Get Ignited
From the desk of Elaine Ellis…
This past Tuesday, Ignite Boulder 6 played to a crowd of 600 plus. If you’ve never attended an Ignite, presenters are tasked with sharing knowledge about a passion in 5 minutes with 20 slides and slides advance every 15 seconds whether you’re ready or not. Both Ef and I have presented and if you’ve ever wanted to be pushed shoved out of your comfort zone, presenting at Boulder Theatre to a crowd of hundreds that expects you to entertain and educate will do it for you.
This past Ignite contained a brilliant presentation by Jen Yu made me salivate with her presentation on food porn. Dave Burdick of the Daily Camera compared Ghostbusters to journalism, which was hilarious even though I’ve never seen Ghostbusters. Jen Newell (semi-rhymes with Yu) taught us how to speak Swedish or rather Bork, Bork, Bork.
Ignite was started in Seattle in 2006 by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis and have spread across the country and even in Europe. Ignite Boulder is one of the largest in the country, and this article from the Daily Camera sums it up nicely. The next Ignite Boulder should be in December and the next Ignite Denver is Oct. 16. Go and attend both. Or even better, sign up to present.
This presentation by Vikas Reddy on Awkward Rules at Ignite Boulder 3 was one of my favorite presentations.
Julie Penner at Ignite Boulder Six on Dijbouti is Just the Beginning.
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