[DB-SIG] Seeking a Volunteer Speaker for a 5-Min Recorded Talk

[Jeff Rush]

Greetings.

As Python Advocacy Coordinator, I'm looking for someone who can record a
5-minute screencast about the DB-API interface.  The audience is those who
have not yet adopted Python or are just getting started with it.  It will be
part of a series of talks, "5-Minutes with Python", intended to give ten
5-minute talks on diverse topics about the wonderful aspects of Python.  In
this case it would be to raise awareness in the IT world of the strength of
Python in the database arena and its diversity of DB connectors.

Screencasting is a lot of fun and a valuable skill, in being able to explain a
technical subject in a short time, and yet it lets you reshoot it to
perfection, unlike a live talk.  Talks can be either slideshows or
demonstrations - for the DB-API probably a demonstration at the Python prompt
would be best but we're open to ideas.

You can check out other Python screencasts, at:

    http://www.showmedo.com/videos/python

and the 5-minutes with Python series at:

    http://www.showmedo.com/videos/series?name=L3dNy3tjR

Producing a screencast just requires a microphone on your computer, and any of
several desktop screen recording packages, most of which are free.  You set up
your screen, talk and type.  For 5-minutes you don't need video editing or
special post-processing.

If you might be interested, on DB-API or any other topic, please let me know.
 It's also a way to get a bit of fame in the Python community, with the talks
being hosted on www.python.org:

    http://www.python.org/doc/av/5minutes/

Thanks,

-Jeff