2. Getting Started

Before you even give a presentation, there are a few things you have to do:

• Choose a topic.

• Submit your topic to a show to LUG. (and get it accepted!)

• Create presentation from the topic.

• Give the presentation.

Contrary to poular belief, each of these may be as hard as all the others. Choosing a topic for some may be easy, based on their expertise, whereas a Linux jack-of-all-trades may be stuck choosing a topic. Those comfortable with public speaking may have trouble designing the slides, and so on.

So let's jump right in and hit all the topics and get you started!