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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

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Ignite (Lightning) Talks

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  1. Ignite (Lightning) Talks “How to give an Ignite Talk! (in Ignite Format) Ellen Jones

  2. WHO is this?

  3. WHY IGNITE?

  4. 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 jldfkie/a wjlkdl;kf! Pmekdkonjjiwl ;flk j Then ksifl … you get the drift.

  5. In Other Words…

  6. Ignite Talks: What good are they? • 5 minutes = 20 slides = GET TO THE POINT! • Multiple Presentations / Meeting

  7. Why are they good? • Can’t be boring • Speaker / Audience is Usually Comfortable

  8. PowerPoint Settings • Transitions Tab

  9. PowerPoint Settings • Automatically Advance After 20 seconds:

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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) 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 2nd of 2 slides

  15. 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

  16. ABOVE ALL, JUST: IT !!

  17. IF You need “Filler” – Do it! Additional Tips: (THIS IS SLIDE # 17) But try to think of something clever to say during the filler.

  18. Make it Fun & Non-Scripted Additional Tips: • “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Keeps Audience Awake & Engaged

  19. Personalize It Additional Tips: ME MY SON

  20. The end • Thanks for enduring my Ignite Talk ellen.jones@secondhalfconsulting.com

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