2016 Annual Conference

Pecha Kucha is a presentation format that shows 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically while the presenter narrates. These short, concise presentations can be used for classroom presentations, public social presentations, or for business meetings.

This session is suitable for anyone who makes presentations or requires learners or others to do so. This format of presentation is suitable for many contexts including higher education, business and industry, conferences, and social events. It is suitable for presenters across a wide range of ages from young people to older adults.

Many of us have experienced Death by Powerpoint – droning presentations that ramble on and on while the presenter reads slides to the audience. Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format that shows 20 images, each for 20 seconds, so each presentation is “self-timed.” The images advance automatically while the presenter narrates. Since the first Pecha Kucha Night held in Tokyo in 2003, this presentation form has spread around the globe to more than 900 cities. Aside from these public platforms that may be held in restaurants, bars, studio, private homes, or churches, Pecha Kucha presentations are being made in universities and businesses. Developing and delivering a Pecha Kucha for the first time may seem intimidating, so this session invites participants learn among friends. We will work collaboratively in small groups to select images for the template which will be provided, to create a storyline, and to deliver the Pecha Kucha to other participants who are attending this session. Participants will be active learners who will gain confidence in their ability to produce future Pecha Kucha presentations and to teach others to use this presentation style.