step 1) Watch this motivational video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wS5xOZ7Rq8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wS5xOZ7Rq8 step 2) It's an Ignite talk. So ign

step 1) Watch this motivational video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wS5xOZ7Rq8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wS5xOZ7Rq8 step 2) It's an Ignite talk. So ignore most of the advice from the video. Assuming you are presenting something you are passionate about, just let that come through. I've organized Ignite Salt Lake and Ignite at the Velocity Conf. I've watched 100s of Ignite talks. If you search, you'll find lots of good advice on how to prepare the slides and yourself. My advice map out a coarse flow for the slides, practice a few times with the timer, adjust the slides, maybe do that once more, then make the slides as artistic as you can/will and run through it a few more times, preferably in front of some people and make the final tweaks. 15 seconds can be both longer and shorter than you expect. Practicing with the timer will make all the difference. On the night of, just go for flow and avoid dead air (though a pregnant pause can be used to great effect). The number of people in the audience is irrelevant. Worst case it will be over in 5 minutes.