Pecha Kucha

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Pecha Kucha

• The Art of Chit Chat
• Presented by Travis Sheridan
• FCASH General Meeting 09/08/09

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History of Pecha Kucha

• Started in 2003 in Tokyo by Architects Astrid
  Klein and Mark Dytham
• Comes from the Japanese word for
• Chit Chat
• The Sound of Conversation
• It is now in over 250 cities around the globe

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Nature of Pecha Kucha

• Kind of like a formal presentation
• Structured format
• Theme
• Beginning End
• Kind of like speed dating
• Get to see several different ones
• Each is short sweet
• Some you dont want to end
• Kind of like karaoke
• Talent is mixed
• Some people are delusional

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Pecha Kucha in Fresno

• We have had three events thus far
• Everything Under the Sun
• Is it Really Change?
• Threes a Crowd
• Approximately 10 to 12 presenters at each Pecha
  Kucha Night
• Approximately 120 people in the audience
• Some have been good. Some have been bad. All have
  been appreciated.

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Pecha Kucha Structure

• Twenty Slides
• Twenty Seconds/Slide
• No Control of Slide Advancing
• After 640 it is Over
• Try to follow the Theme

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Type of Topics

• Fashion Design
• Food Design
• Architecture
• Graphic Design
• Furniture Design
• Industrial Design
• Interior Design

• Solar Design
• Web Design
• Educational Design
• Organizational Design
• End-User Design
• Product Design

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How to Craft a Pecha Kucha Presentation

• Think of a cool and exciting topic
• Try to figure out how you will communicate the
  message
• Picture the presentation and information in your
  mind
• What does it look like?
• What do you sound like?
• How is it processed?
• What is the main point you want to communicate?

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Speaking

• The average person speaks at a rate of
  approximately 150 words per minute
• When a person is nervous, they talk faster
• Trying to speak off the cuff usually results in
  several umms and ahhhhs

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Listening

• The average person can listen to and comprehend
  approximately 300 words per minute
• This means the audience is listening faster than
  you are speaking
• The natural tendency is to speak faster to close
  the gap

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Thinking

• The average person can think about and comprehend
  700 words per minute
• This means that the audience is mentally
  wandering while a presenter is speaking
• By the time I am talking about this bullet, you
  have finished reading it are are thinking about
  something completely different
• Yes you. I am talking to you. Even this is now an
  old joke, because you probably chuckled to
  yourself when you read it before I could discus
  it.

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PowerPoint Ventriloquism

• This occurs when your voice and the slides match
• You recite every point
• The audience tunes out quickly
• You are not engaged with the audience
• Im not the dummy, hes the dummy

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PowerPoint Contradiction

• This occurs when your slides communicate the
  opposite of your spoken message
• Generally happens when a person jumps off script
• A sign of lack of preparation
• The audience gets confused and tunes out

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The Importance of Balance

• If people speak slower than people listen, and
  people listen slower than people think, then you
  need to give the audience more to think about
  that is on point
• Its all about thought control
• You are either in control or out of control

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The Communication Formula

• Words make up 7 of the message
• Tone and pitch make up 38 of the message
• Non-verbal cues make up 55 of the message
• Why do people get fixated on the words instead of
  the other 93?

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Words 7

• Think of emails that have been misinterpreted
• Think of use vs utilize
• People try to use big words to sound smartrely
  on steak and not sizzle

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Tone Pitch 38

• Its not what you say but how you say it
• Fast may communicate less honesty
• Slow may communicate less certainty
• Dont be unnecessarily loud
• Dont be way too quiet
• Use pauses and pitch to control the flow

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Non-Verbal 55

• A picture is worth a thousand words
• She wears her emotions on her sleeves
• He has quite the poker face
• The slides and your body language tell most of
  the story
• Dont get in their way

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Increase the Common Experience

• Story of Fat vs Phat
• Each presentation is relevant if it increases the
  overlap
• Think of ways you can make a deeper connection
• Dont just share information
• Dont just hog the spotlight
• Dont just try to teach
• Its about the sound of conversation

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Get Involved

• Join the next Pecha Kucha Night
• Monday, September 21, 2009
• 820 PM
• Starline (Tower District)
• Theme is UN
• Make it your own
• Share with others

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Thank You

• Travis A. Sheridan
• travisasheridan_at_gmail.com
• www.TravisSheridan.com
• magic, creativity leadership