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Ignite (Lightning) Talks. “How to give an Ignite Talk! (in Ignite Format). Ellen Jones . WHO is this?. WHY IGNITE ?. Typical presentation. We all know that a typical presentation pretty much goes the same way every time. Each of them has a gazillion bullets containing too much text - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IGNITE (LIGHTNING) TALKS“How to give an Ignite Talk! (in Ignite Format)
Ellen Jones
WHO IS THIS?
WHY IGNITE?
TYPICAL PRESENTATION• We all know that a typical presentation
pretty much goes the same way every time.• Each of them has a gazillion bullets containing
too much text • Which the presenter merely reads aloud and the
audience might just as well have received a copy of the slides and read them
• The presenter often gets side-tracked into talking about a whole bunch of things other than the topic trying to be presented.
• Especially when there are some in the audience who interrupt with dumb questions, snide remarks, or who just want to sound like they know more than the presenter, when, in fact, they usually don’t. The slides usually ends up looking something like
• This jldfk ie/a wj lkd l;kf! Pmek dkon jjiwl ;flk j Then ksifl … you get the drift.
IN OTHER WORDS…
IGNITE TALKS: WHAT GOOD ARE THEY? 5 minutes = 20 slides = GET TO THE POINT!
Multiple Presentations / Meeting
WHY ARE THEY GOOD?
Can’t be boring
Speaker / Audience is Usually Comfortable
POWERPOINT SETTINGS Transitions Tab
POWERPOINT SETTINGS Automatically Advance After 20 seconds:
JUST 20 SECONDS? . . .REALLY? You can “Cheat”
Put TWO identical slides in – give you 40 (20 + 20) Seconds to communicate idea!
Or duplicate with emphasis on different parts
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$mysqli->close();
… End of the 1st of 2 slides
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array_push($master_MIW_id_list, $row->user_id); } // end while
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} // end if query
$mysqli->close();
… End of the 2nd of 2 slides
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SQL SECURITY INVOKER
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DECLARE last_user_update, last_app_update DATETIME;
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IF (last_app_update > last_user_update) THEN
SELECT DISTINCT TechLeadId as user_id FROM applications where TechLeadId > 0
UNION SELECT DISTINCT DeveloperId FROM applications where DeveloperId > 0
UNION SELECT DISTINCT CuratorId FROM applications where CuratorId > 0
ORDER BY user_id;
END IF;
END
… End of the 1st of 2 slides
MYSQL (2)CREATE DEFINER=`thedefiner`@`199.198.%` PROCEDURE `GET_UPDATE_USER_IDS`()
SQL SECURITY INVOKER
BEGIN
DECLARE last_user_update, last_app_update DATETIME;
SELECT IFNULL(MAX(LastModified), '2000-01-01 00:00:01') INTO last_user_update FROM user_info ;
SELECT MAX(LastModified) INTO last_app_update FROM applications ;
IF (last_app_update > last_user_update) THENSELECT DISTINCT TechLeadId as user_id FROM applications where TechLeadId > 0 UNION SELECT DISTINCT DeveloperId FROM applications where DeveloperId > 0
UNION SELECT DISTINCT CuratorId FROM applications where CuratorId > 0 ORDER BY user_id;
END IF;END
… End of the 2nd of 2 slides
IN CLOSING… Useful to put web link to more detailed
information on the closing slide
http://ignite.oreilly.com/
and/or contact info:[email protected]
ABOVE ALL, JUST:
IT !!
IF YOU NEED “FILLER” – DO IT!
(THIS IS SLIDE # 17)
But try to think of something clever to say during the filler.
Additional Tips:
MAKE IT FUN & NON-SCRIPTED
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?”Additional Tips:
Keeps Audience Awake & Engaged
Additional Tips: PERSONALIZE IT
ME
MY SON
