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show and tell

Show and Tell is a chance to share something interesting with your team.

You may have done it in primary school. The format is something like:

  • presenters wait in queue for their turn to present
  • each presenter has a fixed time (~3min) to present to the group
  • [optional] fixed time for questions (~2min)
  • audience shows appreciation and next presenter starts

It can be anything some ideas to get you started include:

  • Cool tricks!
  • Something you learned
  • Something you use

Could do a mix of different formats:

  • "tight five": 5 minutes of your best material
  • lightning: 1 minute sharing a screen and a single thing

Cool Tricks!

  • Something neat you can do
  • You don't have to have invented it

Something You Learned

  • It doesn't have to be your original discovery
  • It doesn't matter if other already know about it

xkcd Ten Thousand (xkcd.com)

Something You Use

  • A tool (hardware or software) that's making your life easier
  • Something fun (e.g. cheap inflatable boat with electric outboard motor)

Encourage and Support Sharing

  • Sharing can be daunting
  • Show appreciation when team mates share something with you