A favorite past talk of mine involved 100 Kazoos and a shot of tequila. I wanted a similar kind of audience participation, and ended up going with a similar tactic.
This time around? 100 ping pong balls. And also: a shot of tequila.
Teaser image, from the most recent 20×2 Chicago event at GMan Tavern. A new venue, a lot of new speakers, and some really fun interactions.
Had a fun night at 20×2 Chicago, with a new venue: Gman Tavern. The question was: “What Did You See?”
For those not familiar with the format, 20 presenters are invited to participate. Folks can answer the prompt however they like: show some slides, sing a song, do an interpretive dance. The only hard rule is that they must answer the question, in two minutes or less. It makes for a very interesting evening.
It’s been a while since Liz and I were out and about. Tonight, I was participating in 20×2 Chicago. I’m usually too nervous to eat much before getting on stage (even if it’s just for two minutes), so we ended up going out afterwards for a late dinner.
For those not familiar with the format, the event involves 20 speakers and everyone’s given the same question. Each participant is free to answer the prompt in whatever way they see fit: giving a slideshow, singing a song, interpretive dance. The only requirement is: the answer has to be given in 2 minutes or less.
Realized I never ended up posting my talk from the last 20×2 Chicago, back in June. It’s the first live event I’ve attended since the pandemic, and the first time I got back on stage in… well, in a while.
Talking to Andrew before the show started… it really didn’t register that it had been two years since we last met in person. Two years since we had last stood in this particular room.
Time sure flies when you’re self-isolating.
Hard to believe it’s been two years since I’ve attended or participated in 20×2 Chicago. I’m excited to announce that the event is returning to Schubas, and that I’ll be part of the lineup.
For those of you who remember my posts from the early Emmis days, there was a spate of food-related bets from about 2005 – 2007.
The biggest one though, was the Vending Machine Challenge, undertaken by the fearless Anthony DeMoon.
Here’s me talking about a particular moment from back in 2005. I’ll keep this a secret until the video’s available, but maybe some of you might know what this is about.
Once again, I get to join a ton of super creative Chicago folks for 20×2, an event where 20 of us all have to answer the same question in 2 minutes or less.
Everyone who participated got to answer the question however they saw fit, but had to follow one rule: answer in two minutes or less. I had a blast presenting, and really enjoyed all the varied answers. Below, I’m including video of my talk (along with a few favorites).
Tonight, I opted to just tell a story. I had some photos and slides made up, but it just ended up being all of two photos. And while they might have helped, they felt more like a distraction. So I just went all in on the words themselves.
I’m part of 20×2 Chicago this Saturday, a really fun event where 20 folks are gathered together to answer the same question (in 2 minutes or less). The prompt this time: What Did We Miss?
I am always in awe at the participants I get to stand next to at these things. So many creative, talented folks (no seriously, see for yourself). Each show also tends to bring out so many interesting variations, in terms of how each person decides to answer the question.