Dahle Communication

What is Debate? Watch and Find Out!

If you are not a part of the debate world, it can be a bit confusing. Because of some of this misconception, I decided to give an ignite speech about debate that will hopefully clear up some of those ideas. While it is only 5 minutes long, you can still learn a lot from it (I hope). If you want to learn more, go to the National Forensics League website.

 

Travis Dahle at Global Ignite Week #4 from Ignite SD on Vimeo.

Thanks for watching.

-Travis

Global Ignite Week!

This week is Global Ignite Week around the globe. If you are in Sioux Falls or anywhere close, come on down to the Museum of Visual Materials and listen to some great speakers!

I'm lucky enough to be presenting once again (this time on debate - fun, fun) and will make sure to post it here when it is up.

If you haven't seen any of the previous talks, you can go here and view them all. However, here is just a sample of one of them from a friend of mine Corey Heidelberger who writes what seems to be a master's thesis each week at his blog, Madville Times.

 

 

Cory Heidleberger Ignite SD #1 from Ignite SD on Vimeo.

Ignite SD Talk

It's been a while since I gave this presentation at IgniteSD, but I wanted to share it with you all.

In this Ignite speech, I decided to not talk about communication, powerpoint or delivery. Instead, I wanted to talk about my other passion - Music! It's a bit quirky, but I hope you like it.

 

 

Travis Dahle at Ignite SD #3 from Ignite SD on Vimeo.

Ignite SD # 3 is tonight!

Ignite SD is finally making its way to Sioux Falls this evening and I have the pleasure of speaking at the event. While a lot of cities have hosted Ignite events, the 9 Clouds, Inc. team wanted to have the event in more than one location. To understand why is to understand South Dakota.

We are a small state and have a connection to each other, even though it takes us 6 hours to drive across it!

So, if you are in the Sioux Falls area and feel so inclined - here is the information:

Location: Museum of Visual Materials, 500 N. Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD

Time: 7:30 P.M.

I hope to see you there - and if you can't make it, I'll make sure to post the video as soon as I get it.

Ingite comes to South Dakota

Last month Brett Duncan over at Marketing In Progress reminded me of an event that I had found earlier, Ignite. Ignite is "a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events, Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes." 

I love the concept of Ignite. You get 5 minutes and 20 slides that will automatically move every 15 seconds, which means you have to be prepared and you can't ramble on. Their tag-line is "Enlighten Us, But Make It Quick." 

 While most cities have been doing Ignite events, Scott and John Meyer at 9 Clouds, Inc in Sioux Falls decided to do something a little different - Ignite South Dakota - a State-wide project. This makes sense on several levels. First, with a total population of around 800,000 people, the State of South Dakota is about 1/3 the size of Dallas, TX who just had their Ignite last month. Second, this will allow smaller towns like Brookings, SD to showcase some of their talent when they might not have otherwise had that opportunity. Finally, South Dakotans are a big family. You've heard of six degrees of separation, but in South Dakota, it really is 1 degree of separation. Because of this, when I travel, I usually just say I am from South Dakota, since few people know where Sioux Falls is anyway.

I'm excited for Ignite getting started here in South Dakota. I think it is a great way for the talented people here in the Dakotas to showcase that talent here and on the web (which I am sure their videos will appear). 

So, if you are in the Brookings area on Wednesday April 21st, come on down and hear some great speakers. They include Megan Dahle of Mt. Jono & First Person History (and my wife!), Corey Heidelberger from Madville Times and an overall talented writer, speaker and artist, Johnathan Burns who has created Cubicons and is one of the funiest people I have ever met and many others. The full list can be seen at the Ignite South Dakota website. Below is a video from John Meyer with a Welcome to Ignite SD.

Welcome to Ignite SD from 9 Clouds on Vimeo.