There is new hope for those who still fear Death by Powerpoint – in the form of Pecha Kucha, a new presentation techniques that limits presenters to a format of 20 slides, each displayed for only 20 seconds. That’s a total of 400 seconds or six minutes and forty seconds in old money.
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Sounds a bit contrived but it is a powerful discipline for presenters to get their message across with the aid of slides that disappear very quickly. Which means that every slide has to be very carefully designed, with as little verbiage as possible.
Pecha Kucha presentations are heavily biased towards graphical representations of ideas – and most importantly mean that the presenter has to speak to the audience, instead of merely reading their own slides at a slightly slower pace than everyone else.
Does Pecha Kucha work? Yes it does, I have used it and the presentations are well received. Highly recommended.
Here is an example of Pecha Kucha in action:
My presentation is the ‘ice-breaker’ that sets out an alternative future for IT that could add significant value for ALL concerned: practitioners, providers and stakeholders alike.
The irony is, of course, that although Pecha Kucha may be the antithesis of ‘Death by Powerpoint,’ the technique depends on such technology to be effective!
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