I was asked to participate in the upcoming Ignite! event on the 17th December in Lisboa. I accepted without reading the “fine print”. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Ignite! concept, inititated by O’Reilly, you present for 5 minutes exactly, using 20 slides of powerpoint, each of which change every 5 15 seconds (no wonder I was stressed – I was preparing the slides for 5 seconds -doh!).
I have always spoken for at least an hour, so when I realised it was for 5 minutes and that I had no control over the powerpoint, I was ready to find any excuse not to speak. I didn’t pull out – if nothing else, it’s a new challenge and if things go wrong, it will only be for 5 minutes!
If you want to attend, go here for all the details.
