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MPLA/CALCON16 Lightning Talks

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  • Excited about a new program or training technique?

  • Using technology in a novel way?

  • Impassioned about a genre?

  • Enthusiastic about a new partnership?

 

Lightning Talks are a fun new way to show off your mad library skills! They’re perfect for a quick overview of a single topic.

 

The Lightning Talk session is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 21st, from 3:45-4:45 pm. These fun, short, engaging talks may be on any relevant topic. Any conference attendee may submit a proposal.

 

SESSION LOGISTICS

  1. Talks are strictly limited to 4 minutes each. A warning will be given at the 3:30 mark.

  2. There will be 1 minute between speakers to allow for a few short questions.

  3. Slides are allowed, but not required, and you can flip them at your own pace. A maximum of 7 slides are allowed, including title & ending slides. These must be emailed to the coordinator before the conference and presented as one continuous presentation.

  4. Demos are allowed, but please be mindful of the time and plan ahead for technical issues.

  5. There will be a table in the session room for speakers to provide handouts and business cards, if desired.

  6. The session will have a coordinator to assist speakers and be the timekeeper.

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: AUGUST 12TH

 

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​If you have questions or problems submitting your form please contact Nuala at calconlightningtalks@gmail.com or 303-564-0739.

 

The Lightning Talk selection team will consist of members of CAL and MPLA and will represent a wide spectrum of people who provide library services. There will be a selection rubric for each team member to use to evaluate each lightning talk submission with the same criteria. This will help to make the selection process consistent and provide fair, balanced and objective scoring of the submissions. Once all submissions have been evaluated and selected, the Lightning Talk Committee will notify everyone by email, regardless of outcome, by August 29th.

 

Tips for​ an effective lightning talk

·      http://software.ac.uk/home/cw11/giving-good-lightning-talk

·      http://www.perl.com/pub/2004/07/30/lightningtalk.html

·      http://scottberkun.com/2009/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/

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