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Public speaking, the new geek sport in Silicon Valley – IGNITE!

Here’s a surefire recipe for boredom. Take one technical talk. Add PowerPoint slides. Place a speaker on stage. The usual result: nap time, or large doses of caffeine.

But lately I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon. These elements of countless tech presentations have been thrown into the blender of geek culture and emerged as an unlikely new form of entertainment and sport for the tech set.

This past week, I saw the perfect illustration of this when I dropped by an Ignite event at the Santa Clara Convention Center. For the uninitiated, the Ignite concept works like this: Each speaker has five minutes to deliver a talk with 20 PowerPoint slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds.

By Chris O’Brien

Mercury News Columnist

Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_14515721

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