Sure, many of you are professional presenters…but it doesn’t hurt to give some guidance.
- Remember to put your name and contact information (e.g., URL or Twitter username) on each of your slides. That will enable the audience to contact you after the presentation (should they want to).
- Many people will use a first slide that includes the title of their presentation and their name, with a last slide that includes their contact information. There is no “right” way…feel free to arrange your slides however you please.
- You’ll be holding a microphone in one of your hands during the presentation. FYI in case you were planning on needing both hands (e.g. to juggle).
- Practice your presentation while being timed. If you don’t do this…you will be in for a rude awakening the night of the show. Fifteen seconds goes by MUCH faster than you’d expect. You have 20 slides of material…we’d love to hear about all of it.
- Finally, take the advice of others:
- Ignite Presentation Tips (from Ignite Portland)
- How to Give a Successful Ignite Presentation (from an Ignite Portland speaker)
- How to Give an Ignite Presentation (from an Ignite Minneapolis speaker)
- Powerpoint – Ignite Style (from Ignite North UK)
Some great tips & helpful links. Thanks! I am so stoked that Boise has own own Ignite! BURN BABY BURN!!
-beb
See also Nathan Barry’s post: http://nbarry.com/2009/4-tips-for-ignite-boise-presenters/
I’d like to suggest that your whole presentation covers just one idea, but each slide is just one nuance of that idea. That’s about all you can accomplish in that short, short presentation style. So, don’t be ambitious! Focus, edit, delete, rework, reword, and bring flash cards with the key words on there so you don’t forget.
You should probably know what you’re going to say by heart before you get up there!