Yes, it is true—tech workers can also be funny. 

Speechless—an improv game of sorts—started at the Google I/O and has moved to once a month at Public Works. The next is Wednesday, August 20th. (Yes, tomorrow!) 

Here’s a snippet of what you can expect:

Among the options for the kind of presentation each participant will have to give are a TED talk, an app launch, a video game pitch or a sexual harassment seminar. The topic comes from the audience, the deck of slides is full of random absurdity, and then a panel of judges declares a winner using a scoring system known as F.U.T.I.L.E., or “funny, understandable, transcendent, informative, legendary, entertaining.” READ ON.

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  1. Yes, this article reveals a lot more about Lydia than it does about those employed by technology industries.

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