Step By Step:
How to create a PechaKucha Presentation
1. Get In Touch
Anyone can present a PechaKucha presentation. Co-founder Astrid Klein's daughter presented when she was 5 (about her artwork) and Co-founder Mark Dytham's mother presented when she was 69 (about her elaborate wedding cake creations). What do you love? Show it with a PechaKucha presentation!
It's easy! Get in touch using the form, we can support you along your journey even if you've never spoken publicly before.
After you've been in touch, we'll send you a link where you can submit your images.
2. Choose a Topic
The key piece of advice for newbies to Pecha Kucha is to start with a topic you love. Your passion will not only shine through in your choice of alternative presentation styles, but it will motivate you to create and streamline your content. It’s also a great way to think of an original topic. You are individual. So your Pecha Kucha presentation should be too.
Also try to keep your topic simple. If you love it, you might be tempted to speak a lot about it. But Pecha Kucha has a limit for a reason. Simplify your subject at least enough to fit it into 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Give an overview with a clear message. People can always research more about it afterwards. But the point of Pecha Kucha is focus and concision. So keep your topic light.
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3. Get Organised
Pecha Kucha’s restricted format requires a bit of discipline. Organisation can help a lot. Create an outline to structure the story of your presentation. And always stick to one point per slide. Once you have an original structure, tweak it. You probably have to edit a lot of your ideas down to fit within the 20 X 20 format. So streamline your content and focus on the most important points of your message. Don’t distract yourself with what you want to say. Instead, consider your audience. What do they need to hear?
4. Choose and Submit Your Images
Simple slides have never been as important as in a Pecha Kucha presentation. Don’t use bullet points. Don’t use facts and figures. Don’t even use text! Just choose a strong and powerful image and speak over the top of it. This is the format for most successful Pecha Kucha presentations. You audience has only 20 seconds to absorb each slide. They don’t want to rush through text or try and understand a slide. They want a striking image that hits them with meaning straight away. That’s what makes a great Pecha Kucha presentation example.
5. Practice & Execute!
Don't pressure yourself! This is all for fun and to share your interests...
Once you've submitted your images, there is the option to play them back and record your voice - so that yo can easily have a little practice with the time constraints. You can publish it or just se it as a practice tool - you are in charge.
All that's left then is to come and share with us, and meet and enjoy other doing the same...
