Call for Presentations September 15, 2005
All Design Engaged participants are strongly encouraged to give a short presentation to the group. Day 1 and the morning of Day 2 are set aside for presentations and discussion. Your presentation topic is entirely up to you, but you must submit your topic and title by October 15.
Unfortunately, there is not enough time for everyone to give an individual talk. We also realize that some people don’t want to speak in front of a crowd. This year, there are two ways you can participate:
Spoken presentations
- Regular lecture-style presentations. There will be a projector and speakers for you to use, if you want.
- Presentations last fifteen minutes maximum.
Some suggestions:
- Introduce yourself briefly, but don’t spend more than a minute or two doing it.
- Assume this audience already knows the general context for your topic. Don’t spend too much time setting it up.
- Focus on a single idea, or question, or piece of work. Consider this an opportunity to present ideas in progress, half-baked schemes, or to pose contentious questions.
“Poster Sessions”
During coffee breaks and lunch breaks, people who do not want to give spoken presentations will able to do so. You don’t actually need to make a poster: “poster sessions” can be informal chats or show-and-tell sessions. We’ll probably schedule two or three people during each break.
Some suggestions:
- Do you have something you can display or distribute: a poster, a written document, or a photo essay?
- Do you have some work or a running prototype you can demonstrate?
- Other creative participation ideas are encouraged! Contact me with your ideas.
Again, you must submit your presentation topic and title by October 15. If you want to discuss your ideas, please email, phone, or Skype me anytime.