Ignite (Lightning) Talks

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

PHP CODE TO CALL IT$master_MIW_id_list = array();

if ($resultMIW = $mysqli->query("CALL GET_UPDATE_USER_IDS();")) {

/* ^^^ STORED procedure:returns distinct list of user_id s */

if ($resultMIW->num_rows > 0) {

while ($row = $resultMIW->fetch_object()) {

array_push($master_MIW_id_list, $row->user_id); } // end while

} // end if num_rows

} // end if query

$mysqli->close();

… End of the 1st of 2 slides

PHP CODE TO CALL IT (2)$master_MIW_id_list = array();

if ($resultMIW = $mysqli->query("CALL GET_UPDATE_USER_IDS();")) { /* ^^^ STORED procedure:returns distinct list of user_id s */

if ($resultMIW->num_rows > 0) {

while ($row = $resultMIW->fetch_object()) {

array_push($master_MIW_id_list, $row->user_id); } // end while

} // end if num_rows

} // end if query

$mysqli->close();

… End of the 2nd of 2 slides

MYSQL 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) 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:ellen.jones@secondhalfconsulting.com

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

THE END Thanks for enduring my Ignite Talk

ellen.jones@secondhalfconsulting.com