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In November I appeared at the Oklahoma Creativity Forum's after party, IgniteOKC. Along with several other speakers, I spoke for five minutes about a topic I was passionate about and tried to transfer some of that passion. There were no breaks in the five minutes and I'd prepared slides that moved forward every 20 seconds whether I liked it or not.

I have never had even one second of nervousness about public speaking...until the morning of Ignite. It scared me to death. But I did it anyway, and the video is finally available. I'm posting it here for all the world to see because I'm proud of it both professionally and personally.

Professionally, this is not only "why copyright is a damn mess" in a tight package, but it's the shortest pitch I can make for how the Consortium plans to play a whole different game. On the personal level, I'm a firm believer in doing things now and then that really scare you. Being more confident than I really have a right to be, I don't find enough things that really put a wobble in my knees. This did it, though, and I made it through.

I don't think I can stand to watch it, though. You guys do it for me. I'll be hiding over here.

PS: If you'd like to see some of the other talks from smart people (some of whom I'm lucky to have turned into friends since IgniteOKC), you can find the Youtube Channel with all the 2012 talks, as well as the past talks, here.