Ignite Sydney

Ignite Sydney If you had 5 minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Why is this a good idea?

Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to enlighten us - quickly. The idea of Ignite is simple – make the presenters stick to a rigid format of 20 slides, each of which changes automatically after 15 seconds, giving a guaranteed 5 minute presentation. It forces the presenters to think long and hard about every slide. How many times have you heard the presenter say “this slide isn’t important”? Well – get rid of it then! Conversely, there are the presenters who talk to a single slide for 10 minutes, by which time you’ve lost interest, the plot, and probably the will to live. Ignite is all about making the slides dynamic and exciting, and forcing the presenters to think about what they show. Best-selling author Scott Berkun has a great article at Forbes.com which discusses why Ignite is the way of future presentations. If you’re sick of Death By Powerpoint, then come along to Ignite Sydney, where you’re guaranteed a fun night of entertaining and educational presentations. Ignite Sydney is curated and managed by Stephen Lead.

After a sell out 2025 show, Ignite Talks Sydney returns to the Oxford Art Factory in 2026, with its famously fast-paced ...
09/09/2026

After a sell out 2025 show, Ignite Talks Sydney returns to the Oxford Art Factory in 2026, with its famously fast-paced presentations that are guaranteed to blow your mind and enlighten your thinking.

Ignite Talks has become a staple fixture on Sydney’s cultural calendar thanks to its underground-music-venue setting and white-knuckle presentation format:

15 speakers
each talk is exactly 5 minutes
with exactly 20 slides
that auto-advance in exactly 15 seconds

The result is a fast-paced, high-energy evening designed to keep speakers on their toes and audiences leaning forward from start to finish. Equal parts entertainment and inspiration.

01/09/2026

Did you know air-ness is considered competitive air guitar judging criteria?

Brent “fingers” McKean takes us on a wild ride through the crazy world of competitive air guitar!

29/08/2026

The Ignite Talks Sydney format is not just novel. It’s a truth finder.

📣 very brief cameos: Jude_Batrac_MC Eliza Wong Fiona Maria Mark Cohen Brent Mckean

28/08/2026

"Leaders are dealers in hope"

Throwback to when Chris Savage laid out how to be, if you want to be, the oldest person in the room.

Psst, also tix on sale for October 27!

23/08/2026

Do you remember the Reservior Squad? Mark Cohen take on how to manage a diverse squad.

Good times were had and shall be had again on 27 October.

🎟️ But hurry, early bird ends on 25 Aug.

20/08/2026

What takes a talk from good to great?

With less than a week to go to submit a talk, here’s Michael's thoughts on what makes a great talk.

Be novel, be personal, add a hook.

What’s your tip? Do you have a killer tip for delivering a great talk?

🎟️ early bird tix ending in less than a week.

https://ignitetalks.com.au

17/08/2026

Ignite talks are a choregraphed precision calibrated performance.

We reckon the Ignite format is a formidable format to tackle, even for the most seasoned speakers.

So, with less than a week to go to submit a talk, here’s Michael Kordahi thoughts on the mindset required to rehearse an Ignite talk

How do you prepare for talk?

🎟️ early bird tix ending in less than a week.

https://ignitetalks.com.au

16/08/2026

Throwback to Jude Batrac’s Friendship Recession talk from 2025.

Tix on sale now m. Hurry early bird ends soon.

https://ignitetalks.com.au

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