[From Jen, a friend and fellow blogger:]
"If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 PowerPoint slides and they rotated automatically every 15 seconds?
Around the world
people have been putting together “Ignite” nights to share their answers. Visit the Ignite Bend
website to find out more about local events. More information
about Ignite Events held around the world can be found at O’Reilly’s Ignite website.
The local website goes on to say: "topics range from tech to gardening to current events. It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s theater/concert/stand-up all rolled into one! At Ignite Bend #1, speakers talked about Legos, social media, karma, acronyms, and more..."
So, there's the plug: it's June 4 for all you Central Oregonians.Check it out.
The concept is very similar to Henry's fourth-grade class assignment last week: Pick a topic of interest about an invention or idea and give a 3-minute speech with visuals. Henry picked the zipper, which meant that I've learned more than you can imagine about the history of zipper design. Fascinating stuff. Maybe that could be my Ignite Bend topic. Or maybe I should talk about chicken sweaters.Or how (not) to build a water feature by yourself with no skills or equipment.
What would you pick to speak about, if this was your assignment?
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