Ignite: How speakers prepare

I’m a huge fan of helping people speak – I did an Ignite talk last year, called How and Why to Speak at Ignite hoping to get more people up on stage. Many events now use this short video, an ignite talk about doing good ignite talks, to help get people interested and psyched to participate.

In the “things I promised but never got around to” department”, before my latest book, Confessions of a Public Speaker, came out, I surveyed everyone and their mother about their experiences speaking in short format form, like Ignite or Pecha Kucha (5 or 6 minute talks with automated slide decks – see the end of boring presentations on forbes.com). About 150 people responded and here are the results.

Scott Berkun

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