- Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha ] . Events are usually limited to one each month per city.
Well-known presenters have included the architects [http://www.aokijun.com/ja/works Jun Aoki] ,
Toyo Ito ,Rem Koolhaas , designers such as Tom Dixon, Ron Arad,Thomas Heatherwick but also comedians such asJohnny Vegas , actressJoanna Lumley or BBC newscasterJon Snow .There are actually no restrictions on the type of content that could be presented. Some organizers have added their own variations to the format. In Groningen, in the
Netherlands , two slots are given to a live band, and the final 20 seconds of each presentation consists of an immediate critique of the presentation by the host’s sidekicks. In Los Angeles, a number of geographers have begun to use the format to explain and visually demonstrate their research.Video art has also been presented at some events. Variants include Pecha Kucha mash-ups with other Japanese pop-culture contributions: Pecha Kucha karaoke (creating a narrative of someone else's slide show) and Pecha Kucha ironchef (duelling presenters competing for audience appreciation).Business Application
The 20x20 format of Pecha Kucha is now also being adopted in the business world, with some company internal business presentations being run in a strict 6 minutes 40 seconds, with all discussion and questions held to the end of the presentation. This is primarily a device to help
timebox presentations, force presenters to be more focused in their message, allow them to flow uninterrupted, and ultimately to avoid the "death by powerpoint" syndrome, of sitting through long and often tediousPowerPoint presentations.Fact|date=February 2007cite web
url= http://www.internalcommshub.com/open/news/pechakucha.shtml
title= Pecha Kucha: Still PowerPoint – just not resulting in death
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publisher= Melcrum Publishing]See also
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Lightning Talk - A similar presentation format.
*Ignite a similar presentation formatReferences
Related links
* [http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ pecha-kucha.org]
* [http://www.aqworks.com/2007/07/03/pecha-kucha-nights-and-beer-a-sober-guide-to-better-presentation-skills/ Tips for Pecha Kucha presenters]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501060724-1214999,00.html All talk - Time magazine]
* [http://www.pechakucha-df.org/ Mexico City Blog by Guillermo RDT]
* [http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-09/st_pechakucha# Short Wired piece and example Pecha Kucha by Daniel Pink]
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