diff --git a/slides/common/about-slides.md b/slides/common/about-slides.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cd68475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slides/common/about-slides.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+## About these slides
+
+- All the content is available in a public GitHub repository:
+
+  https://github.com/jpetazzo/container.training
+
+- You can get updated "builds" of the slides there:
+
+  http://container.training/
+
+<!--
+.exercise[
+```open https://github.com/jpetazzo/container.training```
+```open http://container.training/```
+]
+-->
+
+--
+
+- Typos? Mistakes? Questions? Feel free to hover over the bottom of the slide ...
+
+.footnote[.emoji[👇] Try it! The source file will be shown and you can view it on GitHub and fork and edit it.]
+
+<!--
+.exercise[
+```open https://github.com/jpetazzo/container.training/tree/master/slides/common/about-slides.md```
+]
+-->
diff --git a/slides/intro-fullday.yml b/slides/intro-fullday.yml
index d4a8f5a0..14c805b5 100644
--- a/slides/intro-fullday.yml
+++ b/slides/intro-fullday.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 - logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- intro/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - intro/Docker_Overview.md
   #- intro/Docker_History.md
diff --git a/slides/intro-selfpaced.yml b/slides/intro-selfpaced.yml
index 23cf3006..ddf9ffe3 100644
--- a/slides/intro-selfpaced.yml
+++ b/slides/intro-selfpaced.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 # - common/logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- intro/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - intro/Docker_Overview.md
   #- intro/Docker_History.md
diff --git a/slides/intro/intro.md b/slides/intro/intro.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfe3870a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slides/intro/intro.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+## A brief introduction
+
+- This was initially written to support in-person,
+  instructor-led workshops and tutorials
+
+- You can also follow along on your own, at your own pace
+
+- We included as much information as possible in these slides
+
+- We recommend having a mentor to help you ...
+
+- ... Or be comfortable spending some time reading the Docker
+ [documentation](https://docs.docker.com/) ...
+
+- ... And looking for answers in the [Docker forums](forums.docker.com),
+  [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/docker),
+  and other outlets
+
+---
+
+class: self-paced
+
+## Hands on, you shall practice
+
+- Nobody ever became a Jedi by spending their lives reading Wookiepedia
+
+- Likewise, it will take more than merely *reading* these slides
+  to make you an expert
+
+- These slides include *tons* of exercises and examples
+
+- They assume that you have acccess to a machine running Docker
+
+- If you are attending a workshop or tutorial:
+  <br/>you will be given specific instructions to access a cloud VM
+
+- If you are doing this on your own:
+  <br/>we will tell you how to install Docker or access a Docker environment
diff --git a/slides/kube-halfday.yml b/slides/kube-halfday.yml
index 7ca89f17..50726cfa 100644
--- a/slides/kube-halfday.yml
+++ b/slides/kube-halfday.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 - logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- kube/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - common/prereqs.md
   - kube/versions-k8s.md
diff --git a/slides/kube-selfpaced.yml b/slides/kube-selfpaced.yml
index dfac73f7..deda5477 100644
--- a/slides/kube-selfpaced.yml
+++ b/slides/kube-selfpaced.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 #- logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- kube/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - common/prereqs.md
   - kube/versions-k8s.md
diff --git a/slides/kube/intro.md b/slides/kube/intro.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41f5b2de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slides/kube/intro.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+## A brief introduction
+
+- This was initially written to support in-person,
+  instructor-led workshops and tutorials
+
+- You can also follow along on your own, at your own pace
+
+- We included as much information as possible in these slides
+
+- We recommend having a mentor to help you ...
+
+- ... Or be comfortable spending some time reading the Kubernetes [documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/) ...
+
+- ... And looking for answers on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/kubernetes) and other outlets
+
+---
+
+class: self-paced
+
+## Hands on, you shall practice
+
+- Nobody ever became a Jedi by spending their lives reading Wookiepedia
+
+- Likewise, it will take more than merely *reading* these slides
+  to make you an expert
+
+- These slides include *tons* of exercises and examples
+
+- They assume that you have access to a Kubernetes cluster
+
+- If you are attending a workshop or tutorial:
+  <br/>you will be given specific instructions to access your cluster
+
+- If you are doing this on your own:
+  <br/>the first chapter will give you various options to get your own cluster
diff --git a/slides/swarm-fullday.yml b/slides/swarm-fullday.yml
index 283b2242..47e541cd 100644
--- a/slides/swarm-fullday.yml
+++ b/slides/swarm-fullday.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 - logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- swarm/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - common/prereqs.md
   - swarm/versions.md
diff --git a/slides/swarm-halfday.yml b/slides/swarm-halfday.yml
index 9d6a2552..83e6539c 100644
--- a/slides/swarm-halfday.yml
+++ b/slides/swarm-halfday.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 - logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- swarm/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - common/prereqs.md
   - swarm/versions.md
diff --git a/slides/swarm-selfpaced.yml b/slides/swarm-selfpaced.yml
index f2910995..d6296f3c 100644
--- a/slides/swarm-selfpaced.yml
+++ b/slides/swarm-selfpaced.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 #- common/logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- swarm/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - common/prereqs.md
   - swarm/versions.md
diff --git a/slides/swarm-video.yml b/slides/swarm-video.yml
index 544057ed..2c989129 100644
--- a/slides/swarm-video.yml
+++ b/slides/swarm-video.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ exclude:
 chapters:
 - common/title.md
 #- common/logistics.md
-- common/intro.md
+- swarm/intro.md
+- common/about-slides.md
 - common/toc.md
 - - common/prereqs.md
   - swarm/versions.md
diff --git a/slides/common/intro.md b/slides/swarm/intro.md
similarity index 63%
rename from slides/common/intro.md
rename to slides/swarm/intro.md
index 0048853f..868c7b1c 100644
--- a/slides/common/intro.md
+++ b/slides/swarm/intro.md
@@ -36,34 +36,3 @@ class: self-paced
 
 - If you are doing this on your own:
   <br/>the first chapter will give you various options to get your own cluster
-
----
-
-## About these slides
-
-- All the content is available in a public GitHub repository:
-
-  https://github.com/jpetazzo/container.training
-
-- You can get updated "builds" of the slides there:
-
-  http://container.training/
-
-<!--
-.exercise[
-```open https://github.com/jpetazzo/container.training```
-```open http://container.training/```
-]
--->
-
---
-
-- Typos? Mistakes? Questions? Feel free to hover over the bottom of the slide ...
-
-.footnote[.emoji[👇] Try it! The source file will be shown and you can view it on GitHub and fork and edit it.]
-
-<!--
-.exercise[
-```open https://github.com/jpetazzo/container.training/tree/master/slides/common/intro.md```
-]
--->