I’ve been asked to participate in the first Ignite Bay Area | Women Innovators on December 8, 2010, and I’ve been racking my brain to come up a preso that scores the right mix of humor, insight and charm.
I really dig the Ignite format. 5 minutes. 20 slides. 15 seconds per slide. Their motto is ‘Enlighten us – but be quick.’
It’s tough to summon my powers of wit on command – but the clock is ticking.
I’ve been marinating on a few ideas – but I’m not sure I’ve found my home run. A couple topics percolating at the moment include:
- The History of Plaid: From Kilts to Hipsters
- Ms. Pac-Man – An Icon for Women’s Rights
- Successful Punchlines: How to Make Your Own Jokes
- Getting Mugged: How the Urban Landscape can Shift from Land of Opportunity to Fear & Loathing in San Francisco
- Lyrical Significance: What Makes Hip Hop Worth Listening To
The event is at the David Brower Center, which is three blocks from the Downtown Berkeley BART stop. Tickets are $5 until December 1, 2009, and the event’s charity partner is Hannah’s Socks, a non-profit focused on providing clothing to homeless shelters and domestic violence survivors. Bring down a pair of new socks to benefit adults and children in the Bay Area.
Come down and heckle me.
It’s too infrequently that we get to see “jokes,” “Ms. Pac-Man” and “mugged” in the same set of tags. So, first, thank you.
I think that the getting mugged talk is prescient given the unfortunate level of theft in our fair city, but I’m also intrigued by the icon for women’s rights idea. Other readers, what say ye?
How are any of these about innovation or doesn’t that matter? (Successful Punchlines + Getting Mugged could make a great combo however)
I vote for either the history o’plaid or something about putting on successful confernces which may be boring to you but might be useful to the folks in the crowd.
bonus golden years vids link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/VintageHipHopSeattle
(Don’t get me started on the commercialization of HipHop…)
Thanks Emily & Oliver for the feedback. I think I’ve found the pot of gold. Getting excited about the preso!
Emily – I will email you details shortly.
Oliver – you’ll have to come to the event to find out which idea made the cut
I know you will ignite the audience tonight. Love Moomoo
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