Next month we’ll host our first meetup with lightning talks. We’re doing this because we want to encourage everyone to share their experience and lightning talks are a great way to practice public speaking.

Why?

You’re in a safe speaking environment. Most of the time giving a Lightning Talk is analogous to speaking at a work meeting, except it’s far less formal and more fun.

The talks are completely informal. Slides are optional. A demo is optional. Visual aids are optional. There is no process or standard format. The only thing we require is that you convey a message to your audience for up to 10-20 minutes.

The talks are short. Lightning talks are not about monolithic speaking sessions. They are meant to be short and to the point which can easily be accomplished with most topics, even ones you don’t consider yourself an expert in.

PS: We’ll announce a date for the meetup as soon as possible. Meanwhile, feel free to join our Slack channel or our Meetup group