Ignite Sydney kicked off its inaugural event last night, with the goal of ending the "death by PowerPoint" presentation style.
Twelve presenters took to the stage using the unique Ignite format: 20 slides at 15 seconds each, giving each presenter only five minutes per presentation; and each slide is automatically advanced for added hilarity.
The message was clear, each presenter would need to cut to the chase and trim the usual PowerPoint fluff that appears typically at the beginning of a talk.
(Credit: Chris Duckett/ZDNet.com.au)
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With only five minutes, and really only needing to cover two points at most, why have a slide at all. Just need a poster! It doesn't matter how long a presentation is, you still need to introduce it and conclude it (with some coherence between them!).
I find that too many presenters try to cram a lot of information into their presentations so that there is breadth, but not enough depth.
Supply the depth (in an engaging way) and participants will want to look at more.