Pecha Kucha

I first heard of Pecha Kucha at Mathsjam, when Alex Bellos presented in this style. I learned that it is a style of presentation that takes the 'ugh' out of 'Death by Powerpoint' presentations.

I've read it described as "Show and Tell for smart people".

The idea is to show exactly 20 slides, each lasting for exactly 20 seconds (often described as 20x20) with auto advance so you can't talk for too long on any one slide. This makes a total of 6 minutes 40 seconds exactly for your presentation.

Description of Pecha Kucha from pecha-kucha.org

Pecha Kucha on Wikipedia

Apparently Pecha Kucha means 'chit'chat' in Japanese!

Watch this (6 minutes and 40 seconds) video if you want to know more!