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This Ignite presentation on how to steer a motorcycle…

by gerrykirk on Sep 25, 09

This Ignite presentation on how to steer a motorcycle demonstrates you can have the worst slides ever i.e. death by bullet point and still captivate the audience through humour, command of topic and offering something useful to know.

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Helping Sault businesses use Social Media in a Crowded Marketplace

by admin on Mar 27, 09

Last night I had the privilege of presenting a session on social media, the final installment in the Economic Development Corporation’s 3 part series on online marketing strategies. The audience was small but engaged, making for a fun evening. I spent about 1/3 of my time just answering questions. The group was diverse, including an [...]

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PairVote.ca – How I did it

by admin on Jan 30, 09

At the start of last fall’s federal election, I wanted to bring attention to the non-sexy electoral reform issue. Thanks to Google, I discovered pair voting had been used in the U.S. but not in Canada. Seemed like a novel idea that might interest and inspire people. After a few hours of effort, http://www.pairvote.ca was [...]

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Surving in Tough Economic Times: 20+ Resources to Get Started with Scrum

by gerrykirk on Dec 05, 08

Recently I had the opportunity to share about my work passion, Agile and Scrum at a local IT group luncheon. I was pleasantly surprised at the level of interest and depth of questions. Organizer John Hatherly told me they had about double the normal pre-registrations for a talk. Perhaps the tough economic times is behind [...]

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High Performing Teams: What’s the Secret Sauce?

by gerrykirk on Sep 09, 08

Agile definition and value illustrated. View full size poster I’m really looking forward to Plone Conf 2008 for many reasons, one of which is presenting on a topic I am passionate about, namely Agile development, in particular Scrum, an Agile software development framework. What is Agile? For people unfamiliar with Agile, Scott Ambler defines it [...]

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