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PresentationCamp LA Session Topics

In keeping with the BarCamp format for this event, we will decide collectively at the start of the day which topics we would like to hear about, who will teach them, and the order of sessions for the day.

The BlankSpaces venue has a range of sizes of meeting spaces, so we will likely have 1 or 2 larger sessions and several breakout sessions in smaller spaces.  Each space comes equipped with chairs, workspaces and whiteboards; we will also aim to have extra projectors and screens for those who would like to use them,

 Topics that I would like to hear about (add your ideas to the list!):

Fundamentals Track and an Advanced Presenting Track?

• Applying screenwriting secrets to presentations
• Applying cinematography techniques to presentations
• Presenting your story like a motion graphics artist
• Using visual thinking to create your presentation
• Mindmapping your presentation
• Presenting a story in comic form
• Presentation/performance techniques from screen & stage actors
• Presentation/performance techniques from comedy improv actors
• (add your ideas...)
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Topics that I would like to teach (add your name and topic to the list!):

Note for speakers and participants:

• Following are only suggestions from people who plan to attend and would like to present.
• On the morning of the event, anyone who would like to volunteer to present will give a 60-second pitch covering their topic, what you will get out of it, and how much time they would like to have. 

• Based on what we hear, we decide as a group what sessions we will schedule for the day.
• Based on participants' skill level and interest, we may do a Fundamentals and an Advanced Track
• If you would like to teach, please plan for a hands-on and interactive format, rather than a lecture format.

Topics

•  How to Create a 15-Minute Presentation in 1 Hour (with graphics!) - Cliff Atkinson, Beyond Bullet Points
• The Future of Presentations... - Nat Robinson, SlideRocket
• "Kill the People": Using Comedy and Truth to Slay "Death by PowerPoint" - Colleen Wainwright, the communicatrix
• Storyboarding 101 - Cynthia Petrovic, storyboard artist @ Warner Bros. animation
• Using toys for fun and effective learning -- Lisa Braithwaite, CoachLisaB.com
• Embrace Twitter in your Presentation - Olivia Mitchell, Speaking about Presenting
• Mindmap your way to a better presentation - @MichaelDeutch Mindjet
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  Presentation Competition

• The idea has been proposed that we end the day with some sort of presentation competition, where participants create and deliver a 5-minute presentation based on new ideas they learned that day, and we vote on the winner based on different categories.  What do you think?