About this trail:
There's a new presentation format that is becoming popular at conferences and meetings. This new format is called the lightning talk, and this trail is about how to present a lightning talk.
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Defining the term and the intent. The outline says it all:
- What are Lightning Talks?
- Why Would You Want to do a Lightning Talk?
- Why Would You Want to Hear a Lightning Talk?
- Notice of Intent
- What Can You Say in Five Minutes?
(Caution - Perl centric)
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First page (in my first trail). Excellent overview of how to present a lightning talk, and a primary source for the presentation: http://www.personal.psu.edu/v23/presentations/lightning-talks-intro/
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Veen's comments apply to all presentations, but are just as useful for lightning talks.
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Another resource for preparing any presentation; also applies to lightning talks.
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The inverted pyramid in journalistic writing




