If you’re looking for something interesting to do in Tampa this Thursday, may I suggest attending Ignite Tampa Bay? You’ll see interesting presentations given in a very interesting way.
The Ignite format’s motto is “Enlighten us, but make it quick!” It takes your standard speaker-and-audience formula and adds some interesting constraints:
- Each speaker is limited to exactly 5 minutes for his or her presentation.
- Each presentation is accompanies by 20 slides, no more, no less.
- The speaker has no control over when the slides advance; they automatically advance every 15 seconds.
The five minute limit forces speakers to whittle their presentations down to the essential points they’re trying to make, and the auto-advancing slides make it necessary to practice, practice, practice.
Want to see an example of an Ignite presentation? How about mine from last year’s event, in which I explain in five minutes why the existence of Florida Man and Florida Woman is a good thing:
This year’s speakers and presentations are:
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Rich Castellano: The Power of Smile
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Aria Mia Loberti: How to Gain Superpowers
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Niel J. Guilarte: Connecting the Podcast Community via a Documentary.
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Jacob Redding: Next Wave of Open Source
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Marc Ensign: One thing that Matters
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Lisa Kirchner: Community Makers Make Change
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Steve Lazaridis: Bread
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Joran Oppelt: The Future of Religion
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Sean Davis: How You Can Learn to Crush That Little Voice Inside Your Head Saying…
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Todd Allen Joseph: A (Very) Brief Introduction to Cognitive Science
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Sandra Scott: How 3 Letters Changed Our Life
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Carl Vervisch: The Millennial Problem
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Ramesh Sambasivan: How Coworking in a Library is Like a Silent Disco
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Kyle Matthews: How We’re Beating Childhood Cancer with Computers
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Brian Willis: Back to the Future – Tampa’s Streetcar Neighborhoods Can Save Us
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Sven Boemeester: Tampa Bay the Next Dubai of the Americas
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John Foster: Bee Sting
- Jason Fraley: Trust – the main ingredient for flight
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Bill Carlson: Cuba
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Dr. Sean Stringer: Healing with Nutrition and Natural Therapies
The remaining tickets for Ignite Tampa Bay are general admission tickets, which set you back $19.50 a person ($17.50 plus a $2.00 processing fee). They’re available online here.
The details
- The event: Ignite Tampa Bay 2016
- When: Thursday, June 30th, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Where: The Cuban Club, 2010 North Avenida Republica de Cuba (East Palm Avenue and North 14th Street), Ybor City
- How much: $19.50 per person, tickets available online
- Food and drink: They typically have beer, wine, and soft drinks