Twitter Names of IgniteRaleigh 2 Speakers
Here is a list of all 19 speakers who will be presenting at IgniteRaleigh 2. It is listed alphabetically since we know you want to be surprised at who is speaking next. This list includes their Twitter name for easy reference and the title of their Ignite Talk. If you would like to follow all the speakers easily, use this list from Ignite Raleigh.
If you are tweeting from IgniteRaleigh 2, please use the hastags #igniteraleigh and #giw. Ignite events are all about sharing ideas, so we encourage you to share the ideas you hear Wednesday night with your friends and followers.
And finally, Zach Ward will be our MC for the evening, and you can find him on Twitter at @zachward.
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Ignite Raleigh 2 Encourages Donors Choose Donations
Ignite Raleigh 2 is free for attendees thanks to our sponsors, however, as one of the initiatives of Global Ignite Week, we encourage you to make a donation to a local education project using Donors Choose. DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need.
Here’s how it works: public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to microscope slides for a biology class.
Then, you can browse project requests and give any amount to the one that inspires you. Once a project reaches its funding goal, we deliver the materials to the school.
You’ll get photos of your project taking place, a thank-you letter from the teacher, and a cost report showing how each dollar was spent. If you give over $100, you’ll also receive hand-written thank-you letters from the students.
At DonorsChoose.org, you can give as little as $1 and get the same level of choice, transparency, and feedback that is traditionally reserved for someone who gives millions. We call it citizen philanthropy.
Browse projects submitted by local teachers in your county. This is a great way to support YOUR community.
Donors Choose – Wake
Donors Choose – Durham
Donors Choose – Orange
Donors Choose – Chatham
Donors Choose – Johnston
If you make a donation, we would love to hear about it.
Read MorePress Release: O’Reilly Media Launches Video Portal igniteshow.com in Conjunction with Global Ignite Week
New site showcases hundreds of 5-minute videos from Ignite events worldwide
O’Reilly has officially announced the launch of igniteshow.com!
Sebastopol, CA—Humans really like to congregate. Even as we increasingly live—and share—our lives online, we seek out opportunities to meet, talk, and get recharged by the energy of a crowd. From March 1-5, 2010, roughly 10,000 people will congregate at more than 60 Ignites on six continents, as the first Global Ignite Week rolls across the planet. They’ll gather in local venues, grab a cold beverage, and watch a series of 5-minute talks from geeks, entrepreneurs, creative professionals, farmers, educators—people in their community who rise to the challenge of the Ignite motto: “Enlighten us, but make it quick.”
And now those Ignite events will be able to showcase their local Igniter’s talks online. O’Reilly Media has launched igniteshow.com, a new video portal that brings hundreds of 5-minute Ignite videos together in one site.
Read the entire Press Release on O’Reilly.com.
The sponsors of Global Ignite Week include Bing, Facebook, DonorsChoose, Eventbrite, Foursquare, Lullabot, Mashable and StickerGiant. Be sure to also read Mashable’s 10 reasons to watch or attend an Ignite event.
Be sure to check out the Raleigh city event page on IgniteShow.com or poke around and see if there is an Ignite night in your hometown. Videos will be continuously added to this central website as Global Ignite Week goes on during the first week of March 2010.
Read MoreAnnouncing @Phonebooth, presenting sponsor of Ignite Raleigh 2
We’re pleased to announced that Phonebooth.com will be the presenting sponsor of Ignite Raleigh 2.
Phonebooth OnDemand is a web-based, business phone system that gives you the features, reliability and voice quality you want – without the management headache of traditional phone systems.
If you have seen the big red phonebooth at previous events in the Triangle then get ready because he’s going to make a splash at Ignite Raleigh 2. We would like to thank Bandwidth and the Phonebooth.com team for the support.
See you on March 3 for Ignite Raleigh 2!
Read MoreAnnouncing Miss NC USA 2010 Nadia S. Moffett speaking at Ignite Raleigh 2
Ignite Raleigh is 8 days aways and the community is buzzing with excitement. Today we’re please to announce that Miss NC USA 2010 Nadia S. Moffett wil be speaking at Ignite Raleigh 2. You can read more about Nadia via her bio below.
Nadia Shirin Moffett of High Point, North Carolina is an active community and business leader. With a passion to empower people, Nadia has found ways to inspire others in her career and in the community. After graduating from The University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2007 where she attained her Bachelors of Science in Marketing and minor in Information Technology, she began her career in a Leadership Path Program for American Express Company, developing and engaging employees in career and performance development. With the launch of Nadia’s foundation in 2008, Make Me A Queen Foundation, which is a not for profit organization with its mission is to inspire young women to reach their full potential, she was able to make an impact in her community and the lives of many young women.
Nadia’s passion and purpose for her role as Miss North Carolina USA is to inspire young women to reach maximum potential in their lives. Her plan is to expand the Make Me A Queen Foundation program to women across the state of North Carolina, driving empowerment, inspiration and growth among young women. She looks forward to continuing her passion for women’s empowerment through her advocacy of Breast and Ovarian Cancer research throughout the state of North Carolina.
Nadia enjoys running 5K and 10K races, writing and reciting poetry, public Speaking and working with youth. She is currently the Vice President of Public Relations for Toastmasters International at American Express, and often competes in public speaking competitions. Nadia is an active supporter and volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement in Greensboro working with Middle School students on Economics for Success.
Nadia is the daughter of Jonathan and Jaleh Estes and one of four siblings, her sister Tahirih is the oldest, and has two younger brothers, Jordan and Gabriel.
Nadia comes from a multicultural family that taught her to embrace diversity and love all mankind. She believes in servant leadership and beginning each day with the end in mind, to inspire passion and purpose for every day both for herself and those around her.
You can follow Nadia on Twitter at @missncusa2010 and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MissNorthCarolinaUSA2010
We’re glad Nadia can join us for Ignite Raleigh 2 and we look forward to seeing her Ignite talk. Read More
Speaker Instructions
If you have been chosen to speak at IgniteRaleigh2, congratulations. Now what? You sold the community on your idea, now you have to plan how to convey it to a large audience at the Lincoln Theater. It is time to prepare your talk and your slides. Here are the instructions and some helpful hints.
Requirements:
1. Create 20 slides to illustrate and support your presentation. The title slide counts as one of the 20.
2. Use this IgniteRaleigh Title Slide (in powerpoint) to begin your presentation. This is the only format requirement. There is no template for your interior slides.
3. Create your presentation in Powerpoint or Keynote.
4. Each slide will show for only 15 seconds and automatically advance.
5. No animation, video or other moving parts on individual slides.
6. No transitions between slides. We will build large presentation decks grouping presentations in order (to be determined) and set auto advance (every 15 seconds).
7. Slides are due Friday, February 26 by 8pm. Speakers will be contacted how to submit slide decks.
Suggestions:
1. Outline your talk and develop your 3-5 main ideas before creating any slides.
2. Create visual slides that illustrate your points.
3. Avoid bullet points. The audience wants to hear what you have to say, not read it from the screen.
4. A tightly scripted talk that requires you to hit slides when they switch requires lots of practice.
5. Practice, practice, practice.
And here’s a video from Ignite Seattle that provides some helpful hints for preparing your presentation.