PechaKucha
{{Short description|Storytelling format}}
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PechaKucha (Japanese: ぺちゃくちゃ, IPA: [petɕa kɯ̥tɕa],[http://www.forvo.com/word/pecha_kucha/ Japanese pronunciation at Forvo] chit-chat) is a storytelling format in which a presenter shows 20 slides for 20 seconds per slide. At a PechaKucha Night, individuals gather at a venue to share personal presentations about their work. The PechaKucha format can be used, for example, in business presentations to clients or staff, as well as in education settings.
History
Inspired by their desire to "talk less, show more", Tokyo's Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDa) created PechaKucha in February 2003.{{ Cite magazine | magazine = Time | author = Jean Snow | title = All Talk | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501060724-1214999,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070312053927/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501060724-1214999,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 12, 2007 | date = July 17, 2006 | access-date = 2012-07-04 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/tokyo/events/50b3feecf3b43bdb0b0000f0 |title=PechaKucha 20x20 - Tokyo - Vol. 1 |access-date= 23 May 2014}} It was a way to attract people to SuperDeluxe, their experimental event space in Roppongi, and to enable young designers to meet, show their work, and exchange ideas in 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
In 2004, cities in Europe began hosting PK Nights and days, followed over the years by hundreds of others.{{cite web |url=https://www.pechakucha.com/cities |title=PechaKucha Cities}}{{cite magazine |url= https://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-09/st_pechakucha# |title= Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides Then Sit the Hell Down |author = Daniel H. Pink |author-link = Daniel H. Pink |access-date=2009-09-29 |magazine= Wired |date= 2007-08-21 }}
As of April 2019, PechaKucha Nights had been held in more than 1,142 cities worldwide. More than 3 million people have attended a PechaKucha Night.
PechaKucha is a registered trademark of PechaKucha, Inc.{{cite web | publisher = Intellectual Property Office | location = United Kingdom | title = Case details for Community Trade Mark E5374426 | url = http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ohim?ohimnum=E5374426 | date = 11 February 2008 }} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/892615801 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/891882993 cite #2 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}}{{cite web | publisher = Intellectual Property Office | location = United Kingdom | title = Case details for Trade Mark 2417930 | url = http://www.ipo.gov.uk/domestic?domesticnum=2417930 | date = 9 June 2006}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/892615801 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/891882993 cite #3 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}}{{cite web|url=https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801%3Ar2jlkp.2.1|title=PECHAKUCHA|date=November 1, 2019|publisher=USPTO|access-date=January 5, 2022}}
Format
A typical PechaKucha Night includes 8 to 14 presentations. Organizers in some cities have customized their own format. For example, in Groningen, Netherlands, two six-minute, 40-second presentation slots are given to a live band, and the final 20 seconds of each presentation includes an immediate critique of the presentation by the host's sidekicks.
The audience often represents design, architecture, photography, art, and creative fields, as well as academia.{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/06/28/pecha_kucha_designed_to_inspire/ | work=The Boston Globe | title=Designed to inspire | first=Sam | last=Allis | date=2010-06-28}} Presenters share creative work or speak about passion topics such as travels, research projects, student projects, hobbies, collections, or other interests. Video art and essays has also been presented at some events.{{cite web| url=https://www.lines-ph.co.il/%d7%a6%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%99-%d7%90%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9b%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa |title= צילומי אדרכילות |work= סטודיו Lines }} Tuesday, 8 October 2019[https://film-studies-research.er.kcl.ac.uk/2022/07/video-essay-workshop/ Video Essay Workshop - Film Studies Research]
See also
- Lightning talk: A similar presentation format.
- Elevator pitch: A short-format pitch that takes an elevator journey to explain.
- Ignite: A similar presentation format.{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/01/ignite_portland.html |title=Ignite Portland: What's on your mind? You've got five minutes ... |author=Mark Friesen |date=January 26, 2008 |publisher=The Oregonian |quote=At Ignite Portland 2, you get 20 slides to pitch your passion. Just make it good}}
- Speed geeking: Five-minute presentations that are simultaneous, rather than sequential. Participants rotate through presentations in one room or chat space.
- PowerPoint karaoke: An activity where speakers give a presentation from a slide deck they have never seen.
References
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External links
- [http://www.pechakucha.org/ PechaKucha 20x20]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312053927/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501060724-1214999,00.html All talk] - Time magazine
- [https://www.wired.com/2007/08/st-pechakucha/ Short Wired piece and example PechaKucha] by Daniel Pink
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