria http://writetechie.com