The Fear of five minutes and an audience: Ignite Cincinnati

Jul/10

The Fear of five minutes and an audience: Ignite Cincinnati

by ReThinkHR.org | Leadership, Work, HR & Inspiration by @BenjaminMcCall under Human Resources

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It all starts with “having the guts”

So on Wednesday, June 30th I presented at Ignite Cincinnati (facebook group). It stemmed from a topic sparked from my blog post on Don’t Be A Statistic and ended up getting remixed on ppt slides. It was nerve racking, heart racing, but all good fun. The presentations were humorous with touches of passion and personal drive from each individual that spoke on their topic. The cool thing is that they live streamed the video on UStream. I have included it within this post.

The set up

Each presenter chooses a topic and has 5 minutes with 20 slides that automatically progress after 15 seconds!

The feelings you have

This is the way I felt: rushed, ideas racing through my head, shaky, illiterate, alive. When I watch myself I wonder “can I talk any faster”

Always Be Closing!

None of the presenters really knew the line up. So when I found out I was the one to close the show for the night I was even more nervous. I have no shame in admitting it. I mean how do you close a night of gut-wrenching, humorous and insightful presentations.

Watch carefully, I’m having a heart attack on stage

They will be putting each individual presentation on YouTube some time in the future. But until then you can watch the whole show right here! The Slides and the entire show is below. If you are impatient and want to see me at the end, fast forward to about 1 hr, 24 minutes and zero seconds (01:24:00) into the show. I would not necessarily use this as an example of my best speaking style, the set-up is difficult enough, but I would use it as an example of how I like to keep things fun while adding a little bit of a message!

I was so appreciative to be selected and even more appreciative that I got through it, shaky, but alive!

(RSS Feeds click here to view) The Show

(The Slides) Why you should not be a statistic- Ignite Cincinnati

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So how do you think I did? Remember it’s about fun!

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Onlinemaniac007

I watched several of the presentations; what's with all the cursing?
benjaminmccall

Thanks Matt! You guys also did a good job. People need to talk more versus always being electronic!
http://twitter.com/dooleymr Matthew Dooley

Agreed. Nice work Ben. I hope to see you again soon!
benjaminmccall

Thanks Todd! You guys also did a good job. People need to talk more versus always being electronic!
http://twitter.com/dooleymr Matthew Dooley

Agreed. Nice work Ben. I hope to see you again soon!
http://flavors.me/merubin75 Michael E. Rubin

I'll second what Jen said and double it. You were fantastic, and your presentation was downright inspirational. It was a thrilling close to an already-thrilling evening. Bravo!

Your slide about life being hard also resonated with a post I read a few days later by Terry Strarbucker. He quoted the actor Bill Murray, who said more or less the same thing: “Life is really hard.”

http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2010/07/01/bill-…

Cheers!
Michael

- Michael E. Rubin | http://flavors.me/merubin75
benjaminmccall

Thanks J - Next is JSFG, Great Oaks and then if they can handle it and be innovative - the local ASTD conference! Thinking about pushing a social media panel too so you should be on it!
http://unbridledtalent.com Jennifer McClure

Ben - this is awesome! I admire your courage and I'm glad you made it through closing the show. Nice job!