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About a month and a half ago,\u00a0 I decided to submit an idea for a talk for Ignite Charlotte 4. To my surprise (I’ll let you know whether it was a good or bad surprise after it’s over), they accepted my idea.<\/p>\n

In case you’re not familiar with the Ignite format, each person gives a talk with 20 slides that automatically advance after 15 seconds, for a total length of 5 minutes. I’ve attended the first 3 Ignite events in Charlotte, and true to the Ignite motto, “Enlighten us, but make it quick!”, I’ve found each one very enlightening.<\/p>\n

The title, which it turns out is the longest title of any of the talks, and it’s not that close, is “Couch to 13.1: How an Out-of-Shape Nerd Completed a Half Marathon.” As I wrote on Twitter after I found out: “I was selected to give a talk at #IgniteCLT.Not sure which was crazier, deciding to run a half-marathon or deciding to give a talk about it.” I’ll definitely have more to write about the subject after my talk, since there’s a lot of stuff that won’t fit into a 5 minute talk. It’s definitely been difficult putting everything together, and being as shy as I am, the thought of getting up on a stage for 5 minutes with a slide show that goes on whether I’m ready or not scares the hell out of me. But I’ve been practicing, I’m making progress, and I think *fingers crossed* I’ll be ready.<\/p>\n

Ignite Charlotte 4 is at the Neighborhood Theatre this Tuesday night, March 20. Admission is free, but you need to RSVP<\/a> by Monday. If you’re not in Charlotte, I recommend checking out Ignite if there’s one close to you. You can go to IgniteShow.com<\/a> and find one in your back yard, or just watch videos for past talks from around the world.<\/p>\n

Even if my talk doesn’t go so well, I’m sure the 11 other speakers will be brilliant. Come check it out if you can.<\/p>\n


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