Ignite Raleigh 1 Speaker Application
Welcome to our official Ignite presentation submission. Submit your own Ignite talk.
Top 10 get in. Voting closes on February 17.
32 results found
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3 Secrets of Effective Nomading
Working from home is fun, but it can also be very boring and distracting. Nomading from hotspot to hotspot increases focus and productivity. It's also a great way to build contacts and score a new contract. Come learn 3 secrets to effective nomading.
58 votes -
The North Carolina Beer Revolution
or how NC is becoming a mature beer environment and social media's role in that success.
51 votes -
When is green not so green? How sustainable is your coffee?
Most consumers know about organic and Fair Trade coffee. When it comes to the sustainability of your morning beverage, those certifications aren't the whole story, not even close. How your coffee is grown, sorted, sourced, roasted, packaged, brewed, served and disposed are all equally important, and sorely neglected in conversations about coffee and sustainability.
50 votes -
Waiter! There's a Fly in My Online Reputation
Your social media activities are the ingredients to a fabulous reputation soup. Screw-up and a single negative incident will have others sending that soup back to the kitchen!
Reputation management "chef" Andy Beal shows you how to keep flies out of your social media soup, and what to do if one happens to spoil the broth.
46 votes -
The Great North Carolina Barbecue Debate: Vinegar vs. Tomato
One of the great debates in our state is Eastern-style Barbecue versus Piedmont, or Lexington, style Barbecue, and many have come to near blows over this. The biggest difference is in the "dip" recipe, where Eastern-style is vinegar-based and Lexington-style is tomato. Learn about the history of this culinary split, cooking differences and some recommendations for the best places offering each style. No pigs were harmed, or smoked, in the creation of this Ignite Raleigh submission.
43 votes -
Those Who Achieve and Those Who Don't
Some folks are able to achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams regularly throughout their lives. Others have trouble doing so. Why is that?
Do you have a dream you'd like to see realized? Do you have some goals you're having trouble achieving? If so, this talk can help.
39 votes -
Learning Mandarin in 2 years without leaving Raleigh
This will not require you to buy any software, attend any class nor implant anything in your skull. It's 80% making the most of your precious downtime and 20% practical advice for language acquisition. Of course, this approach works just as well for most languages (I used it to learn Spanish originally).
38 votes -
Be the B: Build a Company that Builds More than Wealth
The world doesn't stand still. You shouldn't be building a business the same way today that you would have in the 80's Gordon Gecko isn't the last word on how to succeed. Learn about being a B Corporation, what "being beneficial" is about, and how to legally include your community, your environment, and your sense of decency into your company's mission.
38 votes -
Growing Successful Online Communities and User Engagement
If you build it will they come? Absolutely not! Let's explore what it really takes to engage an online audience and keep them coming back for more. It requires work but the payoff is huge.
34 votes -
Sniff, Sip, or Chugg The Guide To North Carolina Wine
From the coast to the mountains North Carolina is seeing exploding growth in its wine industry. North Carolina Wine TV Co-Host, Kipp Bodnar will help show you the best of North Carolina's wines as well as where to stop in for a quick taste or maybe even an all out party.
From dry to sweet to muscadine there is so much wine and so little time to drink it.
34 votes -
How Not To Be A Douche Bag Online
From Twitter spam DM messages to drunk pictures on Facebook people act like complete douche bags while they are online. This presentation steps in where common sense fails. It serves as the ultimate 5 minute guide to acting like a real person and not a complete tool bag while online.
25 votes -
Interpreting Social Media Data
Every day, a dizzying array of new statistics comes out about Twitter, Facebook, and other popular social media destinations. Many of these studies, reports and other datapoints show confusing and even conflicting information, so how do you make sense of it all?
Join Tom Webster from Edison Research has he shows you the "big 3" questions to ask about any social media stat you come across, and how to immediately separate the good stuff from the...not so good.
25 votes -
Friend, Foe, or Follower? Analyzing Our Digital Bonds
Ever wonder the possibilities of online friendships and relationships as Technology progresses? Will our children or grandchildren perhaps find their best friend on the web rather than the playground sandbox?
This presentation will be fun. We will dive straight into how we find and maintain all sorts of relationships online, and give insight into the future of digital bonds
24 votes -
Everything You've Been Told About Entrepreneurship is WRONG! (Part I)
There is a lot of conventional wisdom in the startup world. When I was at MIT taking classes on entrepreneurship, it was clear that there is a certain way you are supposed to run a startup. My experience with StatSheet.com runs counter to much of what you hear from VCs, academics and even other entrepreneurs.
19 votes -
Blogophobia: Your Name Doesn't Have to Be Seth Godin to Do Great Things Online
So you want to start a blog but you don't think you have anything original to say? Or perhaps your company wants to have a blog but you're worried about the type of comments that will be made about your brand. I'll teach you how to get past these obstacles so you can finally rock the blogosphere.
18 votes -
Productive Networking
Everyone knows that networking is important but few know how to do it well. We spend too much time at noisy "networking events," chasing followers on Twitter, or struggling to build connections on LinkedIn. Powerful networking is not natural. As such, there is much to be learned. We will explore the core definition of a network and move on to discover an engaging approach to build deep, productive networks.
17 votes -
How to Survive the Impending Multicorepocalypse
Single-CPU performance has hit a brick wall, so Intel, AMD, Motorola and others are coming out with 2, 4, 8, 16, and even 64-core processors. But your programs don't run any faster on them! We'll talk about strategies and tools to help your apps stay snappy well into the future.
17 votes -
The beautiful honey bee; from fear to mystery to inspiration.
What are you afraid of? What fears hold you back? Many people are terrified of insects & most cower at the buzzing of the honey bee. They are not to be feared, but respected for the valuable asset they are to our world. Most fear is based on lack of information. Once you have a little information fear can turn into curiosity. Curiosity can transform a mind to see the mystery in all things. Once you grasp mystery you can move to inspiration and overcome many of the fears that could be holding you back from greatness.
17 votes -
The New IT Organization
IT organizations are broken. Lack of business focus, bad or no customer service, and the use of technology as a status symbol has seriously warped the values of many IT orgs. But there is hope!
I'll discuss how to take your IT organization to the next level by eliminating the cultural voodoo and the strangling inefficiencies of an organizational model that grew up too fast.
15 votes -
Sales 2.0
The old ways of doing sales is out. Forget about networking and relationship building. Prospects want value, pure and simple. You will be able to do in 3 weeks, what would take 3 months. In 9 weeks, what would take 9 months, and in 12 weeks, what would take a year! But you have to listen to get the gold nugget. Sales 2.0 is here!! Get on the train.
14 votes