WebJam9 is coming to Perth

In con­junc­tion with Edge of the Web, WebJam9 is com­ing to Perth on the even­ing of Novem­ber 6. You do not need to attend the con­fer­ence to go to WebJam.

If you have never been to a Web­Jam, you need to exper­i­ence it at least once. Close to 20 geeks, giv­ing short, and I mean short 3 minute present­a­tions on what ever they are pas­sion­ate about, often show off their new projects.

It is fun, fast and furi­ous even­ing with a bunch of fel­low geeks and there is usu­ally a healthy bar tab to get you into the spirit. So you need to go register now for free as places are limited

Speak­ing at Web­Jam is fun and slightly addict­ive. I highly recom­mend it to any­body, even if you have never presen­ted before. It is a great way to learn the skills to present and what is the worst that can go wrong. You lose your voice the moment you go on stage and have to give you present­a­tion through inter­pret­ive dance. It is only 3 minutes so embar­rass­ment will dis­ap­pear quickly as soon as the next presenter gets on stage. Also as long as you are not giv­ing a full on sales pitch, the audi­ence is extremely forgiving.

I know I have given 3 present­a­tions and hope­fully I will be present­ing at WebJam9, the topic is still unde­cided, I have a couple of ideas I have to work through, but I will def­in­itely be there and present­ing if I get the call.

So what tips have I got for first time Web­Jam speak­ers. Prac­tice and prac­tice again, you only have 3 minutes and the time limit is enforced. So make sure your present­a­tion is less than 3 minutes long and you know it well. Also be pre­pared, the clock starts when you step on stage, so make sure everything is loaded and ready to roll. You can not afford to waste 20 or 30 seconds, start­ing soft­ware, typ­ing in URLS etc. And most of all do not take it to ser­i­ously, have fun.

So start work­ing on your pro­posal know and I will see you at the UWA tav­ern on Novem­ber 6.

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