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Public speaking is tough. Here's a list of
TOPP Talks Tips
to help you make the most of your time behind the podium.
Making slides for your presentation? Use the official TOPP Talks Template ! For the LaTeX fans there's also a handy template and guide for making a pretty nice presentation with beamer.
Need some help putting your talk together? Get on the Mailing list for the project and look for a partner. There's also an IRC channel at irc://irc.freenode.net/topp-talks
Want to make TOPP Talks better? Comments, criticisms, conundrums are all welcome at the
TOPP Talks Suggestion Box
. (Try saying it out loud, it sounds pretty good right?)
Having trouble coming up with a talk topic? Check the topic building worksheet for some inspiration!
Testimonials
"TOPPTalks are amazing! Something for everyone."
"Thanks to TOPPTalks, I know about Trac AND my hair is softer than ever!"
Welcome to the TOPP Talks project, tracking past and future lunch talks for the TOPP office. The goal for these talks is to foster communication within the office, both about general 'what we do' type issues as well as 'this interests me' ones. This page lists all the topics that are in the works or have already been given. We invite you to edit this list, but to help keep things manageable we ask that you stick to the following rules:
- If you would like to give a talk, stick the topic in the list with your name by it. If your talk isn't ready yet, please give an estimate of how long it would take you to prepare.
- If you would like to hear a talk, stick the topic in the list and don't put a name by it.
Upcoming Talks
| Speaker | Topic | Intended Audience | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| cholmes | It is a mystery.
|
TOPPers | 09.18.08 |
The Queue (in the works, but no date set yet)
| Speaker | Topic | Intended Audience | Prep Time Needed
|
|---|---|---|---|
| arneke | comet.d: Like AJAX but better | Technical | ? |
| douglas
|
Wireshark: Debug your networking applications in style
|
Technical
|
?
|
| jab, dwins
|
Introduction to Computation
|
Non-comp sci geeks. (really!)
|
?
|
| blence + ejucovy | Beer. You know you love it. | Beer enthusiasts | ? |
| Tim "Funky C" Coulter
|
Best. Conference. Ever. (And possibly the OpenLayers sprint)
|
All TOPPers, non-technical
|
?
|
| Kelly and Philissa
|
Gotham Schools- really cool name or really cool movement? | TOPPers
|
08.21.08
|
Past Talks
| Speaker | Topic | Intended Audience | Date/Prep Time
|
|---|---|---|---|
| cdw
|
Programming Basics
|
non-technical
|
03.05.08
|
| robski
|
jquery
|
technical
|
03.05.08 |
| Paul
|
REST introduction
|
technical
|
03.13.08 |
| carly
|
10 Step Design Makeover
to make any document, webpage, presention, etc. look fabulous. plus, carly's 3 foolproof design principles.
|
everyone/anyone
|
04.01.08
|
| Mel
|
OLPC: weaving a grassroots bridge for the digital divide
|
the good ol' fuzzy line between tech and nontech (and education) |
04.03.08
|
| EVERYBODY!!
|
Hacker Culture: From DandD to XKCD
|
non-technical
|
04.08.08
|
| mel
|
Trac tutorial
|
do you use trac? yeah, you. (will also take requests for plugins-to-be-made)
|
04.11.08
|
| funky_c
|
Performance Testing a la WOPR
|
Slightly technical
|
05.15.08
|
| ianbicking
|
Google App Engine: Should TOPP Use It?
|
OpenCore Folks, Web Tech Junkies
|
05.23.08
|
| Mike
|
Music Theory Demystified
|
Musicians (and those who wish they were), and music lovers in general
|
06.05.08
|
| cabraham
|
Where's the Zen
in the Zen Garden?
|
|
06.12.08
|
| philipashlock
|
OpenID and the state of the distributed social graph
|
Should be mostly non-technical. Relevant for anyone who cares about being in control of their identity and data on the web.
|
06.26.08
|
| LSN team
|
Towards Carfree Cities: our trip to Portland
|
Everyone
|
7/1/08
|
| Nathan John | Conceptions of Public Space | Everyone | 07.10.2008 |
| vhamer | Grillin Workshop | Interviewers | 07.17.2008 |
| Nicky G
|
Livable Street Network
|
Creative Commons Salon attendees
|
07.23.2008
|
| Mark Gorton | What is TOPP: The Mission and Goals of the Open Planning Project | TOPPers | 08.04.08 |
| lilyb
|
Space, the Final Frontier . . . for Race!: Science Fiction, Colonialism, and Alexander Siddig
|
Sociology geeks Star Trek geeks
|
08.11.08
|
| tenzochris
|
Aikido and everyday life
|
non-technical
|
08.13.08
|
| douglas
|
Origami
|
origami n00bs
|
08.28.08
|