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Introduction to the series of articles about giving interactive talks
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
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The making of Four Laps
The making of Four Laps
On May 27, during an internal light talk session at Figma, I gave this remote Ignite 5-minute talk. Here’s how I did it.
Marcin Wichary
May 29, 2021
The rectangle behind you: The Ignite talk that changed room colours
The rectangle behind you: The Ignite talk that changed room colours
A five-minute Ignite talk I gave at ORD Camp 2019 that interacted with the room
Marcin Wichary
May 29, 2021
The source code for my Webstock 2017 slides
The source code for my Webstock 2017 slides
This is a slide deck that accompanied my presentation Charles Babbage’s mouse pointer, delivered at the Webstock conference in February of…
Marcin Wichary
Feb 17, 2017
The rectangle behind you: Why I love Ignite talks
The rectangle behind you: Why I love Ignite talks
5-minute Ignite talks are just like interval training at the gym
Marcin Wichary
Dec 30, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Experiments in typography
The rectangle behind you: Experiments in typography
Type as your playground
Marcin Wichary
Dec 30, 2014
The rectangle behind you: The most insane presentation network for the Computer History Museum talk
The rectangle behind you: The most insane presentation network for the Computer History Museum talk
Spoiler: It worked!
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: An interactive talk companion
The rectangle behind you: An interactive talk companion
Building a second screen experience for your audience
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: The cheapest invisible UI
The rectangle behind you: The cheapest invisible UI
The simple magic of a QWERTY keyboard
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: The day skeuomorphism went too far
The rectangle behind you: The day skeuomorphism went too far
The story of perfect imperfect slides at Google I/O
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Building your own presentation remote
The rectangle behind you: Building your own presentation remote
For when the regular remote is not enough
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Secret keyboard shortcuts
The rectangle behind you: Secret keyboard shortcuts
Fun uses of keyboards when giving a talk
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Skip slides and bonus slides
The rectangle behind you: Skip slides and bonus slides
Not all slides are born equal
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Checklist for writing an HTML slide engine
The rectangle behind you: Checklist for writing an HTML slide engine
Some obvious and non-obvious things
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Examples of benefits of using HTML for slides
The rectangle behind you: Examples of benefits of using HTML for slides
Why I love building my presentation decks as apps
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Why I do my presentation slides in HTML, and so should you
The rectangle behind you: Why I do my presentation slides in HTML, and so should you
Don’t let the limitations of PowerPoint and Keynote bring you down
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Going the extra mile
The rectangle behind you: Going the extra mile
Some ideas for making a talk even more special
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Build two awesome slides
The rectangle behind you: Build two awesome slides
There’s nothing wrong with a good gimmick
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: A remote is your biggest smallest friend
The rectangle behind you: A remote is your biggest smallest friend
Get yourself a presentation remote. No, really. It will change your life.
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: The right colour profile might save your slides
The rectangle behind you: The right colour profile might save your slides
How to improve your slides on a bad projector
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: After the talk
The rectangle behind you: After the talk
What to do after you give your talk?
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: A checklist before the talk
The rectangle behind you: A checklist before the talk
Things I do the evening before and 15 minutes before a talk
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Testing the presentation
The rectangle behind you: Testing the presentation
Making sure the slides look good before the actual talk
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
The rectangle behind you: Questions to ask conference organizers
The rectangle behind you: Questions to ask conference organizers
And why no one likes brown M&Ms
Marcin Wichary
Dec 22, 2014
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