Lightning Talk

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Lightning Talk by Liam Wyatt at Wikimania 2007

A lightning talk ( dt. Flash presentation ) is a short presentation on a scientific conference , often a technical conference or a similar event. The Lightning Talk differs from other lectures or presentations in that it only lasts a few minutes. As a rule, different speakers present one after the other on different topics within a specified period of time.

History and format

The first Lightning Talks may have been given at a Python conference in 1997, where they were simply listed as short talks in the program. The term "Lightning Talk" was used for the first time at the "Yet Another Perl Conference" in June 2000. The form of lecture spread from there to other conferences in the technical environment. At the Chaos Communication Congress , Lightning Talks have been an established part of the lecture program since 2004.

The format is designed differently depending on the event. At most conferences, a time span of 30 to 90 minutes is set in the program in which the lectures are presented one after the other. The individual lectures are usually limited to a fixed time of one to ten minutes, with a time limit of five minutes being common. In order to make the change between the speakers smoothly, the use of presentation programs is either completely excluded or the speakers are asked to submit their slides in advance. They can be played on a computer operated by the event management.

In principle, any topic can be the subject of a Lightning Talk. Often, however, it is about unfinished ideas, ideas of your own projects that are still in progress, calls for cooperation or topics that have come up at short notice after the official call for papers has ended .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wanted: Short Talks . Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 20, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / python.org
  2. ^ Talks that were presented at YAPC 19100 . Retrieved January 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Scott Berkun: The End Of Boring Presentations . In: Forbes.com . Forbes.com . January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ 21C3: Lectures and Workshops: Lightning Talks: Day 1 . Retrieved May 16, 2013.