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Lightening talks

What can you say in five minutes?

Here are some suggestions:

  1. Why my favorite module / add-on package is X.
  2. I want to do cool project X. Does anyone want to help?
  3. Successful Project: I did project X. It was a success. Here’s how you could benefit.
  4. Failed Project: I did project X. It was a failure, and here’s why.
  5. Heresy: People always say X, but they’re wrong. Here’s why.
  6. You All Suck: Here’s what is wrong with our community.
  7. Call to Action: Let’s all do more of X / less of X.
  8. A Funny Thing happened to me on the Way to the Mailing List / Newsgroup / Web Forum.
  9. Wouldn’t it be cool if X?
  10. Someone needs to do X.
  11. Wish List
  12. Why X was a mistake.
  13. Why X looks like a mistake, but isn’t.
  14. What it’s like to do X.
  15. Here’s a useful technique that worked.
  16. Here’s a technique I thought would be useful but didn’t work.
  17. Why add-on package X sucks.
  18. Comparison of similar add-on packages X and Y.
  19. Why we should be paying more attention to X.
  20. My Favorite Feature

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See also: Ignite talks (20 slides at 1 per 15 seconds) and Pecha Kecha (20 slides at 1 per 20 seconds)