20. Thank You
๏ Contact Info
- dean@igniteanchorage.com
- Twitter: @IgniteAnchorage
Notas do Editor
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
It started in Seattle but is now worldwide
Events in more than 50 cities
There’s a list of global events on @IgniteAnchorage
Share your passion for something
First event in Anchorage was in May of 2009
Next event on January 14th 2010
We hope to have 1 or 2 a year
Five minutes
Twenty slides that auto advance every 15 seconds
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
Text too small to read
Full sentences instead of bullet points
Poor color choice
Overly complex diagrams
Poor information flow
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
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
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
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.”
There are some exceptions:
No sales pitches/commercials
No partisan politics
No religious proselytizing
Your field of expertise
Your hobby
Tell a story
The excitement of trying something new
The satisfaction of a job well done
Meet new people
Have fun
There are no winners and losers
It’s just for fun
We’ll provide technical assistance and advice if you need it
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