Comments on: How to give a great ignite talk http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/ A book of true tales from a veteran public speaker Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Thinking of Speaking? « IgniteCincinnati http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-1934 Thinking of Speaking? « IgniteCincinnati Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:36:31 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-1934 [...] How to give a great Ignite talk http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/ [...] [...] How to give a great Ignite talk http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/ [...]

]]> By: Scott http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-1621 Scott Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:12:39 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-1621 Another good pile of advice: http://blogs.msdn.com/betsya/archive/2009/08/24/giving-an-ignite-presentation-what-i-learned-at-gnomedex-2009.aspx Another good pile of advice:

http://blogs.msdn.com/betsya/archive/2009/08/24/giving-an-ignite-presentation-what-i-learned-at-gnomedex-2009.aspx

]]> By: Storytelling is Everything | Real Grad School http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-1588 Storytelling is Everything | Real Grad School Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:13:06 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-1588 [...] is Everything I love the remarks on storytelling in this talk by Scott Berkun. To paraphrase/quote from the talk: Storytelling is everything. It is the most important thing [...] [...] is Everything I love the remarks on storytelling in this talk by Scott Berkun. To paraphrase/quote from the talk: Storytelling is everything. It is the most important thing [...]

]]> By: What do these events have in common? – Northwest Connects http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-991 What do these events have in common? – Northwest Connects Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:18:38 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-991 [...] per slide., on a topic that matters. The Ignite talks come out of O’Reilly media. Tips for giving good Ignite talks. The video on that page is v good as it talks about the importance of ’storytelling’, [...] [...] per slide., on a topic that matters. The Ignite talks come out of O’Reilly media. Tips for giving good Ignite talks. The video on that page is v good as it talks about the importance of ’storytelling’, [...]

]]> By: Ignite Denver – awesome ‘how to give an ignite preso’ http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-477 Ignite Denver – awesome ‘how to give an ignite preso’ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:13:27 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-477 [...] Scott has an awesome write up on ‘how to do an Ignite Preso‘. it’s good [...] [...] Scott has an awesome write up on ‘how to do an Ignite Preso‘. it’s good [...]

]]> By: How and Why to Give an Ignite Talk – Scott Berkun http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-432 How and Why to Give an Ignite Talk – Scott Berkun Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:08:47 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-432 [...] summarized the talk in this excellent blog post on Speaker Confessions (where he’s chronicling his new [...] [...] summarized the talk in this excellent blog post on Speaker Confessions (where he’s chronicling his new [...]

]]> By: Scott Berkun on Why You Should Speak (at Ignite) | Design Website http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-348 Scott Berkun on Why You Should Speak (at Ignite) | Design Website Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:52:11 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-348 [...] that talk and made it this week’s Ignite Show. In addition to his talk Scott wrote about how to do a great talk on his Speaker Confessions blog. Here are some of his [...] [...] that talk and made it this week’s Ignite Show. In addition to his talk Scott wrote about how to do a great talk on his Speaker Confessions blog. Here are some of his [...]

]]> By: Kare anderson http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-338 Kare anderson Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:48 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-338 After speaking at both Pecha Kucha and Ignite events - and loving the swiftness, excitement and audience involvement possibilities in both – the biggest factors between a good and great events seem to be the quality of speakers (no surprise here), a strong overarching theme, the venue that enables people to hear, see and feel comfortable in the audience – and the seamless support of tech needs. Like Scott, I make my living giving speeches and consulting, ironically on communicating to collaborate. As a long-time advocate of storyboarding conferences and meetings and varying the formats in which people “speak” at them (ignite, in conversation with…., meet the pros, speed coaching, fast panels, etc.) I just wish more meeting planners would mix it up more. Scott – bet you’ll stir things up Here I’ve written more. http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/01/17/fast-way-to-learn-from-each-other/ http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/08/17/you’ve-got-five-loooong-minutes-to-grab-their-attention/ After speaking at both Pecha Kucha and Ignite events – and loving the swiftness,
excitement and audience involvement possibilities in both – the biggest factors
between a good and great events seem to be the quality of speakers (no surprise here),
a strong overarching theme, the venue that enables people to hear, see and feel
comfortable in the audience – and the seamless support of tech needs.

Like Scott, I make my living giving speeches and consulting, ironically on communicating to collaborate.

As a long-time advocate of storyboarding conferences and meetings
and varying the formats in which people “speak” at them (ignite, in conversation with….,
meet the pros, speed coaching, fast panels, etc.) I just wish more meeting planners would
mix it up more. Scott – bet you’ll stir things up
Here I’ve written more.
http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/01/17/fast-way-to-learn-from-each-other/

http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/08/17/you’ve-got-five-loooong-minutes-to-grab-their-attention/

]]> By: Scott Berkun on Why You Should Speak (at Ignite) | Design Website http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-332 Scott Berkun on Why You Should Speak (at Ignite) | Design Website Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:52:57 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-332 [...] addition to his talk Scott wrote about how to do a great talk on his Speaker Confessions blog. Here are some of his [...] [...] addition to his talk Scott wrote about how to do a great talk on his Speaker Confessions blog. Here are some of his [...]

]]> By: Scott http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/#comment-263 Scott Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:19:39 +0000 http://www.speakerconfessions.com/?p=122#comment-263 Lynn: actually when I spoke at the first Ignite in Boston, the one in Cambridge, it was an awful venue for speaking. I forget which bar it was, but it most of the people there were not listening, and they were also quite hostile by the time I got on stage as the opening speaker. But all the other ignite events I've seen or been to were much more favorable. I haven't heard many folks complain - anyone else find ignite events hostile? I think it's on the shoulders of the organizers to make the environment reasonable for speakers. At some point, say speaking in the middle of subway train station, there's not much a speaker can do. I'll post something soon about speaking in unpleasant environments. Lynn: actually when I spoke at the first Ignite in Boston, the one in Cambridge, it was an awful venue for speaking. I forget which bar it was, but it most of the people there were not listening, and they were also quite hostile by the time I got on stage as the opening speaker.

But all the other ignite events I’ve seen or been to were much more favorable. I haven’t heard many folks complain – anyone else find ignite events hostile?

I think it’s on the shoulders of the organizers to make the environment reasonable for speakers. At some point, say speaking in the middle of subway train station, there’s not much a speaker can do.

I’ll post something soon about speaking in unpleasant environments.

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