Do You Ignite?

5 minutes, 20 slides, automatic slide transition, no redo, no stopping... no pressure!!!

Over the past year a new fast paced style of presentation has made an appearance at users groups and conferences throughout Florida, the Ignite Presentation. Many of you have had the experience of seeing these incredibly fast paced and fun presentations at CFGIS users group (Next Meeting October 28th, mark your calendars!!!) and many of you recently had the opportunity to witness them at the CFGIS Workshop and the South Florida GIS Expo as part of the FLURISA tract at each conference.

Ignite presentations are FIVE minute presentations, exactly five minutes or the presenter gets cut off. The number of slides vary slightly depending on the presenter as do topics and they are automatically transitioning, which means the presenter has NO control once the presentation begins.

These presentations challenge the presenter in more ways than you might realize. It creates an environment where the presenter must identify the best key takeaways that he wants the audience to have and find a way to clearly communicate those points in only five minutes all while staying perfectly in-sync with the timing and their notes. It also means that for the audience rather than only getting to see one or two presentations in a half hour block you can fit several, each covering different topics and interests.

One of the best parts of this style is that it is meant to be fun and fast. Each presenter is able to bring their own style to the presentation. Some present serious information from the very beginning leaving you a series of tips and key points, while others will take a winding journey and reveal the message at the end of the presentation tying everything together.

For those of you who haven't had the chance to see one of the unique, fast, and fun presentation or want to learn more about it, good news!!! We will have three at the CFGIS Users Group next Friday, October 28. Click here for agenda, driving directions, and additional information.

And if you think you are upto the challenge of presenting an Ignite, let us know!!! We are always looking for victims... um I mean presenters who are willing to try this unique presentation style.

If you want to see an example of past CFGIS Ignite presentations, click here.