PechaKucha Bermuda Night This 5th February

February 2, 2015

PechaKucha Bermuda night is set for this Thursday 5th February at Warwick Workman’s Club starting at 6 pm with several presenters including Melanie Fiander, Sharon Wilson, Louis Galipeau, Aideen Ratteray- Pryse, Shari-Lynn Pringle, Jason Sukdeo, and James Cooper.

PechaKucha presentation have 20 slides and each slide is set with the software’s timer to display on the screen for exactly 20 seconds before the next slide advances. For this reason, PechaKucha is sometimes referred to as 20×20 presentation.

PechaKucha, which means “the sound of conversation” in Japanese is a fun night out to hear inspirational and personal presentation in the format of 20 slides and each slide is set with the software’s timer to display on the screen for exactly 20 seconds before the next slide advances. For this reason, PechaKucha is sometimes referred to as 20×20 presentation.

Because PechaKucha slides progress automatically, the presenter cannot stop to advance a slide manually or go back to a previous slide. This forces the presenter to practice his presentation, a step that many speakers tend to skip when they know they are simply reading slides aloud to the audience. The constraints imposed by the PechaKucha format also make it difficult for the presenter to wander off topic.

The format works best when the presenter picks a main idea, writes a script for his presentation that supports that main idea and then breaks the script into twenty “scenes” that become slides. Only at this point should the presenter begin to think about finding or creating images to go with each slide. Part of the spirit of PechaKucha is that an image on a slide should support what the speaker is saying and not be something the audience has to read.

The event is free however donations will be gladly accepted. Doors open at 6pm and there are no reservations. Refreshments and dinner will be available for purchase during the night.

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